Knicks vs. Kings betting: NBA preview for January 25

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De’Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings (23-21) are 4.5-point underdogs against Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks (29-16) Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Madison Square Garden. The game begins at 7:30 PM ET on NBCS-CA and MSG. The over/under is set at 232.5 in the matchup.

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Knicks Cover -4.5 vs Kings -109

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Knicks vs. Kings betting lines

  • Knicks odds to win: -188
  • Kings odds to win: +157
  • Spread: Knicks (-4.5)
  • Total: 232.5
  • TV Channel: MSG
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Knicks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • New York has covered the spread 11 times at home and is 14-8 in home contests.
  • This season, New York is 11-8-1 ATS at home when playing as 4.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Knicks have hit the over on a set point total in a home game 11 times this year.
  • This season at home New York and its opponents have averaged a total of 224.8 points per contest, 7.7 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Knicks Recent Trends

  • The Knicks have covered the spread four times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Knicks and their opponents have hit the over in five of those 10 games.
  • The past 10 Knicks games averaged 7.1 fewer points (225.4) than this matchup’s point total.
  • During the past 10 games, the Knicks are scoring 3.2 points less per game compared to their season average.

Knicks Betting Records

  • The Knicks have won 27 of the 40 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (67.5%).
  • New York has a record of 24-8 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -188 or shorter (winning 75%).
  • The Knicks have a 65.3% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.4 (third in NBA) 46.8 (18th) 43.2 (23rd) 40.9 (first) 27.2 (11th) 12.2 (third)

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Kings Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Kings have an 8-11 record against the spread on the road and are 10-9 in road contests.
  • This season, the Kings have a 3-5 record ATS on the road when playing as 4.5-point underdogs or more.
  • The Kings have hit the over on a set point total in a road game 10 times this season.
  • Recent history seems to trend against the Kings to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 229.6 points per contest this season.

Kings Recent Trends

  • The Kings have covered the spread six times in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 8-2 record straight-up in those games.
  • Kings’ past 10 outings saw eight hit the over.
  • The Kings’ last 10 games have ended with an average of 231.3 points scored. That’s 1.2 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Kings have scored 7.4 more points per contest compared to their 117.0 PPG season-long scoring average.

Kings Betting Records

  • This season, Sacramento has been the underdog 10 times and won four of those games.
  • The Kings have a record of 1-1 in games where bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +157 on the moneyline.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Kings have a 38.9% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.4 (ninth in NBA) 46.3 (14th) 44.8 (12th) 43.4 (11th) 26.6 (12th) 12.6 (sixth)
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