The Knicks are taking on the Raptors in Toronto on Tuesday night. Here are the best player props to consider for Jalen Brunson on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Best Jalen Brunson Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
The Knicks are 4.5-point favorites against the Raptors, with an o/u of 230.5 on DraftKings Sportsbook. Here are the latest lines for Jalen Brunson on DraftKings Sportsbook: o/u 26.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 2.5 three-pointers.
Jalen Brunson is coming off one of his best performances of the season on Monday night against the Rockets. He led the Knicks back from a fourth-quarter deficit to pick up a huge win over Houston. Brunson finished the game with 42 points, 10 assists and six rebounds. That makes it six wins in their past seven games for the Knicks, who are still third in the Eastern Conference, keeping pace with the Celtics. The Knicks have played eight straight games in New York City and now have to travel out of the country to take on the Raptors. Toronto are 12th in the Eastern Conference at the moment, but it is playing by far its best basketball of the season. Just like the Knicks, the Raptors have also won six of their past seven games. Toronto has found a real flow, especially on the defensive side of the ball, and should make it tough on the Knicks.
The Knicks and Raptors have faced each other three times already this season. The Knicks won all three of those games, and all came in a similar fashion. For the Knicks, Karl-Anthony Towns was their leading scorer all three times. Jakob Poeltl gives the Raptors good size inside but he is not athletic enough to keep up with Towns on the perimeter and to take him away by himself. Scottie Barnes is pretty undersized at the four, so the Raptors have struggled to defend Towns in the first three matchups. That has made Jalen Brunson more of a distributor in those games. He can get into the lane, draw defenders and find open teammates like Towns for easy buckets.
My favorite prop for this game is for Jalen Brunson to have under 26.5 points. After his offensive explosion against Houston, Brunson should be more of a passer in this game. These are Brunson’s total points scored in the three games against Toronto this season: 13, 12 and 20, respectively. Brunson is averaging 13 field goal attempts per game in those three games, tied for his fewest attempts per game against any team this season. The way these teams matchup, the Raptors try to take away Brunson’s scoring ability and Brunson hasn’t fought that in their past three matchups. With the Knicks winning all of those games, there is no reason for Brunson to force it now.
