Even though this is a rivalry game, the Nets may not have their full focus. That's because this is the Nets' first home game since All-Star break ended. Brooklyn has been on the road for its past eight games.

The Nets have been terrible when they've been at home going 0-16 SU, 3-13 ATS.

The Knicks are just 3-5 since the All-Star break and off a bad 112-92 road loss to the Pistons on Saturday.

But the Knicks still hold playoff hopes and are superior to the Nets with the two best players on the court in Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis.

The Knicks are 2-0 this season versus the Nets winning by five points at Brooklyn and by 15 at home. The Knicks have covered six of the last eight in the series.