Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks Prediction

Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks Prediction comes ahead of their NBA regular season clash on Tuesday, April 6th 2021, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Read my match preview for the correct score predictions and best betting tips ahead of this fixture.

Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks Preview

Kyrie Irving had 24 points and 15 assists, but his efforts weren't enough for an understaffed Brooklyn side to outlast the Chicago Bulls, ultimately losing 115-107 overnight with Zach's big performances LaVine and new All-Star acquisition Nikola Vucevic. 

Jeff Green added 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting in 25 minutes off the bench, while Landry Shamet (13 pts) was the only other truly effective bench player for Steve Nash, missing two All-Star starters. Kyrie, Joe Harris and Blake Griffin went a combined 2-of-12 from three - numbers not good enough in a game of such fine margins. 

Up next? New York, who had a 29-point effort from Julius Randle while Reggie Bullock and reserve centre Taj Gibson produced efficient outings while Obi Toppin made his long-awaited return from injury in their blowout win over Detroit. 

Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks Betting Tips

ESPN's BPI is comfortably backing the Nets to prevail here and complete a 3-0 series sweep (77.9%), a dangerous percentage considering how well the Knicks have defied pre-season expectations be in playoff contention this season. 

Additionally, both Kevin Durant and James Harden (hamstring) are sidelined on Brooklyn's latest injury report. It's not difficult to envisage a big night for Randle, among others, en route to a morale-boosting 26th win of the campaign under Tom Thibodeau.

It's why although I'm backing the Nets to bounce back in the second of their back-to-back slate with improved scoring efficiency percentages, New York are live underdogs should they keep this competitive down the stretch.