On Friday, June 5, the San Antonio Spurs will look to even up the 2025-26 NBA Finals when they host the scorching New York Knicks at the Frost Bank Center. The Knicks have won 12 straight games in these playoffs, and they erased a double-digit deficit in the third quarter of Game 1 to keep that streak alive and steal home-court advantage in this series. Well, how will the Spurs respond to that? Find out in our Knicks vs. Spurs betting preview. Also check out our VSiN NBA Finals Betting Hub for all of our NBA Finals content.

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How To Watch Knicks vs. Spurs Game 2

When: 8:30 pm ET on Friday, June 5

Where: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas

Channel: ABC

Knicks vs. Spurs Game 2 Odds

Odds from DraftKings Sportsbook as of 10:30 pm ET on Thursday, June 4

Moneyline: Spurs -218, Knicks +180

Spread: Spurs -6.5 (-102), Knicks +6.5 (-118)

Total: Over 214.5 (-112), Under 214.5 (-108)

Knicks vs. Spurs Game 2 Picks

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The Zig Zag Theory is something that’s tough to ignore. Whether you’re looking at the NBA or NHL playoffs, there’s a strong history of favorites bouncing back after disappointing postseason losses. In fact, since 2005, NBA teams coming off “upsets” are 288-213-13 against the spread in their next game. Also, over the last 30 years, on the four occasions in which road underdogs have stolen Game 1s in the NBA Finals, the home favorite has bounced back with straight-up and ATS wins all four times. That includes last year. After the Pacers went into Oklahoma City and left with a stunning victory, the Thunder went out and won by 16 in Game 2. We also saw this happen in 2022. After Boston earned a road win over Golden State in Game 1, the Warriors responded with a 19-point victory in Game 2.

There’s just a lot that suggests the Spurs will bounce back with a convincing victory here. However, I have too much respect for this red-hot Knicks team, so there’s no way I’m looking to lay the points. New York isn’t the type of team to rest on its laurels knowing that home-court advantage is already in the bag. The group is going to go out there and compete, looking to head back to Madison Square Garden with a 2-0 lead. So, I’m opting to take San Antonio to win outright, pairing it with De’Aaron Fox to score at least 10 points. That’s available at -135 at BetMGM.

As far as the game goes, there’s just a lot from Game 1 that can change. For starters, the Spurs can shoot a lot better than 11 for 43 from deep. I’m not necessarily high on San Antonio’s shooters, but this is a team that has knocked down shots at a decent clip all year. And throughout the playoffs, the Spurs have been somewhat reliable on wide-open looks — even from players that opponents are alright with shooting.

Victor Wembanyama should also be much better in Game 2. He got significantly outplayed by Karl-Anthony Towns in Game 1, but I don’t see that happening too many times the rest of the way. Wembanyama is going to need to do a little more work around the basket, which is something he’s well aware of — and head coach Mitch Johnson also knows. Look for the Spurs to run more actions to allow Wembanyama to catch the ball closer to the paint, but don’t be surprised if he also takes it upon himself to attack a bit more. I think we’ll see a lot of Wembanyama operating from the elbows, and I feel he can dominate from there.

I also don’t think Johnson is going to be quick to ditch the hot hand in the backcourt moving forward. Dylan Harper was in killer mode in Game 1, scoring 16 points on 6 for 10 shooting. He was the only player that really had the New York defense scrambling, as the team didn’t have any answers for his ability to put his head down and attack the cup — where he seemingly never misses. Well, Johnson ended up sitting the rookie for most of the fourth quarter. I don’t see that happening again. Johnson needs to be more willing to play whoever has it going between Harper, Fox, and Stephon Castle. He can’t make that decision based on who starts. He could also play the three of them together. That’ll just depend on how the trio is shooting on open looks.

I’d also expect the Spurs to be very physical with Jalen Brunson at the point of attack. Brunson was fantastic getting to his spots in Game 1, but he was clearly banged up. The superstar suffered some lower body injuries earlier in the game, and he had to get treatment in the locker room. Well, Brunson might be fine. But San Antonio would be wise to pressure him as early as possible. The Spurs need to make Brunson really put in work in order to score, even if that means making him start a little further away than usual. That’ll add up over the course of a physical seven-game series.

With the player prop aspect of the parlay, it feels pretty reasonable to expect 10 points from Fox. The southpaw was abysmal in Game 1, going 3 for 13 from the floor and 0 for 4 from deep. However, he still finished with seven points in 38 minutes. With some slightly better shooting, he should be way more effective in Game 2. And honestly, the quality of looks Fox was getting was pretty high, so some positive regression should be coming.

I’m also playing Wembanyama to have at least four assists in this game. Wembanyama only had two assists in Game 1, but he did have seven potential assists. The Knicks are doing what they can to make Wembanyama give the ball up, and that will lead to good looks when the big man is making quick reads. Well, in Game 1, his teammates shot like absolute crap. If they can pull it together in Game 2, Wembanyama should hit four assists,

PARLAY: Spurs ML & Fox 10+ Points (-135 – 1.5 units)
Bet: Wembanyama Over 3.5 Assists (+134)

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