The Knicks face the Hawks at Madison Square Garden for the last game before All-Star Weekend. Here are the best player props to consider for Karl-Anthony Towns on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Best Karl-Anthony Towns Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
The Knicks are eight-point favorites against the Hawks, with a total of 241 on DraftKings Sportsbook. Here are the latest prop bet lines for Karl-Anthony Towns: o/u 25.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 three-pointers.
There is just one night of NBA action left before the All-Star break begins. In one of the best games of the evening, the Knicks are hosting the Hawks at Madison Square Garden, renewing one of basketball’s best rivalries: Trae Young and Knicks fans. Young and the Hawks got the bette of the Knicks at the beginning of the season, beating them in a regular season matchup and in the NBA Cup quarterfinals. However, the Knicks did get revenge in front of their home fans in January, when they defeated the Hawks 119-110. This game is really important for both teams to gain positive momentum heading into All-Star Weekend. The Knicks are currently third in the Eastern Conference and are looking to keep pace with the Celtics, rather than drop back to the pack of teams behind them. Meanwhile, the Hawks sit eighth in the Eastern Conference, in a jumble of six teams all within five games of each other.
Karl-Anthony Towns has had a great first season with the Knicks. Towns is 16th in the NBA in scoring and second in rebounding. His game has developed to make him an elite rebounder and a better defender to fit what the Knicks need from him, while still being a great scorer. Towns has been banged up the past few weeks and it has caused him to miss a couple of games and be on more limited minutes at times. However, he showed how healthy he is at the moment with an amazing 40-point performance in the Knicks’ previous game against Indiana. Towns was fully in control of the game and making all of the right plays. Against a Hawks defense which ranks 26th in the NBA in opponent points per game, Towns and the Knicks should be able to dominate. There is a nice break ahead for players to get rest, so it should be an all-out effort from the Knicks tonight.
My favorite prop bet for Karl-Anthony Towns against the Hawks is for him to score over 25.5 points. Towns is coming off a 40-point performance and should be able to keep that momentum going into this game. Towns is averaging 7.0 three-point attempts per game in his three prior matchups against the Hawks, compared to his season average of just 4.6 three-point attempts per game. Towns should try to stretch the floor, while also getting easy points in the paint. The Hawks rank 25th in opponent points in the paint per game and they also struggle on the boards. Towns is second in the NBA in rebounding and tied for the league lead in second-chance points per contest. Towns should own the boards and get himself some easy buckets in the paint while also hitting some shots from deep, making him nearly impossible for a poor defensive team like the Hawks to stop.
