Knicks-Raptors Line Opens at New York -3.5

While the Knicks-Raptors line for February 14 (Valentine’s Day) might not have drawn much attention just two weeks ago, New York is on a five-game winning streak, Lin-Sanity is running rampant and now a number of Knicks games will begin airing in the Philippines, Taiwan and China.  There’s a lot of love Tuesday coming the Knicks way and, more specifically, being directed towards rookie Jeremy Lin. 

The line on the Knicks-Raptors game has opened with New York as a -3.5 road favorite at BetOnline.com.

The Knicks are now 6-0 Against The Spread during the second half of the season. 

Toronto has played New York well in recent years.  They are 5-3 Against The Spread versus New York over the last 3 seasons while going 5-4 straight up.

Amare Stoudemire returns after a four-game absence do to a sibling’s death.  Stoudemire said he watched Jeremy Lin's star rise over a remarkable four-game stretch and that it helped take his mind away from losing his older brother, Hazell.

"The only positive for us during that whole week was we were watching the basketball games and we were watching Linsanity," Stoudemire said following practice on Monday. "My family was getting a kick out of it. That's the only smiles they really had all week. It was great to see that. It's been a tough week."

- Tyrone Black, Gambling911.com