The New York Knicks will look to push their early-season record over the .500 mark when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. New York has a 2-2 record, while the Pistons stopped a four-game losing streak to open the season on Wednesday.
New marquee acquisition Karl-Anthony Towns dropped 44 points on the Miami Heat in a nine-point Knicks’ win on Wednesday. It was an impressive bounce-back performance after New York lost to Cleveland at home in its previous game.
Towns is listed as questionable for Friday night because of a wrist injury, but the Knicks should still have enough to overcome the lowly Pistons. Jalen Brunson can function as an offensive centerpiece again after he played more of a facilitator role at Miami, finishing with nine assists.
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Best Knicks vs. Pistons same game parlay
- Leg 1: Knicks -6.5: -110 at BetMGM
- Leg 2: Under 217.5 Points: -110 at BetMGM
- Leg 3: Tobias Harris Under 13.5 Points: -105 at BetMGM
Parlay Odds: +612 at BetMGM ($100 bet wins $612.00)
SGP Leg 1: Knicks -6.5
Odds: -110 at BetMGM
The Knicks absolutely own the Pistons and might not even need Towns to prevail here. New York has won 15 consecutive matchups between the two teams.
Its is quite possible that Towns will be rested in a matchup where the Knicks don’t have to play him to cover this number. The team may be thinned for one game at center, but still has enough weaponry everywhere else on the court.
Brunson should take over here, and we can also expect Mikal Bridges to step forward with more offensive production, as he has rounded into good form after struggling from the floor in the season opener.
This is not a major defensive assignment for the Knicks, either. Josh Hart will also continue to crash the boards, and if there is one thing Jericho Sims can do while filling in at center at all, it will be to grab some rebounds. He does have a knack for sweeping the offensive boards at times.
SGP Leg 2: Under 217.5 Points
Odds: -110 at BetMGM
The Knicks play at the slowest pace in the NBA. If they don’t have Towns, either, then this becomes an even stronger leg of the parlay. If Towns does play, the Knickerbockers may race to a blowout and won’t need to ring up enough points to push the total past the projected marker.
Detroit has scored more than 109 points just once in its first five games. The Pistons are 1-4 to the Over so far this season. The Pistons are 30th in the NBA in pace, while New York is last, so we aren’t going to see a high amount of running and running in this one.
SGP Leg 3: Tobias Harris Under 13.5 Points
Odds: -105 at BetMGM
New York has what is being advertised as one of the best wing defensive duos in the NBA, featuring Bridges and OG Anunoby. Hart will also physically try to frustrate opponents.
Whoever draws Harris in a defensive matchup is going to limit his offensive output. He doesn’t have much upside anyway, averaging 11.6 points per game. Harris scored 18 in a revenge win over Philadelphia on Wednesday, but before that outing, he had not scored more than 13 points in a game and finished with 10 or less in three outings.
