Knicks, Nets Look to Change Trend of Slow Starts

With the way both New York MLB teams ended their seasons and with the current play of both New York NFL teams, it is imperative for sanity's sake both New York NBA teams get off to good starts when the regular season starts later this month.

While the first month of the NBA season may be short, it is an important few games to get off to a hot start. EmpireStakes.com utilized ChampsorChumps.us to find the records of every NBA team in October since 2017-2018 to aid in your early-season New York sports betting. No games were played in October during the 2020-21 NBA season.

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NBA Team Records in October Since 2017-18

Rank	Team	Record	Win Pct.
1	Milwaukee Bucks	22-9	.710
T-2	Toronto Raptors	23-10	.697
T-2	Utah Jazz	23-10	.697
4	Golden State Warriors	22-12	.647
5	Portland Trail Blazers	20-11	.645
T-6	Boston Celtics	19-11	.633
T-6	San Antonio Spurs	19-11	.633
8	Denver Nuggets	20-12	.625
9	Minnesota Timberwolves	18-13	.581
10	Philadelphia 76ers	19-14	.576
11	Memphis Grizzlies	17-13	.567
12	Charlotte Hornets	18-16	.529
T-13	Los Angeles Clippers	16-15	.516
T-13	Miami Heat	16-15	.516
15	Phoenix Suns	14-16	.467
T-16	Cleveland Cavaliers	14-17	.452
T-16	New York Knicks	14-17	.452
18	Los Angeles Lakers	14-18	.438
19	Washington Wizards	13-17	.433
T-20	Detroit Pistons	14-20	.412
T-20	Indiana Pacers	14-20	.412
T-22	Dallas Mavericks	13-19	.406
T-22	New Orleans Pelicans	13-19	.406
24	Chicago Bulls	12-19	.387
25	Brooklyn Nets	13-21	.382
26	Atlanta Hawks	12-20	.375
27	Oklahoma City Thunder	11-19	.367
T-28	Houston Rockets	11-21	.344
T-28	Orlando Magic	11-21	.344
T-28	Sacramento Kings	11-21	.344

Historically, slow starts have been posted by both the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets. The Knicks are tied for 16th with Cleveland, both posting 14-17 records (.452). The Nets are even worse at No. 25 with a record of 13-21 (.382). For contrast, Milwaukee tops the list with a 22-9 record (.710), while Toronto and Utah tied for second with the most wins at 23-10 (.697).

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Three of First Four on Road for Knicks

New York will open its season against hated Atlantic Division rival, the Boston Celtics at 7 p.m., Oct. 25 (ESPN) and two days later will begin a three-game road trip at Atlanta at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 27. A visit to New Orleans follows the next night at 7 p.m. and ends with a trip to Cleveland on Halloween Night at 7:30 p.m.

Boston holds a 3-1 record against New York in October since the 2017-18 season. New York has won their only October meeting against the Hawks on Oct. 17, 2018 (126-107 at home) and hold the same record over the Pelicans after a 123-117 road win on Oct. 30, 2021. The Cavs are 1-1 against the Knicks after a 121-108 home win on Oct. 30, 2022.

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Nets Hit the Road Early

Brooklyn opens its 2023-24 campaign at home versus the Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 25. A four-game road trip is up next, starting with a visit to Dallas at 8:30 p.m., Oct. 27 and Charlotte at 7 p.m., Oct. 30.

The Nets hold a 2-0 October record against the Cavs since the 2017-18 season. Brooklyn and Dallas have never met in October, and the Hornets are 1-0 against the Nets, having won a 11-95 road matchup on Oct. 24, 2021.

BetRivers NY has the Nets as a 1-point home underdog in the season opener against Cleveland with a moneyline of -105.

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