Bet Jamaica NBA Preview — New Orleans Hornets vs. New York Knicks

The New Orleans Hornets and the New York Knicks will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.

Oddsmakers currently have the Hornets listed as 2½-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game’s total is sitting at 204.

The Hornets lost to Boston 97-87 as an 11-point underdog on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (185.5).

Peja Stojakovic led the Hornets with 26 points, while Chris Paul had 22 points and eight assists.

The Knicks went dry in overtime, losing 141-127 to the 76ers at Madison Square Garden Saturday.

Philadelphia covered as a 2.5-point road favorite while the final score played over the 206-point total.

Current streak:
New York has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
New Orleans: 1-2 SU, 1-2 ATS
New York: 0-3 SU, 0-3 ATS

New Orleans most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Dallas are 5-5
After playing Boston are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6

New York most recently:
When playing on Monday are 1-9
Before playing Indiana are 4-6
After playing Philadelphia are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Orleans’s last 7 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Orleans’s last 6 games
New Orleans is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
New Orleans is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York’s last 7 games when playing at home against New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New York’s last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York’s last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of New York’s last 21 games

Next up:
New Orleans home to Dallas, Wednesday, November 4
New York home to Indiana, Wednesday, November 4