[7:07 PM] Nets @ Knicks

What will be the GAME RESULT?

Nets: Win or Single Digit Loss

@ Knicks: Win By Double Digits

 

Current odds:

Brooklyn Nets (+9.5): (TBD)

New York Knicks (-9.5): (TBD)

 

• ESPN simulations have Brooklyn as XX% favorites to cover the spread.

• XX% of sports bets are currently on New York to win as (TBD) favorites.

• The line for this game is Knicks by 8.5 points.

• The New York Knicks have made some alterations to try to improve their struggling defense in advance of Wednesday’s matchup with the cross-town rival Brooklyn Nets at Madison Square Garden. A day after a 114-109 home loss to Utah, the Knicks placed assistant coach Kurt Rambis in charge of the team’s defense, coach Jeff Hornacek told reporters.

• Lin (hamstring) will spend at least another week on the shelf while Vazquez (ankle) has missed four straight games. On a positive note, Randy Foye saw his first action of the season after recovering from a hamstring injury and fellow guards Isaiah Whitehead and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson have stepped up their respective games. Whitehead overcame an early injury scare on Tuesday to register seven rebounds and seven assists in 26 minutes, while Hollis-Jefferson is 7-of-9 from the field in his last two games after opening the season with a woeful 4-of-23 showing over five contests.

• Things have been better on the offensive end of the floor, and star forwards Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis scored 28 points apiece while shooting a combined 57.9 percent against Utah. Derrick Rose added 18 points and has scored between 13 and 19 in each of his first six games in a Knicks uniform. Rose has recorded 19 assists in his last two games, a span during which Porzingis has averaged 27.5 points as those two become more accustomed to one another.

• Nets F Trevor Booker is averaging 13.5 points and 11 rebounds over his last two games.

• Brooklyn SG Bojan Bogdanovic has attempted 24 3-pointers and nine two-pointers in a three-game span.

• The Knicks own a 92-91 lead in the all-time series.

 

StreakSmarts Pick: Brooklyn Nets: Win or Single Digit Loss

Confidence: 5/10

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