The Milwaukee Bucks will hit the road to open their 2013-14 season when they face the New York Knicks in an NBA pro basketball game set for Wednesday night.

Start time from Madison Square Garden in New York is set for 7:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass channel.

The wagering NBA odds have the home side New York Knicks favored by –8 points with a total lined at 196 1/2 points.

The teams met three times a season ago with New York winning and covering the point spread in all three games with each total going under.

Milwaukee finished last season with a record of 38-44 and finished in the eighth seed in the Eastern conference. The team was eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Miami Heat in a four game sweep losing by double digits in each game. New additions to the team include veterans O.J. Mayo and Caron Butler as well as two rookie Europeans.

New York Knicks concluded the 2012-13 campaign with a record of 54-28 and was the second seed in the Eastern conference behind the Miami Heat and 4 ½ games better than the Indiana Pacers. The Knicks disposed of Boston in the first round of the playoffs but were eliminated by the Indiana Pacers in six games in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Carmelo Anthony will be a free agent at the end of the season. New faces in New York are defensive specialist Metta World Peace and Andrea Bargnani.