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76ers vs Knicks Best Pick, Prediction and Odds

By Marcus ReedsUpdated 12 Oct 2026

The Philadelphia 76ers visit the New York Knicks on Tuesday 20 October at Madison Square Garden in New York, with tip-off at 7:00 PM ET. The Knicks are 5.5-point favorites on the early line.

This is the early page for the game: what is already known. Our full prediction, with the call and the numbers behind it, goes up on this page before tip-off.

Last season

The 76ers went 45-37 in 2025-26: 23-18 at home and 22-19 on the road. They scored 115.9 points a game and allowed 116.1. In the playoffs they beat the Boston Celtics 4-3 and then lost to the New York Knicks 4-0.

The Knicks went 53-29 in 2025-26: 30-10 at home and 22-19 on the road, with one game at a neutral site. They scored 116.5 points a game and allowed 110.1. In the playoffs they beat the Atlanta Hawks 4-2, the Philadelphia 76ers 4-0, the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0 and the San Antonio Spurs 4-1.

Last season’s meetings

The teams met four times in the 2025-26 regular season and split the games.

  • 19 December: 76ers 116, Knicks 107, with the Knicks at home
  • 3 January: 76ers 130, Knicks 119, with the Knicks at home
  • 24 January: Knicks 112, 76ers 109, with the 76ers at home
  • 11 February: Knicks 138, 76ers 89, with the 76ers at home

They also met in the playoffs, where the Knicks won the series 4-0.

The early line

At DraftKings, read 12 October 2026, the Knicks are -5.5 after opening at -3.5. The total is 231.5. The moneylines are Knicks -185 and 76ers +154, which price the Knicks to win 62.2% of the time with the bookmaker’s margin removed.

Lines move before tip-off. The full prediction reads them again on the day it goes up.

What this page does not say

Every result above is from last season. Rosters change over a summer, and this page names no player and says nothing about who is available. Every game is on our NBA predictions page.

76ers at Knicks, Tuesday 20 October, 7:00 PM ET at Madison Square Garden in New York. Results: ESPN, 2025-26 regular season and playoffs, read 12 October 2026. Line: DraftKings via ESPN, read 2026-10-12 05:29 UTC.