🏀 Cavaliers vs. Knicks Player Props Today: NBA Playoffs Best Bets & Picks for Game 2
📡 SBR Edge: Back KAT to Record 5+ Assists Again
My Cavaliers vs. Knicks player props for Game 2 today feature Karl-Anthony Towns Over 4.5 assists (-148). He's averaging seven potential assists per game in the playoffs. My second NBA best bet is Jalen Brunson Over 27.5 points (-111), as he targeted James Harden on defense in the fourth quarter and overtime in Game 1, which proved to be a huge matchup edge for the Knicks.
🏀 Best Cavaliers vs. Knicks player props: NBA Playoffs Game 2
See all of our experts' NBA picks based on the latest NBA odds for the playoffs.
| 💰 Pick | 💡 Best odds | ⚖️ Bet size | 🧠 Why I'm making this bet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns Over 4.5 assists | -148 via FanDuel | 1.48u -> 1u | Towns is averaging 7 potential assists per game in playoffs |
| Jalen Brunson Over 27.5 points | -111 via Caesars | 1.11u -> 1u | Brunson targeted Harden on defense in Q4 and OT of Game 1 |
Total wagered: 2.59 units | Max profit: 2 units
💰 Best Cavaliers vs. Knicks prop bet
The Knicks have the third-shortest odds to win the NBA Finals.
Karl-Anthony Towns Over 4.5 assists (-148)
I played this on Tuesday, and it wasn't a huge sweat, as Towns had four assists in the first half. Yes, he finished with just five, but that's more a product of the Knicks playing from behind late. When it was close in the first, New York was running the offense through him.
He's averaging seven potential assists per game in the playoffs and has hit this in eight straight, so there's no reason to fade him just yet. FanDuel has his Over 4.5 assists at -148, but I'd play this up to -175 on the best sports betting sites.
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Jalen Brunson Over 27.5 points (-111)
Brunson was forcing Harden to switch onto him late in Game 1, and New York scored 1.9 points per direct action across those nine isolations in the fourth quarter and overtime, with Brunson making 8 of 11 shots during that stretch.
With such a dramatic mismatch at the Knicks' disposal, I can't imagine they will shy away from this strategy today, which will give Brunson another opportunity to score 33 or more points for the third time in four games. Brunson Over 27.5 is -111 at Caesars, but I'd play this up to -130 on the best sports betting apps.
🚀 Cavaliers vs. Knicks same-game parlay
These bets are not as negatively correlated as bet365 is making them out to be. If the Cavaliers can keep this game close, then Brunson will have more opportunities in clutch time to isolate Harden and score more points. bet365 offers this SGP at +320, while FanDuel offers the same parlay at +227.
💵 Cavaliers vs. Knicks SGP picks
- Jalen Brunson Over 27.5 points
- Cavaliers +6.5
Best odds: +320 via bet365 (0.31u -> 1u)
💵 My betting record for NBA picks
All NBA picks, including SGPs, have been tracked since Feb. 10.
| Bet type | Record | Net profit | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 187-202-4 | -4.39 units ❌ | -1.1% ❌ |
| Player props | 163-137-4 | -5.04 units ❌ | -1.4% ❌ |
| Parlays | 20-60 | +1.55 units ✅ | 6.5% ✅ |
| Spreads | 2-3 | -0.8 units ❌ | -13.1% ❌ |
| Totals | 2-2 | -0.09 units ❌ | -4.1% ❌ |
My betting record in the NBA postseason
Tracked since April 14.
| Bet type | Record | Net profit | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 79-76 | +12.65 units ✅ | 10.4% ✅ |
| Player props | 64-38 | +14.49 units ✅ | 14.2% ✅ |
| Parlays | 12-33 | +0.56 units ✅ | 4.4% ✅ |
| Spreads | 1-3 | -2.3 units ❌ | -52.5% ❌ |
| Totals | 2-2 | -0.09 units ❌ | -4.1% ❌ |
💡 How I'm betting Cavaliers vs. Knicks: NBA Playoffs Game 2 strategy
You don't want to overreact to a small sample, but Game 1 is the best data point we have moving forward for how this series will look.
Towns has been a secondary distributor to Brunson in recent games, and that trend continued in Game 1, so there's no reason to start fading him as a passer.
The decision to start isolating Harden against Brunson worked better than expected late in Game 1, so it's reasonable to assume that the Knicks will go back to that strategy.
🚑 Cavaliers vs. Knicks injuries: Game 2
Injury report last updated at 12:54 p.m. ET.
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📺 How to watch Cavaliers vs. Knicks: East finals - Game 2
- Date: Thursday, May 21
- Tipoff: 8 p.m. ET
- Location: Madison Square Garden (New York)
- TV: ESPN
- Spread: Knicks -6.5
- Moneyline: Cavaliers +200 | Knicks -219
- Total: 216.5
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