I’m on the over of 230.5 in this Knicks @ Spurs game for these reasons:

- It’s no hidden knowledge that the Knicks defense has been considerably worse than the years past, and they’ve been relying more on the scoring department than keeping teams under pressure defensively. Against slow paced teams in road spots, they have gone under the total, but against younger fast paced teams like the Kings recently and the Spurs h2h, they go over the total (5-0 to the over in the last 5 meetings).

- Spurs are 9-1 to the over in their last 10 games and haven’t scored less than 100 in any of those games, averaging over 113 points in that span.

- Knicks are 31-35-1 ATS meaning that this game could be closer than the -8.5 spread that the Knicks are favored to win, and if that’s the case, the pace will favor the Spurs and this will be a high scoring affair.

- Both teams bottom tier in 3pt percentage defensively, but their percentages offensively are in the top 15 in shooting efficiency across the board.

Official Play: Over 230.50

Side Bet: Miles McBride over 13.5 points

Hail Mary: Spurs +8.5