New York Knicks vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/11/26

Ever since winning the NBA Cup Final the Knicks have been a different team. They’ve won just once in 6 games, while from a betting perspective they’ve covered just twice in 13 games causing a lot of frustration in the betting community.  Josh Hart’s absence from the line-up is proving to be a real issue, the Knicks would be wise to add a back-up at his position before the trade deadline arrives if possible. On Sunday the Nets are in Portland to take on the red-hot Trail Blazers, a team they’ve owned over the past couple of seasons with 5 wins in a row in head-to-head meetings. However, relying on that would be foolish ahead of this game, New York’s recent form tells us they could struggle yet again here.

What Deni Avdija and his Portland Trail Blazers are doing right now is nothing short of remarkable. They’ve won 5 games in a row, all against Western Conference opponents which has elevated them to 9th in the standings and just 1 win away from the .500 mark. With averages of 26.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 7 assists per game, it’s quite possible we see Avdija in the all-star game this year. Just a couple of nights ago he dropped 41 points on the Houston Rockets, one of the elite defensive teams in the NBA. During the win streak only Boston has a better offensive rating than the Blazers, they’ve been particularly lethal from downtown averaging 16.4 makes per game (3rd highest).

Can we really trust the Knicks with a 8-10 SU and 5-13 ATS record on the road this season? Their 5-game road trip is off to a bad start after the loss to Phoenix, without Josh Hart they might have issues dealing with Avdija on the defensive end here. It sounds weird to say for a team that’s on a 5-game win streak, but I’ll take a gamble on the Trail Blazers in this one.

New York Knicks vs Portland Trail Blazers Predictions: Trail Blazers +4.5 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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