The Knicks face the Spurs in San Antonio on Wednesday night. 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 nine-point underdogs against the Spurs, with a total of 229 on DraftKings Sportsbook. Here are the latest prop bet lines for Karl-Anthony Towns: o/u 24.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 three-pointers.
The Knicks are starting to find their feet without Jalen Brunson. It has now been five games since Brunson went down with an ankle injury that is expected to keep him out for several weeks. The loss of Brunson has coincided with the return of Mitchell Robinson, which adds another new dynamic to the team. The Knicks were one of the best offensive teams in basketball, led by Brunson, who is in the top ten in the NBA in points per game and assists per game. However, after losing their best offensive player and regaining their best interior defensive player, they have shifted their identity.
New York has gone from an elite offensive team to a more traditional Tom Thibodeau team that is dominant on the defensive end. Mitchell Robinson immensely increases the Knicks’ defensive production and more minutes are being given to their best wing defenders OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, and Mikal Bridges. Josh Hart was an incredible +31 last night against the Heat and is the centerpiece of the team that can be elite in a defense-first lineup, as well as the offense-first lineup led by Karl-Anthony Towns. The Heat jumped out to an early lead in last night’s game before Towns went on a personal 15-0 run to open the second quarter. That wiped out the Heat’s lead, and the Knicks never looked back. Towns is playing fewer minutes with the return of Mitchell Robinson. Even when Towns is on the court, there is less pressure on him to defend and rebound. That allows him to completely take over a game offensively, as he did for that stretch last night.
My favorite prop for this game is for Towns to score under 24.5 points against the Spurs. The Knicks have been more balanced in every aspect without Brunson on the floor. The scoring, assists, and rebounds have been more evenly spread out across the box score. The Spurs are in “tank mode” with De’Aaron Fox and Victor Wembanyama both out for the rest of the season. The Spurs are 4-10 in their past 14 games, and the Knicks should win this game comfortably if they put forward a decent effort. This is the first night of a back-to-back, so Thibodeau could look to rest Towns so he can be fresh to play tomorrow night as well. Since the All-Star Game, Towns has scored under 24.5 points in three out of 11 games. Excluding the overtime game against Portland, Towns has only played 30.8 minutes per game since Brunson went down. With fewer minutes and a more balanced approach, Towns should stay under this number again.
