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It’s a clash between two Eastern Conference rivals as the Toronto Raptors head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Knicks, and it’s live at 7.30pm on NBA TV!
Our same game parlay is available below, but don’t forget to also check our other predictions on the side and total for Monday’s slate!
Fred VanVleet over 18.5 points (-122)
Julius Randle over 9.5 rebounds (-120)
OG Anunoby over 2.5 made threes (+120)
Kemba Walker over 2.5 made threes (-125)
Parlay odds: +1209
Fred VanVleet over 18.5 points (-122)
I like VanVleet in this one purely because his matchup is with Kemba Walker, who isn’t really a lock-down defender. I think he will have issues all night long staying in front of VanVleet on defense. Although he is shooting just 41.7% so far this season, VanVleet is second on the team in 3-pointers made at 2.4 per game. He is second only to OG Anunoby when it comes to shot attempts, so the opportunities will be there for him. In two games played against the Knicks last season he had 25 and 27 points, I’m confident he can get to at least 20 tonight.
Read our full game predictions for New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors here!
Julius Randle over 9.5 rebounds (-120)
Randle has improved a lot as a rebounder this season — just on the defensive end he’s averaging 9 per game. Combine that with his offensive numbers he’s at 11.2 per game which is a decent increase from his 10.2 last season. He’s already had two games of 16 rebounds this season and has finished in double figures in 4 out of the 6 games played so far. In 2 of 3 games last season against the Raptors he finished with 10 rebounds, Toronto hasn’t really done anything significant this offseason to upgrade their rebounding, so it should be a productive night on the boards for Randle again.
OG Anunoby over 2.5 made threes (+120)
He’s third on his team in 3-point percentage and first in makes at 2.9 per game on 8 attempts. Both the makes and attempts are a career high for him, as well as his points which are up from 15.9 to 18 per game. In the absence of Pascal Siakam he has taken over the role as the primary scoring option for this team, he shoots the most and scores the most for them, both of which are a good sign if you want to back this bet. If he gets to his standard 8 attempts per game on threes, I have no doubt he will make three of them. After all, last time he played the Knicks he went absolutely crazy draining 6 of 11 from downtown.
Kemba Walker over 2.5 made threes (-125)
Kemba has been lights out for the Knicks so far, especially from downtown. He is shooting an insane 57.9% and is making 3.7 of them per game on just a tad over 6 attempts per. In the 6 games played so far he has gone over 2.5 threes in all but one game and that was in the loss against Orlando where he made 2 of them. Interestingly enough he has attempted only 9 free throws through 6 games, which is not a lot. That tells me he is settling for the 3-pointer and so far it has worked. Until he cools off a bit I think backing Kemba is the way to go here.
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