Jayson Tatum Points Prop is currently Over/Under 25.5 (-120/-110).
Key Factors
Favors Over
Jayson Tatum has posted 25.2 points per game over the last 5 games, 3.6 higher than he's posted overall this year.
The Boston Celtics have been the 6th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league when playing on the road this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and may therefore create new opportunities for scoring and assists).
Favors Under
This year when they are the visiting team, the other team's starting PFs have averaged 18.6% on three-pointers (weakest in the league) against the New York Knicks, identifying this as a hard matchup.
The least up-tempo pace team in the league this year has been the Boston Celtics.
The New York Knicks have played at the most sluggish pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 15 games, which should decrease plays for the Boston Celtics.
As a team, the Boston Celtics have been lousy at getting to the charity stripe: worst in the league this year, totaling a lowly 18.8 foul shot attempts per game.
This year when they are the visiting team, opposing starting PFs have attempted 2.6 free throws per game (5th-fewest in the league) against the New York Knicks, making it tough to draw fouls.