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New York Knicks vs. Brooklyn Nets
The division rival New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets are set to renew hostilities on Wednesday when they meet at Barclays Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Knicks as -1.5-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total opened at 233.
The Nets were a 125-108 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Jazz. They failed to cover the -3-point spread as favorites, while the total score (233) made winners of PUSH bettors.
New York won its last outing, a 114-109 result against the Lakers on December 18. The Knicks covered in that game as a +4.5-point underdog, while the 223 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
New York:
Team record: 15-11 SU,14-11-1 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 8 of New York's last 9 games
New York is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New York is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Brooklyn:
Team record: 13-13 SU,17-8-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Brooklyn is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Brooklyn is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games
Next up:
New York home to Milwaukee Saturday, December 23
Brooklyn home to Denver Friday, December 22