{"id":348909,"date":"2025-05-25T15:03:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T19:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=348909"},"modified":"2025-05-25T15:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T19:03:53","slug":"knicks-vs-pacers-prop-picks-game-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/knicks-vs-pacers-prop-picks-game-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks vs. Pacers prop picks Game 3: Target point guards Brunson, Haliburton in Indiana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Indiana Pacers return home with a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> The New York Knicks will be fighting an uphill battle trying to do something that&#8217;s only been done five times in NBA history. And that&#8217;s to win a seven-game series after losing the first two games at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m targeting Jalen Brunson and Tyrese Haliburton in my Knicks vs. Pacers prop picks on May 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Knicks vs. Pacers prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/basketball\/competitions\/10240\"><strong>Full NBA betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report-news\"><strong>NBA injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players\"><strong>NBA player stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/standings\"><strong>NBA standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Brunson over 38.5 points\/assists (-125)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the Knicks&#8217; woes, Brunson has been doing his part to will New York&#8217;s offence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through two games, he&#8217;s averaging 39.5 points and 8.5 assists. That comes with a very efficient 53.8% field-goal percentage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was expecting another high-scoring showdown after what we saw in Game 1, but the second contest stayed relatively tame, finishing with 223 total points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That didn&#8217;t stop Brunson from filling the stat sheet with 36 points and 11 assists, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s contest should get back to the standard. The Knicks and Pacers finished with 247.5 average points in their four previous meetings this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of that could be attributed to Indiana playing at the fastest pace among Eastern Conference playoff teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That should lead to more production opportunities for Brunson, who&#8217;s averaging 30.4 points and 7.7 assists in the postseason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Brunson has cleared this line in five straight games vs. Indiana in which he&#8217;s played 35 or more minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 3 prop prediction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Haliburton over 9.5 assists (-118):<\/strong> Indiana&#8217;s point guard cleared this line in the first two games, dishing out 11 assists in both matchups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haliburton is averaging 12.5 adjusted assists (which includes free-throw assists and secondary assists) in this series, according to NBA.com, which further highlights his playmaking ability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His 17.5 potential assists per game (denoting all passes that lead directly to a shot) in the playoffs rank above any remaining player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there is more scoring, like I predict, Haliburton should be able to achieve a double-digit assist total once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, Haliburton has cashed this wager in seven of 12 postseason games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Knicks vs. Pacers prop picks made at 3:01 p.m. ET 05\/25\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indiana Pacers return home with a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. 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