NBA Odds: Knicks Win Total Revealed

The New York Knicks are expected to be one of the best teams in the NBA this upcoming season.

Jeremy Brener | Jul 17, 2024

Jan 1, 2024; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks forward Julius Randle (30) looks to drive past Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (3) in the fourth quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports / Wendell Cruz-USA TODAY Sports

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The New York Knicks are coming off a 50-win season in which they finished second in the Eastern Conference, placing as one of the top teams in the league.

After one of their most successful seasons in over a decade, the Knicks upgraded their roster, trading for Mikal Bridges from the Brooklyn Nets for a heap of future first-round picks and three players.

The Knicks' improvements have led DraftKings sportsbook to place New York's win total for the upcoming season at 51.5, which is tied for fifth in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks.

Only the Denver Nuggets (52.5), Minnesota Timberwolves (52.5), Oklahoma City Thunder (54.5) and defending champion Boston Celtics (57.5) rank higher than the Knicks. On the flip side, the Nets rank last after trading Bridges to the Knicks with just 19.5 wins projected.

The Knicks are hoping to be fully healthy going into the season after dealing with the injury bug throughout the entirety of last year. Julius Randle, OG Anunoby and Mitchell Robinson all missed significant amounts of time, and none of the three were on the court in the latter part of the team's critical Game 7 against the Indiana Pacers in the playoffs.

Those three are projected to join the aforementioned Bridges and superstar Jalen Brunson in the starting lineup for the Knicks for the upcoming season, and the group could become one of the league's best.

When Brunson, Anunoby and Randle all played together last season, the Knicks were 20-3. If that trio can stay healthy and maintain that level of success, New York should easily surpass that 51.5 win mark. However, injuries are to be expected, and the Knicks should want to keep their players healthy in order to be able to withstand the long postseason run they expect to have.

Luckily for the Knicks, their new acquisition in Bridges has yet to miss a game due to injury in his six-year career, and if he can keep up that perfect attendance record in New York, the team has a great chance to hit the over.

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Published Jul 17, 2024

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.