{"id":7682,"date":"2009-01-26T17:06:20","date_gmt":"2009-01-26T22:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=7682"},"modified":"2009-01-26T17:07:58","modified_gmt":"2009-01-26T22:07:58","slug":"rockets-knicks-free-pick-260109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/rockets-knicks-free-pick-260109\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Betting &#8211; Rockets vs. Knicks (Jan. 26)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Rockets @ Knicks &#8211; Yao in the Big Apple<\/h2>\n<p>The Houston Rockets (27-17 SU, 20-24 ATS, 24-20 O\/U) bounced back nicely form a loss in their previous outing, beating the Detroit Pistons 108-105 on Sunday to cover the spread for BetUS NBA Sportsbook betting backers as a 3-point road underdog.\u00a0The New York Knicks (18-25 SU, 24-19 ATS, 17-26 O\/U) are coming off a 116-110 road loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday where they failed to covert the spread for BetUS NBA sports betting backers as a 7.5-point underdog.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Rockets got 24 points and nine rebounds from veteran forward Ron Artest while power forward Luis Scola chipped in with 21 points in the win.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks saw backup point guard Nate Robinson score a game-high 26 points while veteran forward Tim Thomas added 24 points in a losing effort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is a look at tonight\u2019s key trends, followed by my in-depth analysis and NBA Free Pick.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/11892\/mid\/2183\/default.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 1px; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\" title=\"Betus NBA Betting\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sportsimagestore.com\/showbanner.asp?affid=11892&#038;banid=1399 alt=\"NBA Betting\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Houston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New York<br \/>\nHouston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New York<br \/>\nHouston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games<br \/>\nHouston is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing New York<br \/>\nNew York is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home<br \/>\nNew York is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home<br \/>\nNew York is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games<br \/>\nThe total has gone UNDER in 11 of New York&#8217;s last 14 games<\/p>\n<p><strong>NBA Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Houston Rockets -1 -110<br \/>\nNew York Knicks +1 -110<\/p>\n<p>Over 206\u00bd -110<br \/>\nUnder 206\u00bd -110<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis:<\/strong> I\u2019ll keep this pick short and sweet by simply saying that I fully expect the Houston Rockets to win this contest and cover the spread despite being on the road as they are facing a team that plays absolutely no defense whatsoever in the New York Knicks.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t think twice beloved NBA sports bettors, just take the Rockets and don\u2019t look back.<\/p>\n<h3>NBA Free Picks: Rockets -1 Points\/Under 206\u00bd Total Points<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free pick and preview plus NBA betting odds and basketball lines for the matchup featuring the Houston Rockets and the New York Knicks from New York, NY&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[1979,3938,3939,1975,4045,578,9361,6365,744,4044,3942,747,3925,6271,9362,6742,9360],"class_list":["post-7682","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nba","tag-basketball-betting","tag-basketball-odds","tag-bet-on-basketball","tag-bet-on-nba","tag-free-nba-picks","tag-houston-rockets","tag-houston-rockets-vs-new-york-knicks","tag-knicks-betting-trends","tag-nba-betting","tag-nba-handicappers","tag-nba-handicapping","tag-nba-lines","tag-nba-predictions","tag-ny-knicks","tag-ro","tag-rockets-betting-trends","tag-rockets-vs-knicks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7682"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7684,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7682\/revisions\/7684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}