Kings vs. Knicks line, picks: Advanced computer NBA model releases selections for Monday matchup

The Sacramento Kings visit Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Knicks at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday. New York is favored by 6.5 points at home, while the Over-Under is set at 212.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). 

Before making any Kings vs. Knicks picks, you NEED to check out the NBA predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks over the past three-plus seasons. The model enters Week 16 of the 2021-22 NBA season on a stunning 62-32 roll on all top-rated NBA picks, returning over $2,500. Anyone following it has seen HUGE returns.

The model knows the Kings have edges on offense, especially when facing New York. The Knicks are near the bottom of the league in 3-point prevention and turnover creation on defense. Sacramento is in the top five of the NBA in free-throw creation, generating 22.2 attempts per game, and the Kings are strong in turnover avoidance and offensive rebounding. Sacramento produces 14.1 second-chance points per game, a top-10 mark, and the Kings are No. 6 in the league in points in the paint with 48.6 per game.

The model also knows the Knicks are strong in overall defensive resistance. New York is in the top five of the NBA in allowing only 104.8 points per game. Opponents are shooting just 44.1 percent against the Knicks, sixth-best in the league, and New York has a top-10 defensive rebound rate of 73.4 percent. Opponents average only 12.0 second-chance points and 11.4 fast-break points against the Knicks, with New York landing above the league average in free-throw prevention.

Now, it has set its sights on Kings vs. Knicks. We can tell you the model is leaning over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in almost 60 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NBA picks.

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