


The Knicks and Magic are going in different directions at the moment as the two NBA Eastern Conference squads meet Monday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.
The Knicks are back home after splitting a two-game road trip at Dallas and Memphis, capped off by a 106-94 victory over the Grizzlies on Saturday.
The Knicks have caught fire by winning six of their past seven games to creep closer toward second place in the Atlantic Division.
(3 p.m. ET, MSG)
Orlando jumped out to a terrific start this season but has stumbled recently by losing seven of its last 10 games. The Magic are riding a three-game slide as they fell to Oklahoma City on Saturday, 112-100, as 11.5-point road underdogs.
Knicks’ guard Jalen Brunson sat out the Memphis victory with a calf injury and he is questionable heading into Monday’s contest.

Julius Randle continues to have an All-Star season by averaging 28.8 points per game in the past 10 contests, which includes four games in this stretch with 35 points or more.
One of those games in which Randle lit it up was a 38-point effort in a 117-108 loss at Orlando on Dec. 29.
The Knicks went cold in the second quarter of that defeat, getting outscored 29-15 in the stanza to fall into an 11-point halftime hole. Magic forward Paolo Banchero scored 29 points, while Franz Wagner led Orlando with 32 points (Wagner is currently sidelined with injury).
The Magic are currently 1-5 in their past six road games, while the Knicks have won seven of their past eight games at the Garden.
Let’s lay the points with the Knicks on Monday afternoon against the Magic.
THE PLAY: Knicks -6.5 (-110, PointsBet)