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Karl-Anthony Towns Points Prop is currently Over/Under 25.5 (-120/-108).
The money has been on the Over as it opened 23.5 @ -115 before it was bet up to 25.5 @ -120.
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FACTORS THAT FAVOR THE OVER:
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Karl-Anthony Towns has sunk 11.6 shots made from the field per game over the last 5 games on the road, 2.3 higher than he's made overall this season on the road.Karl-Anthony Towns has averaged 34.6 minutes per game this year, putting him among the most-used players in the league: 94th percentile.The Knicks are expected to see a spike in plays in this contest from facing the 5th-quickest pace-of-play offense in the league over the last 10 games (the Pacers).Offensive rebounds maintain possession and create additional opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Knicks rank 4th-best in in the NBA with 12.7 offensive boards per game over the last 25 games.Among all players in the league, Karl-Anthony Towns rates in the 95th percentile for free throws converted, averaging a colossal 4.7 per game this year.
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FACTORS THAT FAVOR THE UNDER:
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Among all players in the league, Karl-Anthony Towns slots into the 98th percentile for personal fouls, totaling a massive 3.3 fouls per game when playing away from home this year.The matchup vs. Thomas Bryant is a hard one for shots from downtown; when Bryant is at home and matched up against fellow starting Cs this year, they have successfully made a lowly 18.5% of their 3-point shots (13th percentile).The New York Knicks have played at the 2nd-slowest pace-of-play in the NBA as the visting team this year.As a team, the New York Knicks have been poor at drawing fouls as the visting team: 10th-worst in the league this year, averaging a lowly 20.5 free throw attempts per game.Karl-Anthony Towns will not enjoy the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing while traveling generally lowers player performance across the board.
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