Knicks vs, Pistons Game Preview: Odds and Player Focus

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00:00Little Caesars Arena tonight, downtown Detroit, where the New York Knicks right now are a favorite

00:05at the FanDuel Sportsbook at minus one and a half and a total that sits at 214. Do the Pistons

00:11take control this series or do the Knicks just have too much talent here and maybe what we saw

00:16in New York was a facade? I think the Pistons can cover one of the halves. Either they come out

00:23strong and if they come out strong, I'm not sure if they're going to be able to hold on to it,

00:26but I do see that fight for them. I know this sounds all over the place, but here's what it

00:29comes down to. The Pistons have outplayed the Knicks in what? Five of the eight quarters? Six

00:34of the eight quarters? So depending on if that young team can continuously put together these

00:40consecutive quarters, that's what will put them in this game. If the Knicks pull out ahead early,

00:44which is what I'm initially anticipating, I'm not sure the Pistons will have enough to come back

00:47into it. So we round this all together and where does this lead me? It leads me to Carlton E. Towns

00:52coming out early for the Knicks after having a disaster of a second half in that game too.

00:57Not a single shot attempt in the final 18 minutes for one of the best scoring big men. Not just a

01:02guy that can get down low and score. One of the best shooting big men who can step out and hit the

01:06three. So a bet that I rarely make a player in the first quarter, his points brought over four and a

01:12half points for Carlton E. Towns in the first quarter sitting at plus 102. Again, this can be done

01:17in literally two field goal attempts. He can step out and hit the three. He gets down low, two field goal

01:22attempts close to the basket and end one could put him over four and a half, whether it's Brunson,

01:26whether it's Tom Thibodeau, they have to make an adjustment in the offense to give Carl

01:31Anthony Towns the ball early and often, and not just early and often, consistent throughout

01:35the game.

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