Nets vs. Knicks prediction and odds for Wednesday, March 1 (Can Knicks extend streak?)
The New York Knicks are on fire right now, winning six straight games to move into the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference.
New York dominated the Boston Celtics on Monday, and now it has a matchup with the Brooklyn Nets, who are just 3-7 in their last 10 games and have lost three straight.
Brooklyn lost to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night despite leading by 10 points at the half. The turnaround against a tough Knicks team on Wednesday is less than ideal for a Nets team that lacks the offensive talent it needs to compete after moving Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant at the trade deadline.
Edmond Sumner (out), Yuta Wantanabe (questionable) and Ben Simmons (out) are on the injury report for Brooklyn in this game.
Let’s dive into the latest odds:
Nets vs. Knicks odds, spread and total
Nets vs. Knicks prediction and pick
The Knicks have not been the best team to bet on as a home favorite this season, but they did blow out Brooklyn at Madison Square Garden prior to the All-Star break.
The Nets may have a hard team keeping up on offense in this game, as the team ranks 22nd in offensive rating over its last 10 games.
Meanwhile, the Knicks are No. 4 in the league in that stat over their last 40 contests.
Yes, New York has been that good.
This is a huge game for the Knicks, as a loss would cost them the tiebreaker with Brooklyn on the season. The Nets (sixth in the East) are currently right behind the Knicks in the standings.
The Nets have covered the spread just twice in their last six games, and they couldn’t sustain their first half success against Milwaukee on Tuesday.
I don’t see them upsetting the Knicks on the second night of a back-to-back.
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