The second-seeded New York Knicks will look to take a 2-0 series lead over the seventh-seeded Philadelphia 76ers when they meet in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round matchup on Monday. New York opened the series with a 111-104 Game 1 victory. 

Tip-off at Madison Square Garden in New York is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.  New York is a 5.5-point favorite in the latest 76ers vs. Knicks odds via SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points is 204.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). Before you make any 76ers vs. Knicks picks, you NEED to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

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The model knows New York point guard Jalen Brunson provides the juice for New York's offense. In 77 games during the regular season, all starts, he averaged 28.7 points, 6.7 assists and 3.6 rebounds in 35.4 minutes. He scored 22 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out seven assists in Game 1. Over the past 10 games, Brunson has been on fire, averaging 37.8 points and 8.3 assists, including a 45-point performance in a 128-117 win at Chicago on April 9. He scored 61 in a 130-126 overtime loss at San Antonio on March 29.

The model also is aware that Philadelphia point guard Tyrese Maxey (questionable; illness) poured in 33 points, dished out four assists, blocked two shots and grabbed two rebounds in Game 1. Maxey has found his range of late, and has scored 26 or more points in each of the past four games, including a 52-point effort in a 133-126 double-overtime win at San Antonio on April 7. In three games against the Knicks this year, he averaged 26.3 points, six assists and four rebounds in 34.7 minutes. He is also connecting on 44.8% of his field goals and 90.5% of his foul shots against New York in 2023-2024.

Now, the model has simulated 76ers vs. Knicks 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time!

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