Two injury-riddled rosters go to battle in the late-night NBA slate on Wednesday.
The pregame narrative: The New York Knicks have been awful on the road and will be without their best defender for this contest. Look for the Dallas Mavericks to keep this game close, even though they’re bound to struggle guarding Karl-Anthony Towns.
Check out my Knicks vs. Mavericks SGP predictions for Nov. 19, featuring Towns and Max Christie.
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Knicks vs. Mavericks predictions
Parlay: Mavericks +10.5 | Towns over 23.5 points | Christie 2+ threes (+350)
Mavericks +10.5 (-200): This feels like a trap spot for the Knicks for a few reasons.
- As of Wednesday afternoon, OG Anunoby has been ruled out and Jalen Brunson is questionable.
- That doesn’t bode well for the Knicks, who are 0-4 SU and ATS on the road this season.
They’ve benefitted from a lot of home games early on, but that’s about to change with a six-game stretch away from Madison Square Garden.
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The Mavericks are off to a slow start (4-11) but have covered this spread in nine of 10 home games.
It’s worth noting that Cooper Flagg is questionable with an illness, so that’ll be worth monitoring as the day rolls on.
But even without Flagg, I think the Mavs can do enough to keep this game competitive.
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Towns over 23.5 points (-121): It looks like Brunson is trending toward playing after reportedly participating in the morning shootaround.
But if he happens to be out or limited in any capacity, this is a smash play. Either way, I love the matchup for Towns.
- Dallas is struggling to replace Anthony Davis’ interior defence while he’s out. The Mavs allow the second-most points per game to centres (26.36), per Fantasy Pros.
- Towns technically starts at power forward while Mitchell Robinson takes the reins at the five. However, Robinson plays less than 17 minutes per night, so it’s often Towns playing centre during the majority of possessions.
The combination of PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford should struggle to guard the Knicks’ star big man, especially in space, where he excels.
Towns has averaged 24.7 PPG over his past seven games.
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Christie 2+ threes (-162): Christie has been lights out from distance. He is shooting 45.8% from 3-point range on 5.5 attempts per game.
The guard is coming off his worst game of the season (18 minutes, one point, 0-for-1 shooting), but that was the first time he shot fewer than four 3s in a game this season.
Odds are that it doesn’t happen again and he gets a fair amount of shots up tonight.
He’s 12-3 against this wager overall, so I’ll gladly ride with this pick after an outlier performance.
Plus, if Flagg is out or limited, Christie would see more run, leading to more shot opportunities.
Knicks vs. Mavericks predictions made at 1:12 p.m. ET Nov. 19, 2025.
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Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.