Timberwolves vs. Knicks odds, predictions, expert picks, stats, latest trends and best bets for January 17th

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It’s Friday, January 17, and the Minnesota Timberwolves (21-19) and New York Knicks (27-15) are all set to take off from Madison Square Garden in New York.

As a reminder, these teams traded superstars in the offseason with Julius Randle heading to Minneapolis and Karl-Anthony Towns moving to the Big Apple. The Timberwolves lost at home Wednesday night to the Golden State Warriors, 116-115. New York won in overtime on Wednesday in Philadelphia, 125-119, over the 76ers.

The Timberwolves are currently 11-10 on the road with a +2 point differential while the Knicks have a 5-5 record in their last ten games at home.

We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the match, including the latest how to catch tips, odds, recent team performances, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details and how to watch Timberwolves vs. Knicks live today

  • Date: Friday, January 17, 2025
  • Time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Website: Madison Square Garden
  • Town: New York, NY
  • Network/streaming: MSG

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Betting odds for Timberwolves vs. Knicks

Latest odds from Friday:

  • Odds: Timberwolves (+144), Knicks (-172)
  • Spread: Knicks -3.5
  • Over/Under: 221 points

That gives the Timberwolves an implied team point of 109.78 and the Knicks 111.61.

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Expert picks and predictions for Friday’s Timberwolves vs. Knicks game

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Brad Thomas (@MrBradThomas) likes Josh Hart to pad the stats: Josh Hart OVER 10.5 rebounds (+116)
“Josh Hart gets boards. He has collected at least 11 boards in 12 of his last 13 games. That streak is almost enough to take +116 odds without context. He’s also playing against a team that gives up a ton of boards to SFs and SGs.”

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under for each game on the NBA calendar based on data points such as recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trend information and projected game totals.

Once the model has finished running, we set its projections against the most recent bet lines in order for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each bet.

The best bets our model projects for today’s Timberwolves & Knicks game:

  • Money line: NBC Sports Bet recommends a bet on the New York Knicks at Moneyline.
  • Spread: NBC Sports Bet leans a game ATS on the Minnesota Timberwolves at +3.
  • Total: NBC Sports Bet stays away from a game on Game Total of 221.

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Important stats, trends and insights to know ahead of Timberwolves vs. Knicks on Friday

  • The Knicks have won 4 of their last 5 home games against Western Conference teams
  • The Knicks’ last 3 home games have gone OVER the total
  • The Timberwolves have covered the spread in 7 of their last 10 road trips to teams with winning records
  • The Knicks have won 13 of their last 20 home games

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