The Knicks are looking to tie up the series against the Pacers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday evening.
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 2.5-point underdogs against the Pacers, with an o/u of 220.5. Here are the latest lines for Karl-Anthony Towns on DraftKings Sportsbook: o/u 22.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 three-pointers.
Karl-Anthony Towns is starting to find a groove in this series against Indiana. Against the Pistons, he was inconsistent, alternating between strong and weak performances. Against the Celtics, he struggled to produce any great offensive performances. So far against Indiana, things are moving in the right direction. Despite the loss, Towns had a great offensive showing in Game 1, going for 35 points. Towns played limited minutes in Game 2, but was efficient from the floor when he was on it. In Game 3, it was a slow start for Towns, but he took over the game in the fourth quarter. Towns became the most aggressive he has been all postseason, hitting shots from beyond the arc and driving to the rim.
The Knicks found a lot of success in the fourth quarter with a lineup featuring Towns as the primary offensive weapon. Jalen Brunson was sitting on the bench, with Deuce McBride running point. It allowed Towns to be surrounded by four great defenders so that he was less of a liability on that end of the court. Then, on the offensive end, Towns could be the main offensive threat. The Knicks will likely utilize those same rotations that worked in Game 3 more often in Game 4. Tom Thibodeau is still trying to find the right balance with his rotations this late into the postseason, but Game 3 might have been the necessary process to unlock what the Knicks will do the rest of the series.
My favorite Karl-Anthony Towns prop for Game 4 is for Towns to have under 1.5 assists. Despite his offensive outburst in Game 3, Towns still only registered one assist. Towns is averaging just 1.1 assists per game this postseason, and that is including an anomaly where he had five assists in Game 1 against the Pistons. Without that game, Towns is averaging less than one assist per game for the playoffs. Since the start of the Boston series, Towns has had more than one assist in only one of nine games. When he is on the floor, he is looking to shoot or create his own shot. One of the Knicks’ biggest flaws is their lack of elite perimeter shooters. So when Towns drives to the hole, he is not looking to kick it, but to get to the rim and try to score. There could be another great offensive game ahead for Towns, but it will come from scoring the basketball, not dishing out assists.
