The Knicks are taking on the Celtics at Madison Square Garden in a great rivalry matchup. Here are the best player props to consider for Jalen Brunson on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Best Jalen Brunson Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
The Knicks are 4.5-point underdogs against the Celtics, with an o/u of 232.5 on DraftKings Sportsbook. Here are the latest lines for Jalen Brunson on DraftKings Sportsbook: o/u 27.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists, and 2.5 three-pointers.
Since December 1, the Knicks are 23-9, the third-best record in the league behind only the two conference leaders, the Cavaliers and the Thunder. The Knicks are currently the three-seed in the Eastern Conference and the Celtics are 1.5 games ahead of them as the two-seed. So, a win on Saturday night for the Knicks would put them just 0.5 games behind the Celtics.
Jalen Brunson will need to have a huge game for the Knicks to take down the Celtics. Boston has a big advantage over New York on the wings, but the connection between Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns could be the thing that pushes the Knicks ahead of the Celtics. Brunson is top-10 in the NBA in both points and assists per game. He can get into the lane against anybody and create his own shot, or find Towns, who is 17th in the NBA in points per game.
The Celtics are a tough defensive team. They are fifth in defensive rating and third in opponent effective field goal percentage. The Knicks will need to get creative to find ways to get open looks. One way that the Knicks could do that is on second-chance points. The Knicks are the better rebounding team between these two great sides, ranking fifth in the NBA in team total rebounding percentage, while the Celtics rank 16th. Karl-Anthony Towns is second in the NBA in rebounds per game and is coming off a game against Toronto in which he had an incredible nine offensive rebounds. Those offensive rebounds can lead to easy put-backs, but they also lead to situations where the opponent is in the paint going for the board, then Towns can kick the ball out to shooters for open looks.
My favorite prop bet for this game is for Jalen Brunson to make over 2.5 three-pointers. This bet can be found with odds of +135 at DraftKings Sportsbook. Brunson has hit this number in six of his past 10 games, so getting this prop at plus money is great given the form that Brunson is in. Jalen Brunson wants to take the biggest shots in the biggest games against the best opponents, and this is a massive game for the Knicks if they want to pass the Celtics in the Eastern Conference standings and it’s at home, so Brunson will want to take some big shots. Looking back at some of the Knicks’ biggest games just in the month of January, Brunson cleared this number many times. He made three threes against the Nuggets, four threes against the Grizzlies and five threes against the Bucks. Brunson will be ready to take the big shot against the Celtics, and in his current form, I will back him to make a few.
