Free NBA Picks Today: Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks 1/28/23

Free NBA Picks Today: Brooklyn Nets vs New York Knicks 1/28/23
Sat 28th January 2023

The New York Knicks (27-23, 15-10 Away) will try to slow down the league’s top shooting team when they head to face the Brooklyn Nets (29-19, 13-8 Home) on Saturday. New York edged past the Boston Celtics 120-117 in overtime at TD Garden on Thursday. Julius Randle was a top performer with 37 points and nine rebounds.

The Knicks are seventh in the Eastern Conference. Brooklyn dropped their third in a row at home on Thursday at Barclays Center, falling to the Detroit Pistons 130-122. Kyrie Irving had 40 points and six assists in defeat to lead the team.

The Nets are the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. The teams are meeting for the last time this season. After taking the only prior season matchup against New York 112-85 at Barclays Center in November 2022, their eighth straight head-to-head victory, Brooklyn will be looking for a season sweep.

Kevin Durant led the Nets with a triple double, recording 29 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists. Randle had 24 points and 11 rebounds in the losing effort. The Knicks have been led this season by Randle and Jalen Brunson, who are averaging 24.8 and 22.4 points per game, respectively.

Randle also has grabbed 10.9 rebounds per game, seventh-most in the league, while Brunson has dished 6.3 assists per game. Durant and Irving have powered the Nets on offense, averaging 29.7 and 26.5 points per game, respectively. Durant ranks eighth in the NBA. Nicolas Claxton is pulling down 8.8 rebounds per game, and Ben Simmons is distributing 6.1 assists.

The Nets rank as the NBA’s most accurate team from the field at 50.9%. The Knicks are only 2-8 in their last 10 visits to Barclays Center.

New York is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -1.3 (114.6-115.9). Brooklyn has a 4-6 record over the last 10, allowing 113.6 points per game on average while scoring only 111.2 (-2.4 margin).

KNICKS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Mitchell Robinson: 2.0 | 17.1 | -15.1
Rebounds per game:
Mitchell Robinson: 2.0 | 8.9 | -6.9

NETS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Kyrie Irving: 51.2 | 36.4 | +14.8
T.J. Warren: 6.0 | 12.3 | -6.3
Points per game:
Kyrie Irving: 37.2 | 26.5 | +10.7
T.J. Warren: 3.2 | 8.5 | -5.3
Rebounds per game:
Kyrie Irving: 6.4 | 4.9 | +1.5
Ben Simmons: 4.4 | 6.2 | -1.8
Assists per game:
Kyrie Irving: 7.6 | 5.1 | +2.5

SportsTips’ NBA Pick:

Brooklyn Nets (-105)

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