Milwaukee Bucks versus New York Knicks NBA Pro Basketball Sports Betting Odds Pick Preview

Published on February 22, 2010 by admin · No Comments

The Milwaukee Bucks will travel to Madison Square Garden for an NBA pro basketball game with the New York Knicks on Monday night. Tip off time in New York is scheduled for 7:35PM Eastern Time with national television coverage by the NBA package.

The LVSC NBA odds makers opened the betting line in this game and the game was opened as a pick with the over under coming in at 202 ½.

The money came in early on the side of the home team, as the New York Knicks are currently a 1-½ point betting favorite. The total has seen the early movement come on the side of the over, as this game is lined currently at 208 ½.

New York Knick money line players will find the team lined at –115 odds with the road underdog Milwaukee Bucks returning -105 to win without the need for taking the points.

The teams are making their third meeting of the regular season. The Bucks have swept both games. On November 7th it was the Milwaukee Bucks posting a 102-87 home victory as a 4-point home favorite over New York. The Bucks dominated the glass in that contest with a 60-42 rebounding edge. In their second meeting it was the Milwaukee Bucks with a 114-107 win as a 2-point underdog on February 5th. Once again the Bucks won the glass wars and this time it was by a 57-50 advantage. The Bucks also shot the ball well at MSG by hitting on 47.8% of their shots in victory.

The New York Knicks sit in the 13th spot in the Eastern Conference with a 19-35 record and full 8 games behind the Charlotte Bobcats with only 28 games remaining. The Knicks are playing bad as the team has lost 6 straight and 9 of their past 10 games. The team is coming off a 121-118 home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night. The Thunder won the rebounding battle in this game by a 62-48 margin. Veteran Tracy McGrady made his Knick debut on Saturday with 26 points on 10 of 17 shooting from the field. McGrady came over in a trade from Houston at the trading deadline.

Milwaukee sits at 26-28 on the season and in the 9th seed in the Eastern Conference just 1 full game behind the Charlotte Bobcats. The Bucks have won 2 straight and 8 of their past 11. They are coming off a good 93-88 home win against the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night. The Bucks out rebounded the Bobcats by a 54-44 margin that contributed to victory. John Salmons recently acquired via trade has scored 19 points in each of his two games with Milwaukee.

Trend: New York Knicks are 6-1 to the over in their past 7 games

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