The New York Knicks play the second game of a back-to-back when they visit the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night.
The pregame narrative: The Knicks haven’t fared well on a rest disadvantage, so I am playing the surging Raptors on the alt-spread. To round out the +375 SGP, I have player props on Karl-Anthony Towns and Immanuel Quickley.
Check out my Knicks vs. Raptors same-game parlay predictions for Feb. 4.
Knicks vs. Raptors predictions
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Parlay: Raptors +8.5 | Towns over 23.5 points | Quickley 2+ threes (+325)
Raptors +8.5 (-188): Toronto dropped all three matchups to the Knicks this season, but several factors have me leaning toward them tonight.
- Raptors are 16-5-1 ATS as a home underdog.
- They are 6-1 SU in their last seven games.
- Toronto is second in defensive rating (105.6) over the last three weeks.
The Raps are playing their best basketball now that Scottie Barnes, RJ Barrett and Quickley are reunited on the court.
This a tough spot for the Knicks, whose starters averaged 37.8 minutes in the comeback victory over the Houston Rockets (124-118) last night.
New York are 1-5 ATS on no rest, largely due to their lack of bench depth, which will be further tested if O.G. Anunoby (foot sprain) doesn’t play.
Other SGP legs
Towns over 23.5 points (-120): Towns is going through a mid-season slump, but he has feasted on the Raptors this season.
The five-time All-Star exceeded the 23.5-point mark in all three games vs. Toronto.
Although the Raps have made notable strides with their perimeter defence, KAT’s seven-foot frame and shooting range pose a daunting challenge for any team.
Big men like Nikola Vucevic and Ivica Zubac have had success against them in recent games.
This is a good time to buy low on the Knicks all-star.
Quickley 2+ threes (-163): Quickley will be determined to ball out against his former team.
Since joining the Raps, he has cashed this prop in both games played against the Knicks. In addition, Quickley drained two-plus threes in five of his last eight games, averaging 6.2 attempts during that stretch.
The Knicks, meanwhile, are rock-bottom at defending the three-point shot (37.8%) and could be without their best defender in Anunoby.
Quickley has struggled to stay on the court this season, but when healthy, the 25-year-old point guard has proven to be a consistent scoring threat.
Picks made at 11:14 a.m. on 02/04/25.
