76ers vs. Knicks betting: NBA Playoffs Game 3 preview

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The New York Knicks are slight 3.5-point underdogs for Game 3 of the second round of the NBA Playoffs against the Philadelphia 76ers at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Friday, starting at 7 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime Video. The matchup has an over/under of 214.5.

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76ers Cover -3.5 vs Knicks -107

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76ers vs. Knicks betting lines

  • 76ers odds to win: -162
  • Knicks odds to win: +136
  • Spread: 76ers (-3.5)
  • Total: 214.5

76ers Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Philadelphia has covered the spread 19 times at home and is 23-18 in home contests.
  • Philadelphia has gone 11-8 ATS in home games this season when playing as 3.5-point favorites or more.
  • At home this year, 76ers games have gone over the set point total 20 times.
  • Recent performance gives an edge to Philadelphia to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 230.2 points per contest.

76ers Recent Trends

  • The 76ers have covered the spread seven times in their last 10 matchups while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 76ers games has gone over the set total four times.
  • The past 10 76ers games averaged 0.3 more points (214.8) than this matchup’s point total.
  • In the past 10 games, the 76ers are scoring 10.7 points less per game compared to their season average.

76ers Betting Records

  • The 76ers have put together a 34-12 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 73.9% of those games).
  • Philadelphia has a record of 24-3 when it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -162 or shorter (winning 88.9%).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the 76ers’ implied win probability is 61.8%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.2 (23rd in NBA) 46.7 (10th) 43.6 (17th) 45.3 (22nd) 24.6 (27th) 13.0 (seventh)

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Knicks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Knicks are 23-19 in road contests and have covered the spread 16 times on the road.
  • The Knicks’ record against the spread is 8-12 when playing as 3.5-point underdogs or more in road games this season.
  • Knicks games have hit the over on the set point total 18 times on the road this year.
  • The Knicks and their opponents have averaged a total of 228.5 points per road contest this season, 14.0 points greater than this game’s listed total.

Knicks Recent Trends

  • The Knicks have a 7-3 record straight-up in their past 10 matchups, while covering the spread seven times in those games.
  • The Knicks and their opponents have hit the over in four of the past 10 games.
  • The last 10 Knicks games averaged 215.7 total points, 1.2 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Knicks’ per-game scoring average over their last 10 games is 116.0, 0.5 points lower than their season-long per-game average.

Knicks Betting Records

  • This season, New York has won seven out of the 18 games, or 38.9%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Knicks have entered nine games this season as the underdog by +136 or more and is 1-8 in those contests.
  • Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Knicks have a 42.4% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (11th in NBA) 46.0 (fifth) 45.6 (seventh) 40.5 (third) 27.4 (13th) 12.8 (fifth)
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