NBA Prop Bets: New York Knicks vs Washington Wizards (March 22, 2026)

The Washington Wizards (16-54) face the New York Knicks (47-25) at Madison Square Garden. Let's take a look at the NBA Prop Bets for Sunday's matchup. The Knicks opened as 18.5-point favorites but the spread has since moved to 20.5, leaving the Knicks at -2400 and Wizards at +1200. The total points line is set at 228.5, with OVER at -105 and UNDER at -115, meaning the implied expected score for the game is 124-104 New York.

• The Knicks (-105) have a 38-33-1 ATS record this season, while the Wizards (-115) hold a record of 30-40-0.
• The Knicks have a 34-37-1 O/U record this season (meaning 34 games have gone over the total points line, 37 have gone under and one has resulted in a push). The Wizards have a 39-31-0 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

• The Knicks are averaging 116.8 points per game this season (10th in the league). Comparatively, the Wizards are averaging only 112.5 (25th).
• Defensively, the Knicks are giving up only 110.3 points per game this season (5th in the league), while the Wizards are giving up an average of 123.8 points (29th).

Game Style

What do the stats tell us about the style of basketball these teams are playing this season?

Pace

• The Knicks currently rank 24th for pace this season, recording 97.5 possessions per game. Alternatively, the Wizards sit 7th on that scale with 101.1 possessions per contest.

Field Goal Split

• Looking at field goal splits, 43.2% of the Knicks' field goal attempts come from three point range (10th in the league), leaving 56.8% from two. Meanwhile, the Wizards' opponents are taking 40.4% of their attempts from three (18th) and 59.6% from two.
• Comparatively, Washington takes 40.5% of shots from three (19th), leaving 59.5% from two, while New York's opponents are attempting 44.6% from three (23rd) and 55.4% from two.

Beyond the Arc

• In terms of made three-pointers, the Knicks are shooting 37.2% from deep in 2025/26 (5th in the NBA), compared to the Wizards who are making 35.8% of their attempts (15th).
• On the opposite end, New York is holding opponents to 35.8% of their three-point attempts (18th), while Washington's opponents are hitting 36.3% of their shots (22nd).

Ball Protection

• The Knicks are committing 13.8 turnovers per game this season, ranking 7th in the league, while the Wizards are forcing 13.7 turnovers (21st).
• Flipping that script, New York is forcing 14.4 turnovers (17th), while Washington is committing 15.7 (28th).

Crashing the Boards

• New York is pulling down 46.3 rebounds per game this season (5th in the league), including 12.9 offensive boards (4th). Conversely, Washington's opponents are averaging a whopping 48.1 rebounds (30th), 13.5 of which have come on the offensive end (30th).
• Meanwhile, the Wizards are averaging only 42.4 rebounds (24th) and 11.2 offensive rebounds (16th), while the Knicks are allowing an impressive 41.1 and 10.0, ranking 4th and 1st.

Back-to-backs

• Notably, the Knicks are playing the second leg of a back-to-back set.
• New York holds a 6-6 W-L record on the second leg of a back-to-back this season, as well as a 6-6-0 ATS record and 6-6-0 O/U record.
• Additionally, Washington has a 3-12 W-L record, 6-9-0 ATS record and 8-7-0 O/U record against teams playing the second leg of a back-to-back this season.

First Quarter Winner

New York is -500 to win the first quarter, while Washington is +380. Here are their first quarter records in 2025/26.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog	Last 10
New York	29-40-3	17-17-1	12-23-2	24-32-3	5-8-0	3-7-0
Washington	20-46-4	13-20-4	7-26-0	1-3-1	19-43-3	1-7-2

First Half Winner

New York is -1000 to win the first half and Washington is +650. Here are their first half records in 2025/26.

	Total	Home	Road	Favorite	Underdog
New York	38-34-0	21-14-0	17-20-0	32-27-0	6-7-0	4-6-0
Washington	19-51-0	12-25-0	7-26-0	2-3-0	17-48-0	0-10-0

HT/FT

• The Knicks have completed the HT/FT double in 44.4% of games this season, while the Wizards have completed the HT/FT double in 18.6% of games.

To Go To Overtime

• The Knicks have played in two games that went to overtime this season, while the Wizards have appeared in three.

Both Teams 110+

• Both teams have scored 110+ points in 29 of New York's 71 games this season. Meanwhile, 40 of Washington's 70 games have seen both squads reach that number.

Last Time They Met

New York recorded a 132-101 blowout victory against Washington at Capital One Arena when these teams last met on February 3. Karl-Anthony Towns was prominent on that day, recording 19 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and two steals. The Knicks have now won 11 straight against the Wizards.