Hard to believe, but this actually is kind of a mini-rivalry. That said, Trae Young is gone to Washington, so some of the heat will be missing. NBA lines have the Knicks as 5-point favorites on Saturday with the total at 216ยฝ. The Knicks won two of three in the season series, both wins by three points in Atlanta. The Hawks took the only MSG game by 12. Jalen Johnson is the perfect prop player.
He leads Atlanta in points, rebounds, and assists. Good luck to the Knicks shutting him down. Atlantaโs task will be to slow all of the Knicksโ guards. They are led by Jalen Brunson. It wonโt be easy, either.
Pick: Knicks -5 points