The Knicks don’t have many options left at point guard. Jalen Brunson (ankle), Miles McBride (groin) and Cameron Payne (ankle) have all been ruled out Friday. With Brunson and McBride out, Tyler Kolek has recorded at least seven assists in three straight games. That’s despite not logging more than 19 minutes in any of those games. He could surpass 20 minutes in this matchup, making the over appealing.

Knicks rookie Tyler Kolek should make his first career start tonight with Jalen Brunson, Miles McBride and Cameron Payne all out -- Kolek is about the only PG the team has left. And to make it even better for Kolek, it will happen in Milwaukee, where he starred for Marquette. He has topped this number in three straight.

I'm not really buying either of these teams defensively right now. NY is over in 3 straight games and 4 of the last 6. Both of the first two meetings between these teams went over. Knicks are 26-18 to the over vs the East. The Bucks lean hard to the over at home, and are back off the road. They are over in 4 of their last 6 at home and 9 of their last 13 overall. The Bucks home games average 230 points. They have a former MVP playing like an MVP and even with Dame Lillard out this number is reasonable. Both teams fighting for playoff position so I expect them to be fairly all-in here from a personnel and approach standpoint.