The Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks, Atlantic Division rivals off to slow starts, meet Monday night at Madison Square Garden with tipoff set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Brooklyn (1-5) earned its first victory Sunday, a 98-90 win at Indiana, while New York (2-4) dropped a 98-93 decision at Philadelphia on Friday. The Nets are 1-2 on the road; the Knicks are 1-2 at home. Knicks guard Jose Alvarado is questionable with an ankle injury.
New York enters as a 14.5-point favorite, with the over/under set at 218.5 points. The money line lists the Knicks at -1000 and the Nets at +670.
Brooklyn's offense is led by forward Julius Randle, averaging 21.0 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 33.2 minutes, while Michael Porter Jr. contributes 20.8 points and 7.0 rebounds. For the Knicks, Jalen Brunson paces the attack with 25.5 points and 5.2 assists in 35.2 minutes, and Karl-Anthony Towns adds 21.8 points and 13.5 rebounds.
The SportsLine Projection Model, which has returned nearly $19,000 in profit on top-rated NBA picks since 2018 and is on a 26-10 spread-pick run dating to last season, simulated the matchup 10,000 times. The model projects 221 combined points and leans Over on the total (52% hit rate). It also indicates one side of the spread hits nearly 60% of the time; detailed picks are available at SportsLine.
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