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Brooklyn Nets vs. New York Knicks
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Wednesday when the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks meet at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Knicks as -6.5-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
New York won its last outing, a 109-94 result against the Celtics on February 27. The Knicks covered in that game as a +1.5-point underdog, while the 203 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Brooklyn lost its last outing, a 118-104 result against the Bucks on February 28. The Nets failed to cover in that game as a +6-point underdog, while the 222 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Brooklyn:
Team record: 34-27 SU,32-29 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Brooklyn is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Brooklyn is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Brooklyn's last 15 games
New York:
Team record: 36-27 SU,35-26-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 6 straight games.
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Brooklyn at Boston Friday, March 3
New York at Miami Friday, March 3