Jalen Brunson has led the New York Knicks to one of the franchise’s most successful seasons of the last decade. With a win over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Friday night, the Knicks will have punched their ticket to the conference finals for the first time since the 1999-2000 season. The Knicks jumped out to a 3-1 series lead, but dropped Game 5 127-102 despite Boston missing Jayson Tatum (Achilles)
Tipoff at Madison Square Garden in New York is at 8 p.m. ET. New York is favored by 2.5 points in the latest Celtics vs. Knicks odds, and the over/under is 211.5 points. Brunson is priced at +450 (risk $100 to win $450) to score the first point of the game. Before locking in any Jalen Brunson prop bets or Knicks vs. Celtics bets, you’ll want to see what the SportsLine’s proven computer simulation model has to say.
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Here are the model’s NBA best bets for Jalen Brunson in Knicks vs. Celtics on Friday:
- Under 29.5 points (-110)
- Over 3.5 rebounds (+124)
- Under 2.5 3-pointers made (+114)
- Parlay odds: +480
Under 29.5 points (-115)
Brunson is averaging 29.4 points per game during the postseason, and 26.8 points per game during this series. The former Villanova standout erupted for 39 points in Game 4, but was limited to 22 points in New York’s Game 5 loss. The SportsLine model is projecting Brunson to finish with 26.2 points in Game 6.
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Over 3.5 rebounds (+124)
Brunson has proven to be scrappy throughout his NBA career, and has a knack for coming up with loose balls. He has gone over this number in rebounds in three of five games and is averaging 3.4 rebounds per game during this series. The SportsLine model is projecting Brunson to finish with 3.8 rebounds in Game 6.
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Under 2.5 3-pointers made (+105)
Brunson has made 15 3-pointers in five games in this series thus far. He has, however, been held under this number in two games. In Game 6 on Friday, the SportsLine Projection Model has him finishing with 2.0 3-pointers made.
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