NBA Finals: Knicks vs Spurs Series Props

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While the San Antonio Spurs are heavy favorites in the NBA championship odds, some particular New York Knicks players are the favorites in the prop categories.

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If pondering a bet on the Knicks to spring the upset in the series, such a prop bet may be the safer route to profit, as my Knicks vs. Spurs series props and NBA picks explain.

Knicks vs. Spurs series props

Player

Pick

Jalen Brunson

Most points in series

+145

Karl-Anthony Towns

Most assists in series

+2000

Victor Wembanyama

Most rebounds in series

-160

De’Aaron Fox

Most steals in series

+500

Karl-Anthony Towns

Most threes made in series

+2800

Most points in series

Pick: Jalen Brunson (+145 at bet365)

As will be the case again amid these props, Victor Wembanyama is the favorite, juiced to -180, followed by Jalen Brunson at +145. The next best odds? Karl-Anthony Towns at +4000.

So let’s focus on only Wembanyama and Brunson.

The latter is the better scorer, but he is also facing the better defense. Sure, the New York Knicks may have the better defensive rating in the postseason, but let’s be honest about who they have played. The San Antonio Spurs’ defensive rating was No. 3 in the regular season and No. 4 following the All-Star Break, about two points better per 100 possessions than the Knicks in both subsets.

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In the postseason, Brunson has averaged 26.9 points per game, a number actually deflated by New York’s success. In the last 10 games, Brunson has needed to play more than 35 minutes only five times.

Wembanyama has averaged 25.7 points (when ignoring Game 2 of the first round, when a concussion sidelined Wemby after only 12 minutes, and Game 4 of the second round, when he was ejected after only 12 minutes), playing at least 35 minutes in seven of 15 games.

Perhaps that workload concern should be a moot one.

When the Knicks are desperate, Brunson shows up. Looking at genuinely competitive games this postseason, the diminutive point guard has averaged 29.4 points in five games.

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Publish date : 2026-06-01 18:26:00

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