The Atlanta Hawks will travel to face the New York Knicks in an NBA pro basketball game set for Saturday night.
Tip of time from Madison Square Garden in New York is set for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The point spread odds from this NBA game has the home side New York Knicks favored by –4 points with a total line of 202 points.
Atlanta moves to 5-4 on the season following a 113-103 home victory on Friday to the Philadelphia 76ers as a –8 ½ point betting favorite. The game total landed at over 207 ½ points.
The Hawks shot 48.1% from the floor and made 10 of 23 three pointers. Jeff Teague led the team with 33 points and 10 assists on 10 of 16 shooting. On defense Atlanta allowed Philadelphia 46.5% shooting with 5 of 19 from beyond the arc.
New York drops to 3-5 on the 2013 campaign after a 109-106 home defeat on Thursday to the Houston Rockets as a +1 ½ point underdog. The game total came in at over 206 ½ points.
The Knicks shot 43.7% from the floor and made 8 of 20 from beyond the arc. They had seven less rebounds than Houston. Carmelo Anthony had 45 points and ten rebounds on 17 of 30 shooting. Defensively the Knicks give up 45.6% shooting and 9 of 29 from three to the Rockets. Houston made their free throws sinking 38 of 44.