New York Knicks vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/06/26

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New York’s 3-game winning streak came to an end on Wednesday with a narrow 3-point loss to the defending champion Thunder at home. However, I don’t believe the team will be disheartened following the setback. It was able to erase a double-digit deficit down to 1 point during the second half. Jalen Brunson and company now head to Ball Arena in hopes of sweeping the regular-season series against the Nuggets, whom they beat in double-OT earlier this season. In general, the Knicks have a solid streak going on versus Denver — winning 6 of the last 7 meetings and also covering as many times. One advantage the Knicks might have here lies in the fact that the Nuggets are playing their second game in as many days.

Denver is 9-3 SU in 12 such games this season, so it might not even matter that they are playing without rest. Nikola Jokic and company successfully beat the Lakers last night and also covered as -5.5 favorites behind another triple-double from the 3-time MVP. As good as the Knicks have been in head-to-head meetings, they too have had issues guarding the Nuggets’ big man. The first meeting saw him score 30 points, collect 14 rebounds and dish out 10 assists. It was his second triple-double in 4 meetings. The last 10 head-to-head matchups have seen him average 26.1 points, 10.6 rebounds and 6.8 assists. One thing that is concerning if you are a Nuggets fan is the fact that opponents have shot 39.6% from 3 in their last 3 games. That’s almost 5% up from their season average of 35.1%, which ranks ninth in the NBA.

The 2 teams are evenly matched, I give a slight edge to the Knicks only because Denver is playing on the second night of a back-to-back and Aaron Gordon is still missing from the lineup. His absence will make scoring a lot easier on the likes of OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges. New York edges it out in a close finish.

Knicks vs Nuggets prediction: New York -1.5 (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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