The Denver Nuggets visit Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Knicks in a cross-conference NBA matchup at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Nuggets as 2.5-point favorites, while the over/under is 222.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). Before making any Nuggets 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 for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past five-plus seasons. The model enters Week 14 of the 2023-24 NBA season on a sizzling 48-25 roll on all top-rated NBA picks this season, returning over $2,200. Anyone following it has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows the Nuggets maintain elite efficiency on offense. Denver is scoring almost 1.19 points per possession this season, shooting 49.9% from the field and 56.6% on 2-point attempts. The Nuggets also share the ball with 29.1 assists per game, and Denver avoids mistakes with only 12.6 turnovers per contest. Denver also scores near the rim, averaging more than 54 points in the paint per game.

The model also knows the Knicks are playing extremely well right now. New York has won four straight games, allowing only 1.03 points per possession. The Knicks are also 10-2 in the last 12 games, out-scoring opponents by 12.9 points per 100 possessions. Madison Square Garden is also a friendly venue for the Knicks, as New York is 14-5 at home with a +8.6 net rating in 2023-24. 

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

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