When comparing results from last night it looks bad: The Knicks beat the Pistons, 105-102, at home while the Wizards fell on the road to the lowly 76ers, 109-102.

But those results factor into backing the Wizards today.

Washington is winless on the road. The Wizards are 2-3 at home with victories against the Hawks and Celtics. Their home defeats have come to the Raptors, Rockets and Cavaliers. This is their easiest home opponent of the season so far.

The Knicks are 1-4 SU and ATS on the road. Their last two games were double-digit losses to the Celtics and Raptors.

Prior to playing last night, the Wizards had been idle for three straight days. They should be less rusty for this matchup not to mention highly motivated after just losing to the worst team in the Eastern Conference if not the entire NBA.

The Knicks are playing for the third time in four days. They also are the traveling team. Their fatigue rating is higher than the Wizards.

John Wall is going to play in consecutive games for the first time this season. He saw action for less than 24 minutes last night. There's a chance the Wizards get back their excellent shooting guard, Bradley Beal. That would be an added bonus, but I like the Wizards to win here even if Beal misses a fourth straight game.

Note, too, the Wizards are 6-1 versus the Knicks in the past seven meetings.