The Brooklyn Nets (7-8) visit the New York Knicks (4-12) Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET. We analyze the Nets-Knicks odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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Nets at Knicks: Key injuries
Nets
- PG Kyrie Irving (shoulder) out
- SG Caris LeVert (thumb) out
- PF Wilson Chandler (suspended) out
Knicks
- PG Kadeem Allen (knee) out
- PG Elfrid Payton (hamstring) out
- SG Reggie Bullock (neck) out
Nets at Knicks: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Nets 107, Knicks 96
Moneyline (ML)
The NETS (-139) have enough firepower to easily get past the rival Knicks, even without Irving. The Knicks won’t have much of a home-court advantage and they enter Sunday off of a 111-104 loss to the San Antonio Spurs Saturday at MSG. The Nets haven’t played since winning 116-97 over the Sacramento Kings on Friday.
Brooklyn is 2-5 on the road while New York is 3-5 at home. The Nets won 113-109 in the first meeting between the two this season in Brooklyn. Irving led the way with 26 points and five assists, but four other players scored in double figures for the Nets.
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Against the Spread (ATS)
Get slightly better value with the NETS (-1.5, -121) on the spread. They’ll need to win by just two or more points, as they did in late October and in all seven of their victories on the season.
Brooklyn is 7-8 overall ATS and 3-4 ATS on the road. New York is 8-8 overall but just 3-5 at MSG. Only one of the Knicks’ losses this season was by a single point.
Over/Under (O/U)
Take the UNDER 213.5 (-106) as this game is missing the best player for either side in Irving. The Knicks are second-to-last in the league with an Over percentage of just 31.2. They’ve gone 5-11 against the projected totals and fall an average of 3.4 points shy of the number.
The Nets are 7-8 against the O/U but top the projection by 2.4 points on average. Brooklyn will pull away in the fourth quarter against the tired Knicks, but the separation will hinder the point total.
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