WagerTalk, the largest picks<\/a> site online, offers NBA FREE PICKS<\/a> every day, as well as cheap premium paid NBA picks<\/a> from expert professional handicappers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Moussa Diabate is coming off back-to-back massive efforts (28 & 25 PR) against two horrible defensive teams in Sacramento Kings and Memphis Grizzlies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Now Diabate has to deal with a New York Knicks defense that ranks #3 in rebounds allowed and points allowed in the paint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Diabate takes nearly all of his shots in the paint while often relying on putbacks but those will be few and far between with Karl-Anthony Towns & Mitchell Robinson patrolling the paint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Knicks allow the 4th fewest PRs to opposing centers (33.5\/game) and Diabate has fallen short of this line in 8\/13 games when playing less than 34 minutes against teams that rank above average in those categories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n These teams rank 23rd & 24th in pace of play and that’s reflected in the low total of 222.5 so points will be hard to come by. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is the ultimate sell high for Diabate as he’s fallen short of this line in four straight games against New York including 10 & 8 PR efforts during the 2025-26 campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jalen Brunson has covered this line in 5 of his last 7 games including a 32-point effort across 39 minutes of playing in his last game against the New Orleans Pelicans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Brunson has also had success in head-to-head games against the Charlotte Hornets with 26+ points in 4 of his last 5 games including 26- and 33-point efforts during the 2025-26 campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This should be a playoff type environment between two contenders, and the spread is set at -1.5. When the Knicks are involved in a close battle, Brunson generally steps up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Brunson has scored 25+ points in 22\/29 Knicks games that have been decided single digits while averaging close to 30 points per game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Knicks point guard has also been better on the road where he’s covered this line in 62% of his games including three 28-point efforts in his last four games. We should avoid a blowout and that means Brunson should see ample time to beat this number.\u00a0NBA Props Picks for Thursday: Moussa Diabate Charlotte Hornets UNDER 16.5 Points + Rebounds (-102)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
NBA Props Picks for Thursday: Jalen Brunson New York Knicks OVER 25.5 Points (-110)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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