The Brooklyn Nets (1-5) face the New York Knicks (2-4) in an Atlantic Division matchup at Madison Square Garden on Monday, November 2, 2026, with tipoff at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The Nets earned their first win of the season on Sunday, a 98-90 victory at Indiana, while the Knicks lost 98-93 at Philadelphia on Friday. Brooklyn is 1-2 on the road; New York is 1-2 at home.
Knicks guard Jose Alvarado is questionable with an ankle injury.
New York is a 14.5-point favorite; the over/under is 218.5 points. Money line: Knicks -1000, Nets +670.
Key players: Nets forward Julius Randle averages 21 points, 7.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists; Michael Porter Jr. averages 20.8 points, 7 rebounds. Knicks guard Jalen Brunson averages 25.5 points, 5.2 assists; center Karl-Anthony Towns averages 21.8 points, 13.5 rebounds.
The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates each game 10,000 times, projects 221 combined points and leans toward the over (218.5) hitting 52% of the time. The model also indicates one side of the spread hits nearly 60% of simulations.
