Oklahoma City Thunder vs New York Knicks Prediction, Preview and Odds - 02/14/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Monday, February 14, 2022

Venue:  Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Where to Watch:  BSOK

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Thunder +8.5, Knicks -8.5; Over/Under:  206 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Thunder +8, Knicks -8; Over/Under:  206.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Thunder +8.5, Knicks -8.5; Over/Under:  206.5 points

 

Oklahoma City Thunder:  17-39 (5th place, Northwest Division)

New York Knicks:  25-32 (5th place, Atlantic Division)

 

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Oklahoma City Thunder:  3-7 last 10

New York Knicks:  2-8 last 10

 

 

 

The Thunder are coming into this game with a 17-39 record overall and they are 8-21 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. Their last win was against the Portland Trail Blazers but they have gone on a 5 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Sacramento Kings, the Golden State Warriors, the Toronto Raptors, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Chicago Bulls in their last game. Luguentz Dort led the team in points in that game with 31 while Darius Bazley was next on the team with 17 points. Josh Giddey led the team in assists in that game with 10 and he also led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 38.6% from the field, 30.6% from 3-point range, and 73.3% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 100.7 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 107.5 PPG against them. The Thunder have an ATS record of 34-19-3 this season and their O/U record is 23-33.

 

 

The Knicks are coming into this game with a 25-32 record overall and they are 13-15 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Golden State Warriors while their 5 losses in that span came against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Utah Jazz, the Denver Nuggets, and the Portland Trail Blazers in their last game. Julius Randle led the team in points in that game with 28 while Kemba Walker was next on the team with 23 points. Quentin Grimes also scored 20 points in that one as well. Randle led the team in assists in that game with 6 and he also led the team in rebounds with 16. They were 38.3% from the field, 30.8% from 3-point range, and 85.3% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 104.7 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 106.1 PPG against them. The Knicks have an ATS record of 26-31 this season and their O/U record is 26-30-1.

 

 

The Thunder are coming into this game losing 5 straight games but they are coming off of a loss in their last game by only 5 points and they were on the road against the Bulls, one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference right now. The Thunder have been very inconsistent without their star player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander but they have still been managing to win games in spurts and they are going up against a Knicks team that has been awful recently. The Knicks have lost 5 of their last 6 games and they have been losing most of those games by double digits. The Knicks have a real problem on their hands between the way Julius Randle has been acting and the way Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier have been playing when they were supposed to improve this team that went to the playoffs last season but now looks to be one of the worst in the Eastern Conference. The Thunder have a good chance to pull off an upset here on the road as the Knicks may still be missing RJ Barrett in this game but even when he plays they have not been great and the Thunder have one of the best ATS records in the NBA this season. Even if the Thunder cannot pull off a win here, they will keep this game close enough to cover whatever the spread may be.

 

Thunder Knicks Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Monday, February 14, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Thunder 106 Knicks 102.

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Oklahoma City Thunder: 36-19 ATS in all games. 35-18 ATS as an underdog. 33-22 UNDER in all games.

New York Knicks: 7-13 ATS when the total is 200 to 209.5. 20-11 UNDER as a favorite. 30-17 UNDER as a home favorite. 

 

 

Oklahoma City Thunder:  M. Muscala (PF) Late Feb - Ankle injury. S. Gilgeous-Alexander (PG) Late Feb - Ankle injury. J. Robinson-Earl (SF) Mid March - Foot injury.

New York Knicks:  C. Reddish (SF) Ques Mon - Ankle injury. N. Noel (C) Ques Mon - Knee injury. R. Barrett (SF) Ques Mon - Ankle injury. M. Robinson (C) Ques Mon - Ankle injury. D. Rose (PG) Late Feb - Ankle injury.

 

 

 

"I don't like the excuse that we're young, inexperienced. I really don't care. ... I'm just frustrated that we lost. We had the game in a grip, and I thought we could have won it." - Darius Bazley on their loss against the Bulls.

 

 

"We just fell apart. They got momentum and never looked back. Pretty disappointing." - Kemba Walker on their loss against the Trail Blazers on Saturday night.

 

 

 

PG     Tre Mann

SG     Josh Giddey

SF     Luguentz Dort

PF     Darius Bazley

C     Isaiah Roby

 

PG     Kemba Walker

SG     Evan Fournier 

SF     RJ Barrett 

PF     Julius Randle 

C     Mitchell Robinson

 

 

PPG: S. Gilgeous-Alexander (22.7)

APG: J. Giddey (6.2)

Reb/G: J. Giddey (7.7)

 

PPG: J. Randle (19.4)

APG: J. Randle (5.2)

Reb/G: J. Randle (10.2)

 

Coaches:

Oklahoma City Thunder: Mark Daigneault (3rd season)

New York Knicks: Tom Thibodeau (2nd season)