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Game 1: Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks – 8:00 pm ET

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If you haven’t seen my thoughts for this series, check out my Knicks-Sixers preview. I have two series plays for it, so I might not have as much night-by-night action when looking at sides/totals. Instead, I’ll be focusing a little more on player props. However, I will note that this is a rough spot for Philadelphia. The 76ers haven’t had much time to sit on a Game 7 win over the Celtics in the opening round. The Knicks should be the healthier and better-prepared team because of that.

Still, the only play I have in tonight’s game is Tyrese Maxey to go Over his points, rebounds, and assists total of 35.5. This number just continues to sit a little lower than it should. Maxey averaged 41.7 PRA in the final three games of the opening round, which is when the Sixers really felt like they were whole. Well, that Boston team is probably better suited to guard Maxey than New York is. The Celtics have Derrick White defending at the point of attack, and there’s nothing like that on this Knicks roster. Maxey also happened to average 38.3 PRA in 35.7 minutes per game against New York during the regular season. That’s interesting on its own, as the minutes will be up in this series.

I also think there’s a chance Maxey has one of his largest usage rates of the series in Game 1. With the Sixers having played two nights ago, rolling the ball out to the young guy seems like a strategy that could be in play here.

Bet: Maxey Over 35.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists (-110)

Game 1: Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio Spurs – 9:30 pm ET

In the second game, I don’t even really have any leans. Like the first series, I do have two pre-series plays. I also mentioned adding a third on the Monday episode of Hardwood Handicappers. However, until there’s more certainty with Anthony Edwards, playing sides/totals will be tough. On paper, Minnesota has no business hanging with San Antonio without Edwards, but I felt the same way about that depleted group facing Denver in Game 6.

The play I actually am making here is for Julius Randle to finish with at least seven rebounds. Randle averaged 8.0 rebounds per game against the Spurs during the regular season, and he had double-digit rebound chances in two of the three games he faced them. Randle also averaged 7.3 rebounds per game against the Nuggets last round.

This is also a play in which you can get much better prices at some of the shops here — with -107 being a prediction market price — than you can get at the sharpest books around. That said, I’m grabbing the discount. I’m also playing some alternates.

Bet: Randle Over 6.5 Rebounds (-107 – 1.5 units) & Alt Rebounds 8+ (+163 – 0.5 units) & Alt Rebounds 10+ (+456 – 0.25 units)

Additional Plays

Timberwolves +13.5 (-115) vs. Spurs: Seconds after I published this story, it was reported that Edwards was a “significant participant” in Minnesota’s morning shootaround. It also sounds like Edwards is pushing very hard to play behind the scenes. With that in mind, I grabbed the Wolves to cover as 13.5-point underdogs. I also have Minnesota to win the series at +700 (risking only 0.25 units).

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