The New York Knicks are coming off multiple off days and are heavily favored on Sunday in a matchup with the Brooklyn Nets.<\/p>\n
New York is 5-0 straight up and against the spread at home this season, and it\u2019s moved into the top 10 in the NBA in net rating ahead of this matchup.<\/p>\n
While Brooklyn picked up its first win of the season last week against the Indiana Pacers, it ranks 29th in the league in net rating and is down leading scorer Cam Thomas on Sunday due to a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n
As a result, oddsmakers have set the Knicks as 15.5-point favorites at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a breakdown of the odds, my favorite prop bet and a prediction for this divisional matchup on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.<\/a><\/p>\n Spread<\/p>\n Moneyline<\/p>\n Total<\/p>\n Nets Injury ReportKnicks Injury ReportKnicks Best NBA Prop Bet<\/p>\n Earlier today, I shared in my NBA Best Bets column \u2013 Peter\u2019s Points<\/a> \u2013 why Towns is worth a bet in the prop market against Brooklyn:\u00a0<\/p>\n Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 12.8 rebounds per game for the Knicks this season, and now he\u2019s taking on a Brooklyn team that ranks dead last in the NBA in rebounding percentage (46.5 percent).\u00a0<\/p>\n On top of that, Towns is averaging a whopping 21.4 rebound chances per game, giving him a terrific floor when it comes to clearing this prop.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Knicks are massive favorites on Sunday, but Towns should still play a big role for New York on the glass. He\u2019s picked up at least 10 rebounds in every game and has cleared 10.5 boards in six of his eight appearances this season.<\/p>\n Another play from today\u2019s Peter\u2019s Points<\/a>, I\u2019m backing the Knicks to cover at home, where they are 5-0 against the spread this season:\u00a0<\/p>\n The New York Knicks have won 10 games in a row against the Brooklyn Nets, and it shouldn\u2019t come as a surprise that they\u2019re massive favorites on Sunday.<\/p>\n Brooklyn has just one win this season \u2013 over the banged up Indiana Pacers \u2013 and New York is a perfect 5-0 at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks have jumped to sixth in the league in net rating this season while the Nets are the way down in 29th.\u00a0<\/p>\n Brooklyn has been blown out more often than not this season, losing by 16 or more points in five games and by double digits in six of its eight losses. To make matters worse, the Nets are down leading scoring Cam Thomas for the foreseeable future due to a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n The Knicks are 5-0 against the spread at home with an average margin of victory of +14.0 points in those games. New York should roll against Brooklyn this evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n Pick: Knicks -15.5 (-110 at DraftKings)<\/a><\/p>\n Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n Find Peter Dewey’s\u00a0NBA betting record here<\/a>\u00a0(futures included). You can also follow my daily plays on \u00a0BetStamp here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Claim the latest\u00a0DraftKings promo code<\/a>\u00a0offer today. Sign up and win your first $5 bet to get\u00a0$300 in bonus bets instantly +3 months of NBA League Pass.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Knicks are coming off multiple off days and are heavily favored on Sunday in a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":272458,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-272457","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}