If you’re backing Milwaukee at the Garden, Jalen Brunson can still have a big scoring night. He had 28 points in one of New York’s four losses this season, but only four assists. In the Knicks’ latest win, he scored 31 and handed out nine.
That’s where these Bucks parlay picks start. A Milwaukee win means a Knicks loss, so we looked at Brunson’s passing, OG Anunoby’s steals and Karl-Anthony Towns’s scoring in New York’s losses, then compared those records with all their games this season.
Bucks parlay picks to go with a Milwaukee win
All three players appeared in the same four Knicks losses this regular season. The table shows this season only. When you include last season and the playoffs, each line hit less often in New York losses.
| Player & prop | Odds | Knicks losses | All games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson Under 6.5 assists |
−133 | 100.0% 4 of 4 Knicks losses |
66.7% 6 of 9 appearances |
| OG Anunoby Under 1.5 steals |
−169 | 100.0% 4 of 4 Knicks losses |
66.7% 6 of 9 appearances |
| Karl-Anthony Towns 18+ points |
−238 | 100.0% 4 of 4 Knicks losses |
77.8% 7 of 9 appearances |
Jalen Brunson: Under 6.5 assists
Brunson had three or four assists in the first three Knicks losses, then six in the most recent one against Philadelphia. That last game shows how close this line can get even if New York loses. The −133 under lets you focus on how often his passes become baskets while leaving room for him to score on his own.
His nine assists against Cleveland came in 34 minutes, about the same workload he had against Philadelphia. He needed about the same time on the floor to finish with nine as he did to finish with six. If you expect his teammates to turn those passes into baskets, this is a tight line.
OG Anunoby: Under 1.5 steals
Anunoby had either zero or one steal in each of the four losses, despite playing at least 32 minutes each time. The under gives you a way to focus on Milwaukee taking care of the ball without needing a quiet scoring night from Anunoby.
He had three steals in less than 25 minutes against Chicago, so it doesn’t take a long night for him to beat the number. At −169, this is the option for a read that Milwaukee can protect the ball from him. If you expect the Bucks to give him chances in the passing lanes, the four losses are a thin reason to pay that price.
Karl-Anthony Towns: 18+ points
Towns offers a way to leave room for a productive Knicks scorer in a Milwaukee win. He scored 22 in three of the losses and 19 in the other. The 18-point line covers all four, while the cheaper 20-point line would have missed the opener, when he got to 19 in 24 minutes.
DraftKings offered 18 at −238 and 20 at −151. You give up some payout at 18 in exchange for covering nights like the opener. He scored 17 against Chicago and 11 against Brooklyn, both Knicks wins, so even the lower mark can be out of reach.
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Which option fits your Milwaukee read?
If you expect Brunson to get his own points without setting up as many baskets, his assist under fits that read. Towns gives you a way to leave room for a productive Knicks scorer. Think twice about pairing the two: a Towns basket off a Brunson pass helps one leg and makes the other harder to hit.
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