On a night that saw the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics advance to the second round, the Detroit Pistons were able to prevent the New York Knicks from doing the same on Tuesday. That sends the series back to the Motor City tonight, which means we’ve got our best Knicks vs. Pistons predictions for Game 6.

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Knicks vs. Pistons Predictions For Tonight NBA Playoffs Game 6, 5/1

Heading into Knicks vs. Pistons Game 6 tonight, all the chatter hasn’t been about Detroit’s Tobias Harris fueling the team early in Game 5 or Cade Cunningham’s near triple-double after taking over down the stretch. Instead, it’s been all about New York head coach Tom Thibodeau’s decision-making.

After stars Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart had to leave the game with a couple of minutes left due to getting banged up, Thibodeau didn’t use the teams final timeout to get them back on the court, meaning that they didn’t return until 27 seconds left in the game. That’s been discussed ad nauseum, but regardless, the Pistons closed out on a 6-2 run in a three-point win.

The series has a quick turnaround despite heading to Detroit, and with them seemingly having all the momentum, the best bet from our Knicks vs. Pistons predictions may surprise you!

 

 

New York Knicks: Home Not-So-Sweet Home

As remarkable and even world-renowned the famous Madison Square Garden is, it hasn’t been perfect for the New York Knicks. Well, in a very specific situation, that is. Tuesday’s Game 5 loss made it the fifth straight loss at home when trying to close out a playoff series.

It also hasn’t been great to Jalen Brunson and company against the Pistons specifically. Since they also lost Game 2 at MSG as well, Detroit has now gone an incredible 4-1 against the Knicks at MSG this season. Perhaps they’d even prefer an opportunity to force a Game 7 on the road rather than being back at home tonight.

 

 

Detroit Pistons: Bottling Up Brunson

Speaking of Jalen Brunson, this was the first game in which the Pistons were able to bottle him up. There’s no doubt that the Knicks superstar is banged up, but even still Detroit finally found a way to slow him down to the tune of just 4-for-16 shooting and 16 points overall.

Seven of those points were free throws, and more importantly was the fact that he was a non-factor in the fourth quarter. Brunson had scored double-digit points in the final frame in each of the four games prior, but scored just three in Game 5. Of course, the aforementioned Thibodeau decision-making played a role in that as well.

 

 

Knicks vs. Pistons Odds, Spreads, Total & Betting Lines

After seeing New York favored on the road earlier in this series, Detroit winning Game 5 has turned the tables based on the latest Knicks vs. Pistons odds at DraftKings Sportsbook:

 

 

Knicks vs. Pistons Best Bet: Jalen Brunson Over 27.5 Points (-105 at DraftKings Sportsbook)

Despite Detroit bottling up Brunson in Game 5, and the fact that the superstar is banged up, we’re still focused on him going over his points total for the best bet from our Knicks vs. Pistons predictions.

Firstly, the fact that he even has a line listed means that he is expected to be ready to go for Game 6, and being less than 100% hasn’t hindered him to this point. Truthfully, that’s putting things lightly.

Jalen Brunson has absolutely thrived since returning from his previous injury heading into the postseason, and he will soon already make New York Knicks history despite hardly being a part of the franchise for three full years. That’s thanks to him starting this series with four straight 30+ point games.

That makes it 15 playoff games with at least 30 points with the Knicks alone, which trails the great Patrick Ewing by just three! As if that wasn’t impressive enough, Ewing did so in 135 games - Jalen Brunson has played in just 29 playoff games with New York! That discrepancy is nothing short of staggering.

Speaking of being compared to greats, Jalen Brunson starting this postseason run with four straight games of 30+ points made him the first player to do so since, you guessed it - Michael Jordan. For Dallas Mavericks fans still mad about the Luka Doncic trade, let’s not ignore how bad it was giving up Brunson for nothing.

That aside, we’re locking in the best bet from our Knicks vs. Pistons picks on Jalen Brunson over 27.5 points (-110 at DraftKings Sportsbook).

 

 

Knicks vs. Pistons Injury Report & Starting Lineups

It felt like only a matter of time given Tom Thibodeau running his players into the ground that we’d see injury concerns beyond Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart. However, while the most recent Knicks vs. Pistons injury news is swirling around Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart, they are still expected on the court for Game 6.

Therefore, here are the expected Knicks vs. Pistons lineups for tonight…

NY Knicks:

DET Pistons:

 

 

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