The Hornets continue their 3-game road trip to New York on Thursday and will be coming off a nice 17-point win over the Hawks in Atlanta. They trailed by 13 points early on but turned up in the 2nd\/3rd quarter by outscoring their opponents 82-54. Kelly Oubre Jr. led the way with 24 pts and with Ball out \/ Rozier under an injury cloud, that production will need to continue against the Knicks.<\/span><\/p>\n The Knicks are looking for a perfect 3-0 home stand after beating the Magic and Pistons both by 10+ points. Julius Randle comes off 25 pts against the Magic and Brunson provided the support with 21 pts \/ 6 assists. New York’s offence is looking much improved in the new season as they haven’t scored under 110 pts thus far and the addition of Brunson has proved to be a good move. They have no major injury concerns coming into this contest so they’ll likely stick with the same starting 5.<\/span><\/p>\n Both sides are coming into this matchup with fairly similar form and it looks like this will be a close finish. The Hornets do have a good record against the Knicks and at this venue. So they’ll look good value to get within 7.5 pts.<\/span><\/p>\n Stadium Record<\/b><\/p>\n New York are 2-0 at home this season but have struggled to cover at 5-11 in their last 16 overall. Charlotte are 4-2 at this venue in their last 6.<\/span><\/p>\n Head to Head Record<\/b><\/p>\n The Hornets have the wood over the Knicks with 7 wins in the last 10 meetings. They’ve also won the last 2 meetings at MSG.<\/span><\/p>\n Best Bet<\/b><\/p>\n Charlotte Hornets +7.5 = $1.92<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n The Bucks are 2-0 on the season after a close 2-point win over the 76ers on Friday and they thrashed the Rockets by 20 on Sunday. They’ll be well-rested for this primetime matchup after not playing since Sunday’s blowout victory. Giannis Antetokounmpo did most of the damage against the Rockets with 44 points and as a team, they shot over 50% from 3. The Nets defence hasn’t been great to start the new season so the Bucks will be looking to take advantage. Middleton is still out with injury so Grayson Allen will likely continue to get the start in his absence.<\/span><\/p>\n The Nets are looking to bounce back after they struggled to contain the Grizzlies in the 134-124 defeat on Tuesday. Their defence won’t be looking forward to a matchup with Giannis. But the positive is the shooting form of Durant and Irving. Both stars scored 37 pts against the Grizzlies and despite the Nets struggles, the pair continue to play well. As for Ben Simmons, he’s been ejected in 2 of their 3 games so he’ll need to improve in that area against Jrue Holiday.<\/span><\/p>\n Milwaukee just looks like the stronger bet in this matchup. With the Nets defence allowing an average of 132 pts against the Pelicans\/Grizzlies, the Giannis matchup should be too challenging for them to overcome.<\/span><\/p>\n Stadium Record<\/b><\/p>\n Milwaukee are 11=5 in their last 16 home games. Brooklyn has lost 6 of their last 7 in Milwaukee.<\/span><\/p>\n Head to Head Record<\/b><\/p>\nMilwaukee Bucks (2-0) at Brooklyn Nets (1-2)<\/b><\/h2>\n