The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks open their seasons against one another Wednesday night. Tip from Madison Square Garden is set for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Celtics vs. Knicks odds and make our expert NBA picks and predictions.

Season series: First meeting; Knicks won 3-1 last season.

The Celtics had a busy offseason after a disappointing exit from the playoffs in Game 7 on their home floor by the Miami Heat. They re-signed G Jaylen Brown to the largest deal in NBA history at the time. They also traded G Marcus Smart, G Malcolm Brogdon, C Robert Williams and F Grant Williams and acquired C Kristaps Porzingis and G Jrue Holiday. So they sacrificed a lot of their depth, but brought in 2 talented players. We’ll see how long it’ll take for everyone to gel together.

The Knicks added G Donte DiVincenzo to help with their outside shooting and traded away F Obi Toppin. So they are largely return the same group that went 47-35 and pushed the Heat to 6 games in the playoffs. They took 3 of the 4 games last season vs. the Celtics with 2 of them coming in overtime.