The Knicks face the 76ers in New York on Tuesday 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 15-point favorites against the 76ers, with a total of 222 on DraftKings Sportsbook. Here are the latest prop bet lines for Karl-Anthony Towns: o/u 24.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 three-pointers.
Karl-Anthony Towns and the Knicks are starting to find a groove for the first time since losing Jalen Brunson to an ankle injury. Brunson went down with an injury on March 6th that is likely to keep him out for the remainder of the regular season. The Knicks struggled in their first few games without Brunson, going 3-4 in their first seven games without their star point guard. However, they are 4-1 in their last five games and are starting to find a rhythm on both ends of the court. In those four wins, they allowed just 104 points per game, really getting it done on the defensive end of the floor. The Knicks are now 3.5 games clear of the Pacers for the 3-seed in the Eastern Conference with just eight games left to play. That puts them in a great position to hold on to that seed and avoid the dangerous Pistons in the first round of the playoffs.
Despite their great position, the Knicks do need to keep pushing for the next few games to cement that 3-seed. They are in a fantastic position to pick up a win in tonight’s game, as they are 15-point favorites over the 76ers. The 76ers’ season has been a disaster from day one, but they are playing a skeleton roster at this point in the season. For tonight’s game, Philadelphia will be without Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, Jared McCain, Andre Drummond, Kelly Oubre Jr., and Eric Gordon. There is a chance that Kyle Lowry plays tonight for the first time in two months, which would be a small silver lining for Philadelphia. The Knicks are nowhere near as banged up as the 76ers, but they will be without Jalen Brunson, Deuce McBride, and Cam Payne, leaving their backcourt very thin.
Without Brunson, McBride, and Payne, the Knicks have Delon Wright in their starting lineup and are giving significant minutes to Tyler Kolek and Landry Shamet. These players have given the Knicks solid minutes in recent weeks, but their offensive production is nowhere near what Brunson or McBride would put forward. That puts more pressure on the offense to be run through Karl-Anthony Towns. Against the 76ers, Towns will have a massive advantage in the paint over Guerschon Yabusele and Ricky Council IV. If the Knicks get it to Towns in the paint, other players will need to crash down to help defend Towns. That will allow Towns to kick it out to open shooters and pick up assists. Towns is averaging 2.9 assists per game this month, and against a poor opponent, Towns should be able to go over his prop number of 2.5 assists.
