REGULAR SEASON RECAP

Their 17 regular season wins did not meet expectations. It was -5.3 below what oddsmakers' money line projected. The season went much worse than expected. They didn't meet expectations on the road and at home. Their 22% home win percentage was much worse than expected (32.3%). They won 19.5% on the road which was much worse than expected (22.1%).

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STATISTICAL STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES

SHOOTING (WEAKNESS): They are a bad shooting team with a true FG% of 52.9% (#30 in League). They average 104.6 pts per game vs an expected average (based on pre-game odds) of 106. On the road they average 103.2 (105.3 expected), and at home 105.9 ppg (106.7 expected).

DEFENSE (WEAKNESS): This is a below average defensive team allowing opponents to shoot 56.8 true FG% (#22 in League). Team defense is trending up holding opponents to 52.1% in their last 7 games. They allow 113.8 pts per game vs an expected value of 113.4. They are allowing 113.8 (114.5 expected) on the road, and at home 113.8 ppg (112.3 expected).

REBOUNDING (WEAKNESS): They are outrebounded by opponents by 2.7 per game (#25 in league).

TURNOVERS (BELOW AVERAGE): They have an average turnover margin of -0.8 per game (#21 in league).

TEAM STATS AND AGAINST THE SPREAD GAMELOG

Below is a recap of all 82 regular games. Anyone who backed the Knicks in all of their games would be down -1494 units. Against the spread, they have lost -1970 units risking 110 to win 100 (32-47 ATS). They are down against the spread at home and on the road.