The New York Knicks (42-25) play in their fourth of a five-game road trip vs. the Utah Jazz (20-45) on Wednesday, March 11.
New York is 1-2 on its current road trip, and Utah remains one of the league’s worst teams with a 2-8 stretch over its last 10 games. According to PrizePicks Team Picks, the Knicks are favored by 15.5 points, and that could increase with Jazz G Keyonte George dealing with an injury.
How could the latest Keyonte George injury update impact NBA projections on PrizePicks?
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Keyonte George Injury Update: Is He Playing vs. Knicks?
The NBA injury report lists George as questionable vs. the Knicks (illness).
Utah’s second-leading scorer with 23.8 points per game (PPG) has played sparingly since February. He appeared in only two of 11 games, averaging 18.2 minutes per game in the split.
George has participated in four of five games this month, but the third-year guard posted only 28.3 minutes per game compared to 33.3 on the season.
He appeared on the injury report with an illness on March 9 and was active with 24.1 minutes played. For now, we await NBA news for an official status on George vs. the Knicks. If active, more limited minutes could be ahead.
The Jazz could certainly use George’s scoring, as NBA Advanced Stats ranks Utah 21st in offensive rating. George is on pace for a career-high 23.8 PPG while shooting 45.5% from the field and 37.0% on 3-pointers.
His 16.4 field goal attempts per game are second on the team, and FantasyLabs tabs George second on the Jazz with a 28.7% usage rate. If one of Utah’s top scorers cannot go, who could enjoy an increase in usage?
Keyonte George Injury Impact: Which Jazz Players to Target?
Jazz F Lauri Markkanen (hip) and PF/C Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee) are also out. Markkanen leads Utah with 26.7 PPG, and Jackson logged 22.3 PPG over three appearances in a Jazz uniform.
Excluding Jackson due to a small sample size, Jazz SF Brice Senabaugh sees the largest increase in usage rate (+5.6%) when George and Markkanen are off the court.
Sensabaugh recorded 16.3 PPG in his last 11 games. According to Dunks & Threes, the Knicks rank 26th in 3-point shot distribution allowed, and Sensabaugh posted 6.7 attempted triples per game in his last three games — surpassing his 5.5 season-long mark.
Jazz rookie SF Ace Bailey is another name to watch, with 17.8 PPG in March, compared to 12.4 PPG this season. Plus, Bailey erupted for a career-high 32 points on March 5. The rookie forward holds 15.5 points for PrizePicks NBA projections vs. the Knicks.
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Brice Sensabaugh vs. Knicks Projections, Picks
Check out a pair of Brice Sensabaugh’s projections on PrizePicks for tonight’s Knicks-Jazz bout.
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If George misses his second game in March, the Jazz will be down their top three scorers vs. New York. Utah’s small forwards, including Sensabaugh, could benefit with increased usage on Wednesday night.
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