The New York Knicks (32-17) square off against the Houston Rockets (32-16) as 5.5-point favorites on Monday, February 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET on NBA TV, SCHN, and MSG.

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Knicks vs. Rockets Game Info & Odds

• Date: Monday, February 3, 2025
• Time: 7:30 PM ET
• How to watch on TV: NBA TV, SCHN, and MSG
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: New York City, New York
• Venue: Madison Square Garden

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Knicks vs. Rockets Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Knicks 114 – Rockets 112

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Spread & Total Prediction for Knicks vs. Rockets

• Pick ATS: Rockets (+ 5.5)
• Computer Predicted Spread: Knicks (-1.6)
• Pick OU:

  Over (224.5)
  

• Computer Predicted Total: 225.5

• The Knicks (26-23-0 ATS) have covered the spread 53.1% of the time, 5.2% less often than the Rockets (28-20-0) this season.
• New York (14-15) covers a lower percentage of games when it is favored by 5.5 points or more this season (48.3%) than Houston (2-2) does as a 5.5+-point underdog (50%).
• Houston and its opponents have gone over the point total 54.2% of the time this season (26 out of 48). That’s less often than New York and its opponents have (28 out of 49).
• As a moneyline favorite this year, the Knicks are 30-14, a better tally than the Rockets have recorded (9-8) as moneyline underdogs.

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Knicks Performance Insights

• The Knicks have been carried by their offense, as they rank fourth-best in the NBA by putting up 117.7 points per game. They rank eighth in the league in points allowed (111.2 per contest).
• New York ranks best in the NBA by allowing just 41 rebounds per game. It ranks 23rd in the league by averaging 43.3 boards per contest.
• The Knicks are delivering 27.8 assists per game, which ranks them 10th in the NBA in 2024-25.
• New York ranks third-best in the NBA by committing only 12 turnovers per game. In terms of forced turnovers, it ranks 18th in the league (13.6 per contest).
• The Knicks rank fourth-best in the NBA with a three-point shooting percentage of 37.8%. They rank 15th in the league by sinking 13.2 threes per contest.

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Rockets Performance Insights

• Offensively, the Rockets are the 13th-ranked squad in the NBA (113.6 points per game). On defense, they are fifth-best (108.5 points allowed per game).
• On the boards, Houston is best in the NBA in rebounds (47.9 per game). It is eighth in rebounds allowed (42.9 per game).
• The Rockets are worst in the league in assists (22.4 per game) in 2024-25.
• In 2024-25, Houston is ninth in the league in turnovers committed (12.9 per game) and seventh in turnovers forced (14.5).
• The Rockets make 12.3 3-pointers per game and shoot 34.3% from beyond the arc, ranking 23rd and 25th, respectively, in the NBA.

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