Will the Knicks secure their place in the semifinals?
The playoffs are starting! Okay, not yet in regular NBA play, but in the NBA Cup. The Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks are facing each other, and Wettbasis is sending out tips and the latest odds! The game will also count as a regular NBA game, which makes it doubly important for the teams.
However, reaching the semifinals of the competition is naturally at the top of both franchises’ to-do lists. The home team’s form has been on a downward trend recently, and with the East Coast’s basket hunters, the Ontario franchise is expecting a real bogey team.
The last nine meetings have all ended in defeat for the Raps! We currently see the visitors having the upper hand again and are predicting an away win by at least five points in the upcoming match between the Toronto Raptors and the New York Knicks.
In addition, we see sufficient value in the odds of 22 or more points by Brandon Ingram for the hosts. The forward regularly turns it on from an offensive perspective in front of his own fans. He tops his season scoring average of 21.2 points in home games by 2.1 points! His last appearance at Scotiabank Arena last Sunday evening against the Boston Celtics also underlined his penchant for home buckets with a haul of 30 points!
Toronto Raptors – New York Knicks Head-to-head comparison / H2H record
As mentioned at the beginning, this matchup has long been a guarantee for New York victories. Since the Knicks’ defeat in January 2023, the visitors have racked up nine wins in a row. The two teams last faced each other at Madison Square Garden earlier this month, with Coach Mike Brown’s team winning 116-94.
The odds for the upcoming quarterfinal matchup between the Toronto Raptors and the New York Knicks in the NBA Cup also point to another victory for the East Coast pros.
Toronto Raptors – New York Knicks Tip
The visitors changed their coach before the season, and the measures taken by new coach Mike Brown are proving increasingly effective. The basketball players from the Big Apple have won eight of their last ten NBA games and are now second in the Eastern Conference standings behind Detroit.
In doing so, they recently overtook their upcoming opponents, who, after a surprisingly strong start to the season, have recently slumped. This is hardly surprising, as the squad is less well-stocked than the top teams in the East, such as the Knicks.
In addition, the home team is currently without R.J. Barrett due to injury, which means they are missing a powerful forward who was averaging around 19 points before his injury! Moreover, the New Yorkers are not a favorite opponent of the Canadians.
On the contrary: they have been waiting for a win for nine games, and they also lost the most recent game at the beginning of the month by 22 points. Against this backdrop, the Toronto Raptors vs. New York Knicks betting odds for a win for the visitors by at least five points seem recommendable.
