Knicks vs. 76ers odds, line: Proven NBA model reveals spread picks for Mar. 12 matchup

Two teams in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race collide when the New York Knicks host the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Knicks (37-27) enter the game in fourth place in the East, 13 games behind the conference-leading Celtics. Meanwhile the 76ers (36-28) are in sixth in the conference.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. New York is listed as a 6-point favorite in the latest Knicks vs. 76ers odds while the Over/Under for total points scored is 207.5. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page.)

Before making any 76ers vs. Knicks picks or NBA predictions, be sure to check out what SportsLine's advanced computer model has to say.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past five-plus seasons. The model enters Week 21 of the 2023-24 NBA season on a sizzling 70-46 roll on all top-rated NBA picks, returning nearly $2,200. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

The model knows that New York has a bona fide star in Jalen Brunson. The 27-year-old point guard is averaging 27.1 points per game, which ranks seventh in the league. He also is passing out 6.5 assists a game, which is 14th in the NBA. With Brunson in the lineup this season, the Knicks are 34-25.

The model also has taken into account that, according to multiple reports, the 76ers' Tyrese Maxey has cleared the league's concussion protocol and will be available to play against the Knicks. The star guard has missed the last four games since he suffered the concussion on March 3. Maxey's availability would be significant for Philadelphia as he averages 26.0 points per game, which ranks 14th in the league.

The model has simulated Knicks vs. 76ers 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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