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NBA Tips: Thursday Best Bets – 1/1/2026
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Kick off the new year with a rematch of the NBA Cup between the Spurs and Knicks on Thursday morning! Can the Spurs avenge their NBA Cup defeat? Here are my tips and predictions for this matchup.
New York Knicks (23-9) at San Antonio Spurs (23-9)
Thursday 01/01/2026 at 11:00am AEDT. Venue: Frost Bank Center (San Antonio)
On Thursday, the Spurs (23-9) are facing the Knicks (23-9) at Frost Bank Center in a NBA Cup rematch. Here’s my NBA betting tips, stats and predictions with the legends at TradieBet.
| SGM Bet | Spurs -0.5 – Over 239.5 | $3.60 |
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Last 5 Form
San Antonio Spurs
After 3 wins in their last 5 and back to back wins over the Thunder, San Antonio are looking to continue the momentum. However, they have lost their last 2 games against the Cavs and Jazz.
New York Knicks
Coming into this matchup, New York have won 4 of 5. They beat the Pelicans just 130-125 in their last game on the road.
| Team | Opp | Score | Result | H/A | Date | – | Team | Opp | Score | Result | H/A | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN |
 CLE |
101-113 | L | Home | 30/12/25 | – | NY |
 NOR |
130-125 | W | Away | 30/12/25 |
| SAN |
 UTA |
114-127 | L | Home | 28/12/25 | – | NY |
 ATL |
128-125 | W | Away | 28/12/25 |
| SAN |
 OKC |
117-102 | W | Away | 26/12/25 | – | NY |
CLE |
126-124 | W | Home | 26/12/25 |
| SAN |
OKC |
130-110 | W | Home | 24/12/25 | – | NY |
 MIN |
104-115 | L | Away | 24/12/25 |
| SAN |
 WAS |
124-113 | W | Away | 22/12/25 | – | NY |
 MIA |
132-125 | W | Home | 22/12/25 |
Head to Head
The Knicks took out the NBA Cup after beating the Spurs in mid-December. But San Antonio won the last meeting at this arena by a 15 point margin.
| Home | Score | Away | Result | Arena | Margin | Total | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY |
124-113 | SAN |
Knicks won by 11 pts | @ Las Vegas | 11 | 237 | Wed 17-Dec-2025 |
| SAN |
120-105 | NY |
Spurs won by 15 pts | @ San Antonio | 15 | 225 | Thu 20-Mar-2025 |
NBA Same Game Multi Tips
Here are my NBA same game multi tips for the Spurs against the Knicks.
- 1st Leg – Spurs -0.5: First-up, I think the Spurs will be motivated for some revenge after losing the NBA Cup against the Knicks a few weeks ago. They come into this on the back of 2 straight defeats, but they did beat the mighty Thunder twice before that. They’ve also won 12 of their 16 home games and have an impressive home record against the Knicks: 10-1 in the last 11. New York have failed to cover in 7 straight games and 2-5 ATS when they face the Spurs too.
- 2nd Leg – Over 239.5 Points: In the Knicks last 5 games, the Over has gone 4-1. It also trends towards the Over in this matchup, going 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.
