NY Knicks - MIN Timberwolves

Since February, Portland has played 13 away games, losing 4 against the Jazz, Sixers, Wizards, and Nets with a margin of almost 10 points. Whenever they have to face a non-playoff team, they have won by more than 10 points. This young team heavily relies on a good performance at home, which is normal. The season no longer holds any significant meaning as they will most likely not make it to the official playoffs, in my opinion. Meanwhile, the Hawks look strong, coming off a 145-point win against the Bucks and fighting for a higher rank than the Blazers to secure home court advantage in the play-in games. At home, the Hawks have won 6 of their last 7 games, and their opponents have not been of particularly high caliber. While they have faced 4 bottom teams, I think the streak will continue.

As I go against the Memphis tonight with another team from the league's elite. Warriors 17-2 when Curry and Butler play together and both will be on the roster. I am hoping for full concentration as I bet on them to be higher in the standings than Memphis. Grizzlies, on the other hand, are currently driving in reverse, having lost 7 out of their last 8 games and looking pitiful against the league's best, only managing to beat contenders and usually losing by a significant margin. Last night they lost by 14 to Boston and Brown didn't even play, and this has been the story throughout the season. The back-to-back situation is not helping the Grizzlies either. I predict a win for GS by 10 or more points.

Curry is not playing very effectively after the injury, but the level of opponents is not asking for it. Tonight is a more serious match, an important match for the standings, and I'm waiting for a better version of Steph. The Grizzlies defense at the moment is weak, they haven't been able to stop small guards lately and that is a big plus for a better like Curry, who is a great shooter. I think even Steph himself has marked this match on his calendar, because in late December, he played perhaps the worst game of his career in this arena. When he scored only 2 points in a 51-point loss, stars like him definitely remember things like that, especially against a team that has been one of the Warriors' biggest rivals in the NBA for the past few years. I'm expecting an explosive performance from Curry.

As for the bet, the interesting thing is the "player statistics" where 24+ points give odds of 1.83, but 23.5 over is at 1.80. I think it's worth trying under 30 points.