Sports Betting: San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks NBA Odds

The San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday at 6:00pm EST when they meet at Madison Square Garden in a game that can be seen on NBA-TV. Sports betting odds makers currently have the Spurs listed as 3-point favorites in NBA odds against the Knicks while the game's total is sitting at 198. Tim Duncan had 26 points and eight rebounds to lead the Spurs over the Milwaukee Bucks 112-97 on Saturday. San Antonio covered the 2.5-point sports betting spread while the 209 points sailed OVER the posted total of 191 at online sportsbooks.

Tony Parker had 16 points and dished out eight assists for the Spurs while Antonio McDyess added 14 points. The San Antonio bench scored 51-points to never relinquish the lead to Milwaukee in the win. "That's ridiculous," Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich said after the game. "That's not going to happen very often. It happened tonight and obviously it helped us keep the lead." Heading into tonight's sports betting match-up, San Antonio is 16-11 straight up, 13-13-1 against the spread as a favorite in NBA odds and 9-1 after playing the Bucks. Bet the Spurs -3 as road favorites against the Knicks with a 10% bonus and $25 free in casino chips.

Danilo Gallinari tossed in 26-points in the Knicks' 93-87 loss to the Miami Heat on Friday afternoon. The Knicks had been favored by 2 points at home in that contest, while the combined score fell UNDER the day's posted total of 199 at online sportsbooks. New York rallied behind 33-fourth quarter points to close the gap on Dwyane Wade and the Heat but it wasn't enough to pull off the win at home on Christmas Day. The Knicks are 11-18 straight up, 14-15 against the spread as sports betting underdogs in NBA odds and 2-8 after playing Miami. Bet New York +3 as home underdogs against the Spurs for tonight's game on NBA-TV.

Franklin's NBA Picks: Believe it or not... New York is slightly better when looking at the NBA betting trends for this game. Although the Spurs are 7-1 straight up in for their last eight against New York, the Knicks are 4-1 against the spread in their last five against San Antonio. My NBA sports betting pick for today's basketball match-up will be to take the Knicks plus the points at home to the UNDER in a 2-team parlay at Bodog so I can get $25 free in casino chips! Vegas odds at Caesars sportsbook have the San Antonio Spurs -3 favorites in NBA odds against the New York Knicks with a total of 198.5.