Spurs at Knicks Game Odds & Tips

The way things are going this NBA season it isn’t a stretch to think the matchup between San Antonio and New York could be a preview of the NBA Finals. Behind MVP candidate Victor Wembanyama the Spurs are chasing down OKC in the West.

It’s been an up and down campaign for the Knicks, who have been dominant at times. They are just 4-4 in their last 8 games, though, following a road loss to Cleveland on Tuesday, dropping them into a tie with Cleveland for the third seed in the East.

Spurs at Knicks Preview

This will be the second official meeting of the season between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks, who met in the NBA Cup final in December in a game that didn’t count in the standings. The game is set for Sunday, March 1, 2026 from Madison Square Garden. Tip is set for 1 p.m. ET with the game on ABC.

Public Betting Odds Factors

• The Spurs may be the better team with 4 more wins than the Knicks at the time of this writing. But they don’t have the NBA Cup trophy, which New York won when the teams met in December. The result and stats don’t count, but the trophy is real.

• Making the final is a good sign for both teams with the previous four finalists all qualifying for the NBA playoffs. OKC lost the NBA Cup last season but ended up winning the world title.

• The Spurs just punctuated a 9-game winning streak with an impressive 114-103 win over East leading Detroit in another potential Finals matchup. That game started a 5-game road trip with the Knicks matchup being the penultimate contest on the journey.

• San Antonio boasts the 5th best road record in the NBA winning 65.5 percent of their away games following Tuesday’s victory. They have 4 straight payouts on the road and are 6-1 against the NBA betting line in their last 7 roadies.

• If he meets the threshold for games played, Wembanyama will be a part of the MVP discussion. His ability to alter shots was evident against the Pistons with 6 blocks. As a result the Spurs are third in the NBA in defensive rating.

• Wemby does more than just protect the rim. He had 21 points and 17 rebounds helping take down the Pistons. He averages 24.2 points and 11.3 rebounds but he’s missed 14 games.

• The Knicks are currently treading water splitting their last 8 games following an 8-game win streak that elevated them in the East standings. Of those 4 recent losses 2 were against Detroit and one to Cleveland, teams New York is battling with for East supremacy.

Spurs at Knicks Predictions

• How teams play against stronger opponents is a good indicator of their worth. The Spurs have 5 wins against teams with the NBA’s best record beating OKC four times and Detroit once in six total games. Overall the Spurs are 20-11 against teams with a winning record.

• It’s been a different story for the Knicks, who are just 17-16 against opponents with a winning record. New York is winless in 3 games with Detroit and has yet to play the Thunder. They do have recent road wins over Boston and Philadelphia, though.

Spurs at Knicks Betting Tips

• The Spurs are on a heater putting pressure on OKC atop the West standings. They’ve won 9 straight while going 7-1-1 against the NBA betting odds.

• During their run the Spurs offense has been clicking scoring more than 120 points 6 times and cashing the OVER 6 times in their last 8 games.

• New York’s offense has stalled over the last few games averaging just 104.5 points and not scoring more than 111 points. They are 2-2 SU in those games but have failed to get a payout while cashing the UNDER in the last 3 outings.

Spurs at Knicks Head to Head and Key Stats

• The recent series has been evenly matched with the teams splitting their last 8 matchups with 7 of them going OVER the closing total.

• New York has the most important win in the stretch with OG Anunoby leading 7 players in double figure scoring with 28 points in the 124-113 win in the NBA Cup final.

• The Spurs got the win that counted beating the Knicks 134-132 two weeks after the NBA Cup game. Wemby had 31 points and 13 boards and Julian Champagnie scored 36 points offsetting a quartet of Knicks who scored at least 20 points,