The Knicks are in a must-win spot against the Pacers in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. 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 6-point favorites against the Pacers, with an o/u of 224.5. Here are the latest lines for Karl-Anthony Towns on DraftKings Sportsbook: o/u 23.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 three-pointers.
Karl-Anthony Towns had a big night offensively in Game 1. Towns averaged less than 20 points per game in both the Celtics series and the Pistons series. He had by far his best offensive game of the postseason in Game 1 against Indiana, scoring 35 points and hitting four three-pointers. Towns was very efficient from the floor, shot it well from deep and did a great job of getting to the free throw line. He still has his struggles on the defensive end, but the way that he played on offense last night makes him the player the Knicks imagined he would be when they traded for him. Of course, all of that was nullified by the Knicks blowing their late lead in a historically bad fashion. All of a sudden, the pressure is completely on the Knicks to win Game 2, otherwise it will be a massive uphill climb for them to win this series. If they respond well and the series is tied heading to Indiana, they are still in solid shape. It will take another good performance from Towns to ensure that the Knicks get a win.
The Celtics are one of the best defensive teams in basketball, and they had the perfect game plan to stop Towns. He has also really struggled with his shooting so far this postseason. In Game 1, it was clear that the Pacers don’t have the same defensive prowess to slow down Towns or Jalen Brunson. The Knicks will be leaning on their stars to have big offensive performances to win this series. Towns needs to prove that Game 1 wasn’t a one-off and that he can have another good offensive performance in Game 2. My favorite prop for this game is for Karl-Anthony Towns to have under 1.5 assists.
One thing that has been clear throughout this postseason is that Towns is not looking to pass. He has had games where he is basically a non-factor on offense and is not really involved in the scoring or playmaking. He has also had games like Game 1, where he has been able to score efficiently and put points on the board. However, even when he has those good offensive nights, he is not dishing out assists. In the very first game of this postseason, Towns had an anomaly game where he dished out five assists against the Pistons. Since that first game, he has averaged 0.83 assists per game. He has not had more than two assists in a game the entire postseason since that Game 1 against Detroit, and he has only had more than 1.5 assists in two of those 12 games. Towns has gone under this assists number in six of his past seven games, and he should do so again in Game 2.
