Raptors vs. Knicks Odds, Predictions, Expert Picks, Recent Stats, Trends and Best Bets for January 8th

It’s Wednesday, January 8, and the Toronto Raptors (8-28) and the New York Knicks (24-13) face off at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Since ringing in 2025 with a win over the Jazz, the Knicks have lost three in a row. They most recently lost to a depleted Orlando Magic team 103-94 on Monday night. Karl-Anthony Towns did not dress for the Knicks. Jalen Brunson scored 24 points for New York in the losing effort. With the Thunder and Bucks on deck, it looks like a must-see for the Knicks if such a thing exists in early January.

The Raptors are also winless since January 1st. Toronto lost at home to the Bucks on Monday night by a score of 128-104. Former Knick RJ Barrett scored 25 in the Raptors game.

The Raptors are currently 1-15 on the road with a -11.2 point differential, while the Knicks are 7-3 in their last ten home games.

We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest on how to catch the tip, odds, recent team performance, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and expert staff.

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Game details and how to watch Raptors vs. Knicks live today

• Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025
• Time: 7:30 pm EST
• Place: Madison Square Garden
• City: New York, NY
• Network/Streaming: MSG

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Game odds for Raptors vs Knicks

Latest odds from Wednesday:

• Odds: Toronto Raptors (+493), NY Knicks (-685)
• Spread: Knicks -12
• Over/Under: 231.5 points

That gives the Raptors an implied team point total of 114.74 and the Knicks 120.99.

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Expert picks and predictions for Wednesday’s Raptors vs. Knicks game

NBC Sports Bet Best Bet

Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) likes the visitors to cover: Toronto Raptors +12
“The Knicks are in a tough spot from a fatigue standpoint and will probably still win, but not by more than 10 in my opinion.”

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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bets for each game on the NBA schedule based on data points such as recent performance, player matchups, trend information and projected game totals.

After the model has finished running, we put its projections next to the last betting lines so that the game reaches a relative confidence level for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Raptors & Knicks game:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet leans to play Toronto Raptors on Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet recommends an ATS game on the Toronto Raptors at +12.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning toward an UNDER play with the game total of 231.5.

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Stats, trends and important knowledge to know before Raptors vs. Knicks Wednesday

• The Knicks have won 5 straight divisional matchups
• The OVER is 15-11 in Knicks matchups against Eastern Conference teams this season
• This season, the Raptors have covered the spread in 18 games against teams with better records

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