Nets vs Knicks NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The New Jersey Nets and the New York Knicks will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.

Oddsmakers currently have the Knicks listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

New Jersey lost its last outing, a 108-105 result against the Timberwolves on February 3. The Nets covered in that game as a 4.5-point underdog, while the 213 combined points took the game OVER the total.

In their last action, New York was a 91-89 loser on the road against the Celtics. They covered the 6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (180) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

New Jersey:
Team record: 8-16 SU, 12-12 ATS

The total has gone OVER in 4 of last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 8 games when playing on the road against New York
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of last 11 games when playing New York

When playing on Saturday are 3-7
Before playing Chicago are 5-5
After playing Minnesota are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

New York:
Team record: 8-15 SU, 8-15 ATS
Current streak: lost 2 straight games.

is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 8 games when playing at home against New Jersey

When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Utah are 5-5
After playing Boston are 1-9
After a loss are 2-8

Next up:
New Jersey home to Chicago, Monday, February 6
New York home to Utah, Monday, February 6