New York Knicks vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 1/28/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-1)

The New York Knicks are en route to Barclays Center on Saturday where they will play the Brooklyn Nets. Brooklyn opens this contest as 1-point dogs. The over/under is set at 234.

The Knicks faced the Celtics and went home with a win by a final score of 120-117 in their last game. New York wrapped up the contest having earned a 45.8% field goal percentage (44 of 96) and knocked down 13 of 38 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Knicks buried 19 of 23 shots for a rate of 82.6%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 50 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 17 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to the defense, New York allowed 41.0% from the floor on 41 of 100 shooting. Boston distributed 22 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. Furthermore, Boston collected 54 rebounds (15 offensive, 39 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Boston finished shooting 82.6% when shooting free throws by making 19 of 23 attempts. They also converted 16 out of their 46 attempts from long range. Concerning fouls, the Knicks ended up finishing with 20 and the Celtics finished the game with 19 fouls.

Julius Randle is a player who played a role in the matchup. Randle walked away from this one shooting 52.0% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He was on the court for 37 minutes and also snagged 9 boards. He scored 37 points on 13 out of 25 shooting.

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New York enters this contest with a record of 27-23 this year. They are averaging 114.2 points per game (15th in the league) while connecting on 45.7% from the floor. The Knicks are shooting 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc (601 of 1,743) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New York is pulling down 47.3 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,123 assists for the year, which ranks 27th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.1 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.6 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Knicks are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 21.3 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.5% on three-point shots and they are 11th in basketball in PPG allowed (112.2). The Knicks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.1% (2,014 of 4,462) and they surrender 44.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are ranked 14th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,232 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Nets walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 130-122 against the Pistons. The Nets recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Pistons were called for 22 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Nets to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They were able to convert 23 of them for a percentage of 85.2%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Brooklyn converted 13 out of 38 tries (34.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Nets shot 43 for 94 from the floor which had them at 45.7%. The Nets allowed the Pistons to make 48 of 95 tries from the floor which had them shooting 50.5% in this matchup. They went 40.7% from downtown by shooting 11 of 27 and ended up shooting 23 out of 26 at the charity stripe (88.5%). In reference to rebounding, Brooklyn allowed Detroit to collect 48 in total (15 offensive).

Kyrie Irving was important for the Nets in the matchup. He converted 14 of 27 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 51.9%, and added 5 rebounds. Irving racked up 40 points in his 38 minutes on the court and added 6 dimes for the game.

Brooklyn has a mark of 29-19 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Nets are hitting on 50.9% from the floor, which ranks them 1st in basketball. Brooklyn has 5,485 pts so far this year (114.3 per contest) and they collect 40.4 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 26.3 times per contest (8th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.7 times per game. The Nets are committing 22.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.9% from the charity stripe.

The Brooklyn defense allows 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (579 of 1,574) and their opponents are making 77.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 23.2 assists and 43.9 boards per contest, which ranks them 4th and 17th in the league. The Nets defensively are ranked 7th in the league in points given up per game with 111.6. They are forcing 14.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (3rd in the NBA).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brooklyn (+1)

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