The San Antonio Spurs, down 2-0 in the NBA Finals, are going to need a miracle to pull this series back within reach. Stephon Castle has played a massive role for his team this postseason, but he needs to deliver even more if they’re to keep hopes of a trophy alive.
Here are the top Stephon Castle prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for Monday’s Spurs vs. Knicks Game 3 in the NBA Finals.
Best Stephon Castle prop bets
The development of Stephon Castle was integral to the Spurs’ path to the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, as well as their trip to these NBA Finals. The second-year guard averaged 16.7 points on a 47.1% FG%, both of which were upticks from last season’s numbers. Beyond that, he also went from 3.7 rebounds to 5.3 boards a night, plus 4.1 assists to 7.4 dimes. Those were some significant increases for last year’s Rookie of the Year, establishing his spot as one of the league’s more exciting young guards.
Castle’s play in this postseason has also stood out. He’s often worked as the second option behind Victor Wembanyama, contributing 18.8 points, 6.4 assists and 5.1 rebounds per game. He’s shot 47.2% overall and 36.0% from three-point range as well, good for a TS% of 59.5%.
Tonight, DraftKings Sportsbook lists Castle’s prop bet lines at O/U 15.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.5 three pointers. His combined PTS + REB + AST line comes in at 26.5.
In Game 1 of this Finals series, Castle produced a line of 17 points, three assists and eight rebounds with a 43.8% FG%. In Game 2, he went for 14 points, four boards and four assists while shooting just 35.7%. That averages out to 15.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists with a FG% of 40.0%. He’s also shooting 33.3% from deep, making three shots from beyond the arc on limited volume.
The over on 15.5 points certainly looks solid tonight, even against a quality Knicks defense. Castle has been scoring at the highest rate of his career this postseason over the 20-game sample, still putting rim pressure on display as always. Over this span, he’s eclipsed 15.5 points a grand total of 15 times, giving us a very reliable hit rate of 75% on this over. While he typically doesn’t go way over the mark, Castle’s 18.8 PPG are coming on a slight uptick in FGA with 13.3 per game compared to 12.0 in the regular season. He has 14 and 16 attempts in his first two games of this series as well, and with De’Aaron Fox largely struggling lately, Castle should continue to see plenty of work.
