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Jalen Brunson Player Props & Odds: Expert Picks for Game 2 vs. Pacers

Rob Paul

Last Updated: May 8, 2024 7:00 PM EDT • 3 min 16 sec read.

Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks drives past Aaron Nesmith and Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers during Game 1 of the playoffs. We're looking at Jalen Brunson Player Props ahead of Game 2.
Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks drives past Aaron Nesmith and Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers during Game 1 of the playoffs. Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images via AFP.

The New York Knicks welcome the Indiana Pacers to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday for Game 2, and we're looking at our top Jalen Brunson player props based on the best NBA odds.

The New York Knicks (50-32) roared back to win Game 1 over the Indiana Pacers (47-35) behind another spectacular performance from Jalen Brunson. The Knicks are 5-point favorites across our best sports betting sites entering Game 2 on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York. 

The game is set for 8 p.m. ET (TNT), and it's appointment television with the way Brunson has been playing in the NBA playoffs. He's been an unstoppable force as the guard bolsters his NBA Finals MVP odds and the Knicks' NBA Championship odds.

Along with our Pacers vs. Knicks player props, here are our best Jalen Brunson player props and NBA picks (odds via our best NBA betting sites; Pick confidence is based on a 1-to-5-star scale).

Jalen Brunson Game 2 player props

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Jalen Brunson prop bet predictions for Wednesday

Jalen Brunson Over 36.5 points ⭐⭐⭐⭐

What Brunson is doing right now is truly special. He's not only turned the Knicks into a legitimate contender for what feels like the first time in my lifetime, but the 27-year-old is producing can't-miss TV. Every night there's a chance he's going to drop 40, and Brunson is the type of player you cancel plans to watch. 

It's now comical how high Brunson's point total has been rising, and watching our best sportsbooks increase it after each game has been fun. I've bet the Over on his point total in four straight and it's cashed each time. Brunson has tallied 40-plus in four straight games and is averaging 42 over his last five playoff contests.

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The Pacers' defense is one of the league's worst, and that's why these odds imply a 54.55% probability the Over hits, according to our odds calculator, with a $10 bet paying out $18.33.

Best odds: -120 via bet365

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Jalen Brunson Over 2.5 made 3-pointers ⭐⭐⭐

The way Brunson has been going off for 40-plus points has made it almost more impressive than the actual number in the box score each night. He's not hitting 10 shots from behind the arc, and the dynamo is instead putting his head down and driving to the rim like a running back grinding between the tackles.

However, he's still making a three here and there while on this run. Brunson has gone Over 2.5 made 3-pointers in three of his last five games and is going 2.3-for-7.7 per contest during the playoffs. The Pacers allowed Milwaukee Bucks point guard Damian Lillard to average 5 made 3-pointers per matchup in the opening round.

This prop is as short as -127 at our other best sports betting apps, implying a 55.95% probability it hits. But our odds cash a $9.80 profit on a $10 bet.

Best odds: -102 via DraftKings

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Jalen Brunson Over 12.5 assists + rebounds ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Did you ever have that friend who invested all their time into NBA2K career mode? You'd think they were really good, but it turned out they'd just spent a jaw-dropping amount of money on micro transactions to level their player up. Brunson is the real-life version of that player.

He's putting up video-game numbers all of a sudden in New York after being a solid starter for the Dallas Mavericks. It appears he's used micro transactions (or spent more time practicing?) to up not just his scoring, but his passing and rebounding, too.   

Brunson averaged a combined 10.3 assists and rebounds during the regular season, and that's jumped up to 13.3 in the playoffs. He's topped 12.5 assists and rebounds in five of seven postseason games.

The odds here imply a 52.38% probability this prop hits, with a $10 bet paying out $19.09.

Best odds: -110 via DraftKings

Pacers vs. Knicks Game 2 info & odds

  • When: Wednesday, May 8
  • Tip-off: 8 p.m. ET
  • Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.
  • How to watch: TNT
  • Favorite: Knicks -5 (-110 via FanDuel)

Jalen Brunson player props made Wednesday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

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Rob Paul
A diehard Pittsburgh Steelers fan, Rob's passion for the NFL led him to the NFL Draft, which in turn sparked his love for collegiate sports. Growing up, he was particularly obsessed with the old Big East, MAC, and the Big Ten. That obsession led him to pursue a career in sports media, first as a local reporter, and now as a betting analyst. There's nothing Rob loves more than spending hours on the couch watching college football/basketball, NFL, NBA, or MLB, and hopefully hitting a few bets.