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The NY Knicks will host the Golden State Warriors on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
The Knicks (24-37, 16-13 home) have been a disaster since their main man Kristaps Porzingis went down with a knee injury, and they are in full tanking mode right now, with any chance for the playoffs being long gone. New York has lost 9 of the last 10 games, playing bad basketball, and their schedule wasn`t even that hard during this stretch – although they did meet many Eastern Conference playoff teams.
The Warriors (46-14, 22-7 away) have not played to their potential in the first part of February. They have struggled a bit, losing a few games, and as a result they have been overtook for the top seed in the West by Houston. However, the Warriors came out with a different intensity after the All Star break, defeating an in form Clippers team and following that with a 32 point destruction of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday.
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Golden State was a bit unfocused and bored to start this month, but they seem to have restarted the engines after the All Star break. The break surely did them well both physically and mentally, and they looked very good in the two games since then.
With Houston now the top seed in the West, it is definitely time for Golden State to step on the gas in this final stretch of the season, and they seemed to be doing just that last week.
The Knicks are one of the worst sides in the league right now, there is no level of enthusiasm around the team and all they can do is wait for the season to end. Their level of basketball has been really poor without Porzingis, and Golden State can definitely hand them a massive beating as long as the Warriors are at their best.
The time for taking things easy is over for the Warriors, they need to start playing with intensity, and they did that after the All Star Break. I expect them to continue on the same note, and if they put in the effort, they should beat these lowly Knicks by double digits.
Four of the last nine losses for the Knicks were by more than 14 points, and none of those 9 matches was against a team of Golden State’s caliber.
I think the point spread is set at a reasonable value by the bookies so my tip will be Golden State to cover the 11.5 point handicap. Prediction: NY Knicks – Golden State Warriors 98 – 120.
Pick: Warriors -11.5
Odds: 1.93 @ Sbobet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 7.44
Event date: 27 February
