Knicks vs Spurs Props & NBA Finals Game 5 Best Bets

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Can the San Antonio Spurs come back from the biggest collapse in NBA postseason history? Probably not, but the New York Knicks still need to go win a fourth game to win the NBA Finals.

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My Knicks vs. Spurs props and these NBA picks expect San Antonio to at least put up a fight at home in Game 5 on Saturday, June 13.

Best Knicks vs Spurs props for Game 5

Player

Pick

Victor Wembanyama

Over 27.5 points

-120

Karl-Anthony Towns

Over 11.5 rebounds

+110

Dylan Harper

Over 3.5 assists

+125

Game 5 Prop #1: Victor Wembanyama Over 27.5 points

Victor Wembanyama played all 12 minutes of Wednesday’s fourth quarter, yet he scored only five points, going 2-of-9 from the field and not taking a 3-pointer. Consider that to be the latest evidence of the San Antonio Spurs’ superstar’s exhaustion.

This is his first playoff run. He has never played into late April before, let alone mid-June. And the intensity of these games adds up. Fatigue is understandable even if also becoming a liability.

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But with an added day off, Wembanyama should be ready to charge forward in Game 5, and he has always preferred shooting at home. Some consideration could be put into betting the Over on his 3-pointers prop, set at 1.5 but juiced to -200.

An extra day off before Game 3 helped Wembanyama to an 11-of-21 showing for 32 points, despite shooting only four 3-pointers. Expect a 3-of-7 or 3-of-8 showing from long range as Wembanyama again reaches 30 points in Game 5.

Game 5 Prop #2: Karl-Anthony Towns Over 11.5 rebounds

The Spurs could not have started Game 4 in a better way than notching two fouls on Karl-Anthony Towns within the first minute of the game. Failing to find a win when granted that break is nearly as damning as blowing a 29-point lead was.

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Once Towns was back on the court in full, he returned to his effectiveness. He finished with 10 rebounds despite playing less than 26 minutes. He snagged seven boards once free of his shackles in the second half.

He is effectively the New York Knicks’ only quality big man in this series;…

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Publish date : 2026-06-12 10:00:00

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