Toronto Raptors versus New York Knicks Pick Prediction NBA Pro Basketball Odds Preview 3-22-2013

The 40-26 New York Knicks will travel to play the 26-42 Toronto Raptors in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Toronto is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The NBA odds from this pro basketball game have the Toronto Raptors favored by -1 points with an over under line of 194 points. There has been no line movement since the odds came out a few hours ago.

This is the third meeting of the season between the Knicks and Raptors with Toronto winning and covering the point spread in both games. One game was held in New York and one was played at Toronto.

New York has a road record of 17-16 on the year. They win their second straight following a 106-94 home victory against the Orlando Magic as a -11 point betting favorite. The game landed over 198 points. The Knicks enjoyed a 52.6% shooting game and made 15 of 34 from three point distance. They had eight less rebounds than the Magic and gave up 48.1% shooting to Orlando. New York forced 16 Magic turnovers. J.R. Smith off the bench had 22 points and 7 rebounds on 8 of 16 shooting. Carmelo Anthony returned from injury and had 21 points as he made 7 of his 14 shots. New York has defended better in recent games holding team to 94 or less points in their past three games. The Knicks are 9th in points allowed by giving up 96 points per game.

The Raptors are 17-17 on their home court. They lose their second straight and seventh in ten tries after a 107-101 road defeat on Wednesday to the Charlotte Bobcats as a -6 ½ point betting favorite. The game landed over 195 ½ points. Toronto shot just 42.2% from the floor and made 5 of 22 from three point range. They allowed the Bobcats 46.7% from the floor as well as 8 of 16 three pointers. The Raptors turned the ball over 17 times. Rudy Gay led the team with 25 points and 8 rebounds on 8 of 18 shooting. The Raptors have been inconsistent on the defensive end. They have allowed 107 points or greater in six of their past nine games.