The Knicks are taking on the Cavaliers in an Eastern Conference heavyweight bout. Here are the best player props to consider for Jalen Brunson on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Best Jalen Brunson Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
The Knicks are 8.5-point underdogs against the Cavaliers, with an o/u of 242 on DraftKings Sportsbook. Here are the latest lines for Brunson on DraftKings Sportsbook: o/u 27.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 2.5 three-pointers.
The Knicks and Cavaliers are facing off in one of the most highly anticipated games of the NBA regular season. The Cavaliers sit atop the Eastern Conference and the Knicks are currently third. Both teams came out of the All-Star break strong, winning their respective games on Thursday night. Now on the second night of a back-to-back, both teams will look to assert their dominance in the conference. These teams have only played once this season, and it came in the first week of the regular season. It was the Knicks’ third game of the season and the Cavaliers’ fourth. Cleveland won that game 110-104 at Madison Square Garden. It was a pretty defensive game, which is surprising because these have ended up being two of the best offensive teams in basketball. The Cavaliers rank 1st in the NBA in offensive rating, with the Knicks ranking 3rd.
Jalen Brunson had a very quiet game the first time these teams faced off. He had just 21 points and 7 assists in a game that was pretty quiet offensively for all the Knicks. In his defense, the Knicks had quite a slow start to the season. They lost five of their first nine games of the season, and it took until December for the team to really start to click. So, this Knicks team is on a completely different level than the one that played the Cavaliers the first time. Meanwhile, the Cavaliers have been a buzz saw all season, boasting the best record in the NBA. The Knicks really need a good showing in this game. Despite their great season so far, they have struggled against the top teams in the league. The Knicks are a combined 0-5 against the Celtics, Thunder, and Cavaliers, the three teams with the best odds to win the NBA Finals at DraftKings Sportsbook. The Knicks have the fourth-best odds behind those three teams, but so far this season, they have shown that they are a level below those teams.
For the Knicks to win this game, Jalen Brunson will need to be at his best. Brunson is top ten in the NBA in points per game and assists per game, so he can attack defenses in a lot of different ways. That being said, Brunson has a tendency to be the Knicks’ primary scorer in their biggest games. Looking at recent games against top teams, Brunson scored 36 points against the Celtics, 42 points against the Rockets, 30 points against the Nuggets, 44 points against the Bucks, and the list goes on. In the biggest games, Brunson wants the ball in his hands, for better or for worse. Evan Mobley is one of the best interior defenders in the NBA and should make life hard on Karl-Anthony Towns. That will leave it to Brunson to try to create shots for himself in order for the Knicks to score. That should ultimately lead to Brunson going under his prop of 7.5 assists. Brunson has gone under this number in nine of his past 14 games (64.2%) and he should stay under it again in this massive game.
