At first glance, there’s been nothing extraordinary about the New York Knicks’ spread betting this season.
Entering Tuesday’s game against the Indiana Pacers, the Knicks are .500 against the spread (25-25-2). They’re also .500 at home (13-13-2) and on the road (12-12), and against Eastern Conference teams (16-16-2) and Western Conference teams (9-9).
They’re also within a 1-2 games of .500 against Atlantic teams (4-5-2) and non-Atlantic teams (21-20), as a favorite 23-21-2 and underdog (2-4), on six of the seven days of the week, and in each of the five months of the season.
There are, however, a few interesting numbers within those ordinary numbers:
The Knicks have been terrific as a short-to-medium favorite. When favored by 1-6.5 points, they’re 14-6 ATS. No other team has more wins, a better cover percentage (.700), or a better ROI (33.8%) in those games.
They’ve been terrible as a big favorite. When favored by at least seven points, they’re just 9-15-2 (.375). Only the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors have a worse ROI as a big favorite (min. 10 games).
The Knicks are 2-5 ATS (.286) in the second of back-to-back games but 18-14-2 (.563) with exactly one day of rest.
They’re good at covering in the next game after a win of 1-9 points (7-4-1) but bad at covering in the next game after a double-digit win (8-13-1).
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