New York is the No. 5 seed in the playoffs and will face No. 4 Cleveland in the first round. Forward Julius Randle (25 points, 10 boards per game) will miss the final two games while resting for an ankle sprain. Second-leading scorer guard Jalen Brunson (24 ppg) and third-leading scorer R.J. Barrett (19.5 ppg) also missed the last game. Meanwhile, the Pelicans are home and 40-25 ATS as a favorite, including 29-17 ATS as home chalk. New Orleans has plenty to play for and is on a 5-0 SU, 4-1 ATS run, even winning at Cleveland, 130-116, as a dog. New Orleans is 53-38 ATS against teams that allow 46% shooting from the field or higher. And NBA home favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points like the Pelicans that shoot 46%+ for the season are 83-47 ATS after three consecutive contests allowing 47% shooting or higher. Play New Orleans.
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Who is the public on? 66% of the public bets are on New York Knicks on the -8 ATS. And, 50% of the bets are on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game is that New York will win by a score of 118.2 to 107.4 with New York winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 64% of the public bets were on New York Knicks on the -12 ATS. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that New York would win by a score of 119.4 to 105.9 with New York winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 53% of the public bets were on New York Knicks on the +6.5 ATS. And, 52% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that New Orleans would win by a score of 112.3 to 109.1 with New Orleans winning on the moneyline, New York winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 68% of the public bets were on New Orleans Pelicans on the -3 ATS. And, 53% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that New Orleans would win by a score of 113.7 to 110.3 with New Orleans winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 57% of the public bets were on New York Knicks on the +8.5 ATS. And, 74% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that New Orleans would win by a score of 114.2 to 112.5 with New Orleans winning on the moneyline, New York winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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