TheNewYorkKnickswereexpectedtowinthisone,andsofarthat'sexactlyhowit'splayingout.TheyhaveemergedasthefrontrunnerafterthreequartersandareaheadoftheWashingtonWizards75-66.

NewYorkhasbeenledbyshootingguardEvanFournier,whosofarhasshot5-for-9fromdowntownandhasrecorded15points.OnethingtokeepaneyeoutforisAlecBurks'foulsituationashecurrentlysitsatfour.

PowerforwardKristapsPorzingis(12points)hasbeenthetopscorerforWashington.KristapsPorzingishasalsopickedupfourfouls,though.

theWizardshavelost85%ofthetimewhentheyweredownheadingintothefourthquarterthisyear,sothisoneseemsjustaboutwrappedup

Washington@NewYork

CurrentRecords:Washington29-39;NewYork29-40

TheNewYorkKnickshavetheluxuryofstayinghomeanothergameandwillwelcometheWashingtonWizardsat7:30p.m.ETMarch18atMadisonSquareGarden.NewYorkwillbestruttinginafteravictorywhileWashingtonwillbestumblinginfromaloss.

You'reboundtogetapositiveresultifyououtscoreyouropponenteveryquarter,andthat'sexactlyhowitplayedoutfortheKnicksonWednesday.TheyblewpastthePortlandTrailBlazers128-98.Thematchupwasallbutwrappedupattheendofthethird,bywhichpointNewYorkhadestablisheda94-74advantage.SmallforwardR.J.BarrettwastheoffensivestandoutofthegameforNewYork,shooting5-for-11frombeyondthearcandfinishingwith31pointsandfivedimes.

Meanwhile,WashingtonlosttotheDenverNuggetsathomebyadecisive127-109margin.TheWizardsweredown104-81attheendofthethirdquarter,whichwasjusttoomuchtorecoverfrom.Washington'sdefeatcameaboutdespiteaqualitygamefromsmallforwardDeniAvdija,whohad19pointsalongwithsevenrebounds.

TheKnicksarethefavoriteinthisone,withanexpected6-pointmarginofvictory.Theymightbeworthtakingachanceonagainstthespreadastheyarecurrentlyonaseven-gamestreakofATSwins.

NewYork'swinbroughtthemupto29-40whileWashington'slosspulledthemdownto29-39.NewYorkis10-18afterwinsthisyear,andtheWizardsare17-21afterlosses.

TheKnicksareasolid6-pointfavoriteagainsttheWizards,accordingtothelatestNBAodds.

ThelinehasdriftedabittowardstheKnicks,asthegameopenedwiththeKnicksasa4.5-pointfavorite.

Over/Under:-110

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Washingtonhavewon15outoftheirlast22gamesagainstNewYork.