Karl-Anthony Towns is sidelined Monday night with a sore right knee, leaving the New York Knicks without the NBA's leading rebounder for their game against the Orlando Magic. Towns appeared to be hurting near the end of the Knicks' loss in Chicago on Saturday and was listed as questionable to play Monday.

The new year has brought another new addition to the New York Knicks' injury report. The listing for the Knicks' Monday tilt against the Orlando Magic (7:30 p.m. ET, MSG) has Karl-Anthony Towns (patellar tendinopathy) questionable for the first game of a lengthy stretch on the Eastern Seaboard for the Knicks.

We've got another exciting Eastern Conference matchup on Monday's NBA schedule as the New York Knicks will host the Orlando Magic. New York is 24-12 overall and 11-4 at home, while Orlando is 21-16 overall and 8-11 on the road.

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The Magic are having trouble just fielding an NBA-caliber team right now due to injuries, while the Knicks are looking to curb their first two-game losing streak in a long while. Our NBA betting picks think New York gets back in the win column in style tonight.