NBA Tips - Friday, May 29 NBA Picks & Multi

The San Antonio Spurs are down on the canvas and it’s an eight count… will Victor Wembanyama and his team find something special or is it OKC Thunder vs New York Knicks for all the glory?

OKC Thunder @ San Antonio Spurs (10:40am)

Best Bet

Alex Caruso

Over 11.5 PA

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$1.80

Alex is back! After just fourteen minutes of playing time in game 4, it was a relief to see OKC go back to the Carushow.

OKC went to Wiggins and Kenrich Williams in game 4 before the blowout allowed both teams to go deep into their roster and rest their starters. Game 5 saw the OKC bench do what they have all season, maintain or increase the lead while the starters get rest.

When not including game 4, Caruso is averaging 25PA and has cleared this line with points alone in each of those games. Without Williams and Mitchell (who I have assumed will miss again), Alex has a 11% increase in points and 6% in assists across the season. Playoffs are a different beast, especially close out games. OKC will look to the experienced Caruso ahead of others and I expect starter type minutes.

Value Bet

Keldon Johnson

10+ Points

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$2.90

The sixth man of the year had lost a little bit of traction with the likes of Carter Bryant and Dylan Harper shining through. With the series over if the Spurs are to lose, I think Coach Johnson goes to his vets to avoid some of the rookie mistakes we saw in Game 5.

Johnson has scored 10+ in each game this series that he has played over 18 minutes. In saying that, he has actually shot below his averages especially from deep and still cleared. A positive +/- in 3 of the 5 games this series, Johnson is strong beyond his size and actually gave the smaller OKC guards issues when he attacked aggressively.

SGM

Caruso Over 11.5PA/ Johnson 1+ Three/ OKC + 3.5 = $5.25

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