Today at Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks (-311) will host the Brooklyn Nets (+247) in a divisional matchup. The Knicks are currently favored by 7.5 points and the over/under line is set at 204.5.
Brooklyn enters this game on a five-game losing streak and sits 11th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 26-44. The Knicks are 5th in the East at 41-28.
Brooklyn Nets Preview
As the underdog, the Nets have gone 12-36 this season and have lost five straight games as the underdog. Today’s O/U line of 204.5 is lower than all of their previous games this season. On average, their games have finished with 225.3 points.
Brooklyn’s ATS record for the season is 30-37, including a road ATS record of 12-23. They have covered the spread in three straight games as the underdog.
In their last game, the Nets lost to the Bucks by a score of 115-108. The O/U line for that game was 221.5, and Brooklyn covered the spread as 10.5-point underdogs.
This season, the Nets are 26-44 overall, which puts them in 11th place in the Eastern Conference. Against other Eastern Conference teams, they are 18-24 and 3-8 against Atlantic Division opponents.
Heading into their matchup against the Knicks, the Nets are 25th in the league in scoring at 111.4 points per game. However, they are averaging 113.2 points per game at home compared to 109.5 on the road.
While Brooklyn is one of the top teams in the NBA in three-pointers made per game at 13.6, they are just 28th in field goal percentage at 45%. Overall, they are 26th in true shooting percentage.
When it comes to pace, the Nets are 25th in the league at 97 possessions per game. In terms of assists, they are 17th in the league at 26.3 per contest.
Coming into the game, the Nets’ defense has finished two straight games with an increased number of points allowed. Overall, they are 15th in the league at 114.0 points per game allowed. In terms of two point field goal attempts, the Nets defense has allowed a shooting percentage of 53.8% while allowing 37.3% from downtown.
New York Knicks Preview
Today, the Knicks are favored by 7.5 points against the Nets. This season, New York has a scoring differential of +9.6 points per game when they are favored, compared to -3.1 points per game as the underdog.
In their last two games, the Knicks have won as the favorite. This season, they have been favored in 29 of their 50 games and have a record of 29-9 in those games. Against the spread as the favorite, they are 23-14 on the road and 18-17 at home.
New York’s O/U record for the season is 25-43-1, and their games have averaged 219.8 points per game. In their last two games, the Knicks’ games have gone over the O/U line.
The Knicks are currently 5th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 41-28. In their last game, they lost to the Nuggets by a score of 113-100. The Knicks were 8.5-point underdogs in that game.
When it comes to scoring, the Knicks have been below the NBA average in 59.4% of their games this season. Overall, they are averaging 111.9 points per game (23rd), but at home, that number drops to 110.5 (26th).
New York is one of the top offensive rebounding teams in the league, grabbing 12.7 per game (2nd). In terms of pace, they are the slowest team in the NBA (94.8) and are ranked 29th in assists (23.9).
So far, the Knicks have made an average of 13 three-pointers per game (14th) and are shooting 36% from beyond the arc (17th). From inside the arc, they are hitting 52% of their shots (23rd).
On defense, the Knicks come into the game ranked 2nd in the league in points allowed at 108.0 per game. Over their last three games, the team is allowing 105.3 points per contest (9th). When it comes to defending inside the arc, the Knicks squad is permitting opposing teams to shoot at a clip of 53.8% inside the arc, and they’re also giving up 36.3% from downtown.
Last season, the Nets and Knicks did not face off head-to-head. When looking back over the last three times these two teams have played, the Knicks have the leg up at 3-0. The Knicks also had the edge vs. the spread in these games, at 3-0. These games averaged a combined total of 230 points per game leading to an over/under record of 1-2. As the host vs. the Nets, the Knicks have gone 2-1 vs the spread.
How to Bet Knicks vs. Nets in New York
For a point-spread wager in this Knicks vs. Nets game, we suggest taking the Nets at +7.5. Even though our predictions have the Knicks winning 107-106, we see the Nets as the better choice on the point-spread. Regarding the over/under, the current line is set at 204.5, and our model predicts the Nets and Knicks to score a combined 213 points. We recommend betting on the over.
- SportsBettingNY ATS Prediction: Nets +7.5
- SportsBettingNY OU Prediction: Over 204.5