Rockets vs Knicks prediction NBA · Saturday, February 21
At a glance
The New York Knicks (36-21) host the Houston Rockets (34-20) on Saturday, February 21 at 8:30 PM ET at Madison Square Garden in NBA action. Final score: Rockets 106 – Knicks 108. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Knicks a 59% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Knicks are 22-8 at home and the Rockets are 16-13 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Knicks and 6-4 for the Rockets (current streaks: Knicks L1, Rockets W1).
The analysis Model
Slight edge to the Knicks, but the Rockets have what it takes to keep it close. The model projects Knicks 115 – 112 Rockets, a margin of about 2.9 points in favor of the Knicks and a total around 227 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Rockets need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Knicks' offense (117.6 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
HOUNY
Top performers
Rockets
Kevin DurantF · #730pts / game
Amen ThompsonG · #17assists
Tari EasonF · #1712reboundsKnicks
Karl-Anthony TownsC · #3225pts / game
Jalen BrunsonG · #116assistsKarl-Anthony TownsC · #327reboundsRecent form
HOUNY
HOU
Team comparison
| HOU | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 34-20 | Record | 36-21 |
| 114.4 | Points scored / game | 117.6 |
| 109.5 | Points allowed / game | 112.0 |
| +4.2 | Adjusted margin / game | +4.7 |
| W1 | Current streak | L1 |
| 6-4 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 16-13 road | Home / road record | 22-8 home |
| 52-30 (+4.5) | Last season | 51-31 (+4.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Rockets
Injury report Knicks
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.