The Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks face off Monday night in an Atlantic Division matchup at Madison Square Garden. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Brooklyn enters at 1-5 overall and 1-2 on the road, sitting fifth in the division. The Nets earned their first win of the season Sunday with a 98-90 victory at Indiana. New York is 2-4 overall and 1-2 at home, fourth in the Atlantic, after a 98-93 loss at Philadelphia on Friday.
Knicks guard Jose Alvarado is listed as questionable with an ankle injury.
New York is a 14.5-point favorite, with the over/under set at 218.5 points, down four points from the opening line. The money line has the Knicks at -1000 and the Nets at +670.
Brooklyn's offense is led by forward Julius Randle, averaging 21 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 33.2 minutes per game. Michael Porter Jr. adds 20.8 points and seven rebounds. For the Knicks, Jalen Brunson paces the team with 25.5 points and 5.2 assists in 35.2 minutes, while Karl-Anthony Towns contributes 21.8 points and 13.5 rebounds.
A projection model simulating the game 10,000 times forecasts 221 combined points, with the over hitting 52% of simulations. The model also indicates one side of the spread covers nearly 60% of the time.
