Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks Prediction NBA Picks 11/15/24

The Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks duke it out at Madison Square Garden on Friday night. Here’s a Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks Prediction. This article will include a Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks Pick.

The Brooklyn Nets are searching for some consistency as they’ve lost four of their last six games and they will be hoping for a better effort after getting smashed by the Celtics in a 139-114 home defeat on Wednesday. Ziaire Williams led the team with 23 points on eight of 14 shooting, Cam Thomas added 17 points while Dennis Schroder chipped in with 16 points, four rebounds, and three assists. As a team, the Nets shot 50 percent from the field and 19 of 43 from the 3-point line as they set the tone with 34 points in the first quarter to take an early 13-point lead, only to get completely blown out the rest of the way to trail by as many as 30 points in the fourth quarter. There was just little the Nets could do to slow down the Celtics who connected on 22 of 46 from the 3-point line. The Nets will play against the Hornets and 76ers following this one.

Meanwhile, the New York Knicks have been in a rut as they’ve lost four of their last six games overall and they will be itching to get back on the court after falling painfully short to the Bulls in a heartbreaking 124-123 home defeat on Wednesday. Karl-Anthony Towns led the team with 46 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, and three steals, Jalen Brunson added 24 points with eight assists while Mikal Bridges chipped in with 20 points, six rebounds, and five assists. As a team, the Knicks shot 51 percent from the field and 15 of 37 from the 3-point line as they clawed their way back from an early 22-point deficit to take the lead in the fourth quarter, only to surrender the lead with just 3.0 seconds left on the clock after fouling the Bulls’ Coby White who drained the game-winning free throws to snatch the game away. 

Why the New York Knicks will win

• The Nets have lost each of their last seven road games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Knicks have won each of their last seven night games against Atlantic Division opponents that held a losing record.
• The Knicks have covered the spread in eight of their last nine games at Madison Square Garden following a loss.
• The Nets have failed to cover the spread in six of their last seven road games against Eastern Conference opponents that held a losing record.

The Nets are still missing some players with Bojan Bogdanovic and Trendon Watford still out, while the Knicks are keeping an eye on Karl-Anthony Towns and Miles McBride who are both listed as questionable. The Nets are coming into this meeting off a bad loss to the red-hot Celtics, but before that loss, they were really testing a lot of teams and playing better than their record suggests. Meanwhile, the Knicks have gone cold lately and they could be without some key players for this meeting. With that being said, I am leaning towards the Nets to at least keep this one to single digits in this rival game.