Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 11/17/24

The Nets and Knicks just played one of the more entertaining games this regular season, as they met on Friday in the Emirates NBA Cup. Cam Thomas exploded for 43 points, the Nets converted on 19 threes and had 27 assists, but it wasn’t enough as they fell by 2 points in the end. Defense has been a major issue for this team for quite some time now, especially in the rebounding department where they lack a presence of a big man on the interior. Nevertheless, the Nets have won bettors a lot of money this season by covering the spread 10 times in 13 games played which is the best record in the NBA currently. They head into MSG as 9.5 point favorites on Sunday.

No Karl-Anthony Towns for the Knicks on Friday meant that Jalen Brunson had to put his superhero cape on and go to work. He delivered a 37 point performance, including the game-winning three late to seal the victory. There is a chance KAT returns here, the Knicks could definitely use another scorer after two of their starters logged 40+ mins in Friday’s game. New York has had the upper hand in this match-up for quite a while now, winning the last 7 games. However the last 3 of 4 were decided by 5 or less points, so we could see another close game on Sunday at MSG.

With the Nets being the most reliable team against the spread this year and their ability to keep games close, despite being out talented, I’ll be backing them plus the extra points here.

Nets +9.5 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.