🏀 Knicks vs. Spurs Player Props Today: NBA Finals Game 2 Picks & Best Bets (June 5)
📡 SBR Edge: Josh Shows Heart Crashing the Glass
My Knicks vs. Spurs player props for Game 2 of the NBA Finals today feature Josh Hart Over 8.5 rebounds (-130). Since Hart is the best rebounder at his height in the playoffs, Knicks coach Mike Brown is putting him in the dunker spot to grab more boards. My second-best NBA bet is Julian Champagnie Over 2.5 three-pointers made (-110), as the Knicks will likely limit corner 3s today (like they did in the second half of Game 1), and Champagnie is the Spurs' most productive shooter from above the break.
🏀 Best Knicks vs. Spurs player props today: NBA Finals Game 2 picks
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| 💰 Pick | ⚖️ Units | 🧠 Why I bet this |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart Over 8.5 rebounds (-130 via FanDuel) | 1.95u → 1.5u | Brown has Hart in the dunker spot to grab more rebounds. |
| Julian Champagnie Over 2.5 three-pointers made (-110 via DraftKings) | 1.65u → 1.5u | NY limited corner 3s in the 2H of Game 1, and Champagnie is SA's most productive shooter from above the break. |
Total wagered: 3.6 units | Max profit: 3 units
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Josh Hart Over 8.5 rebounds (-130)
Hart went Over on his rebounds in Game 1, and I was thinking that maybe he was just in the right place at the right time (15 times, to be exact).
However, I was listening to The Bill Simmons Podcast the next morning, and Doc Rivers explained that Brown is purposely putting Hart in the dunker spot to grab more rebounds - a strategy he used with Rajon Rondo when he was the Celtics' coach. With Brown likely putting Hart in the dunker spot again, since he's the best rebounder under 6-7 in the playoffs, expect at least nine boards today.
💵 SBR Edge: Line-Shopping to Increase EV
The best line on Hart Over 8.5 rebounds is -125 at theScore Bet, but I'll use the -130 at FanDuel for my personal tracking since most people don't have access to a theScore Bet account.
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Julian Champagnie Over 2.5 three-pointers made (-110)
One of the impactful adjustments the Knicks made in the second half of Game 1 was limiting corner 3s by having weak-side defenders keep only one foot in the paint.
What this did was force Champagnie to exclusively shoot from above the break (i.e., not from the corners). And while he went 0-for-4 from 3-point range in the second half, he leads the Spurs with 1.7 makes and 4.6 attempts per game from that zone during the playoffs, hitting at a 36.8% clip. The Knicks will likely limit corner 3s again today, and Champagnie is the Spurs' most productive shooter from above the break.
The best line on Champagnie Over 2.5 three-pointers made is -101 at Pinnacle, but this bet has enough value that I'll use the -110 at DraftKings for tracking since more readers have access to a DK account.
🚀 Knicks vs. Spurs same-game parlay
Parlaying these two bets at FanDuel pays +214.
💵 Knicks vs. Spurs SGP picks
- Josh Hart Over 8.5 rebounds
- Julian Champagnie Over 2.5 three-pointers made
Best odds: +214 via FanDuel
💵 My betting record for NBA picks
All NBA picks have been tracked since Feb. 10.
| Bet type | Record | Net profit | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 197-218-4 | -9.48 units ❌ | -2.3% ❌ |
| Player props | 170-146-4 | -11.55 units ❌ | -3.1% ❌ |
| Parlays | 22-66 | +1.99 units ✅ | 7.7% ✅ |
| Spreads | 3-3 | +0.7 units ✅ | 9.1% ✅ |
| Totals | 2-3 | -0.62 units ❌ | -22.7% ❌ |
🚑 Knicks vs. Spurs injuries
Injury report last updated at 12:45 p.m. ET.
Knicks
- Mitchell Robinson (hand) - probable
Spurs
- None
📺 How to watch Knicks vs. Spurs
- Date: Friday, June 5
- Tipoff: 8:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Frost Bank Center (San Antonio)
- TV: ABC
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