NBA Tips - Wednesday, May 20 NBA Picks & Multi

The Western Conference Finals began with a double OT game for the ages, giving the Eastern Conference an almost impossible act to follow. It’s Knicks v Cavs from Madison Square Garden.

Cleveland Cavaliers @ New York Knicks (10:10am)

Best Bet

Karl Anthony Towns

Over 4.5 Assists

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$1.80

Karl Anthony has made it back to a conference final, albeit now in the eastern side of the draw.

We saw Coach Brown start to utilise Towns as a play maker on offence halfway through the Atlanta series and that continued throughout the Philadelphia series. He is going at 6.6APG for this playoff run and I expect the run to continue here against Cleveland.

The Cavs won’t want to space out on Towns after already presumably having their hands full with Jalen Brunson. Brunson should torch this Cavs side, with no direct ideal match up. I expect them to get try the ball out of Brunson’s hands at all costs and Towns to benefit.

Value Bet

Dean Wade

Over 8.5 PRA

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$2.02

Utilised far less throughout the Detroit series, hence why we are getting this number for a PRA. He’s not flashy, he’s not well known, but he will play.

He will definitely get a chance to guard Brunson, as I expect the Cavs to run through a few options if option A doesn’t work. He has the length to defend Brunson, the question will be on his agility.

Wade is averaging 9.3PRA for the playoffs but has cleared this line in ten of his fourteen playoff games this season. Purely a numbers game, I expect him to play close to 25 minutes and contribute across the board.

SGM

Towns 4+ Assists/ Wade 1+ Three/ Brunson 25+ Points= $3.10

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