The set-up: The Knicks enters off a convincing 126-107 smash job of the hapless Hawks on Opening Night, but, I'm not convinced at all that the Knicks have suddenly "turned a corner" or anything. New York is still without star Kristaps Porzingis and several other key players and its achilles heel has been its play on the road the last few seasons. With a game at home tomorrow night against the Celtics as well, it's definitely not too hard to imagine the Knicks getting caught looking past their opponent tonight. The Nets fell 103-100 in Detroit on Opening night, easily covering with the spread and I think they're going to build off that performance in their first game in front of the home town crowd.

The pick: Both teams improved in the off-season, but note I don't think that the home floor advantage can be overlooked as a very real deciding factor in this one. I'm on the Nets.