New York at Milwaukee

The banged up but scrappy New York Knicks continue to overachieve under their new coach, winning six of nine games. They come off a blowout loss at Chicago, but that was a revenge game for the Bulls. The Knicks had won the previous two games, both as a +3 dog, over the Bulls (100-99) and at Orlando (96-80). In fact, four of their last seven wins have been straight up as a dog. Today they face a Milwaukee team with a losing record, one that is not big in the frontcourt and not good defensively as they are 21st in points allowed and 17th in rebounding. They are fighting for a playoff spot, on the outside looking in, but come off a home loss to the Thunder, 109-89, getting pummeled in a "must win". They allowed 48% shooting and trailed 35-18 in the first...So much for a hot start in front of the home fans! These teams just met three weeks ago and the Knicks won by nine. Play the NY Knicks on the money-line.