The Oklahoma City Thunder have brought in All-Stars Carmelo Anthony (from NYK) and Paul George during the offseason to give NBA MVP Russell Westbrook some help.

Sure, OKC will be a strong team this season, but it will most likely take some time to utilize all their stars the best way as they're used to simply give the ball to Russell, and I think they're way overrated here in the season opener.

The Knicks should be able to cover this healthy spread and might even threaten to win outright. They have a youthful and pretty talented squad led by 22-year-old Latvian Kristaps Porzingis who will be ready to step up with Anthony gone.

My selection is an 8* play on NY Knicks.