After winning eight of their previous nine games, the Kings have lost two in a row. Most recently they were smacked Saturday by the Knicks, 143-120. Sacramento has allowed 275 points in the two losses. The Nets have lost six straight and have dropped to 12 th in the Eastern Conference. They own the sixth-worst record in the NBA.

SportsLine's model has simulated the Brooklyn Nets vs. New York Knicks matchup 10,000 times and revealed its NBA picks for Tuesday

The Knicks are 11-point favorites Tuesday, although the Nets do have a rest advantage having played Sunday before a break on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Tom Thibodeau’s group is just 2-3 in the second half of back-to-backs, with both wins coming against the 6-35 Wizards and one of those games requiring overtime.