Degenerate Gambler Preview of Hawks vs. Knicks - Game 6
Caw cawwwww, I'm a degenerate gambler and one thing I've learned is that book makers have a weirdly accurate pulse on the game. They aren't right all of the time, but they're right enough to where they've built multi-billion dollar organizations on it. They're also influenced by the general public, but it can give you the thoughts from people who are putting their money where their mouth is. With that logic I'm curious to how the books view this game. I did a bit of a dive and my findings are below.
First, the Knicks are expected to win by about 7 in a low scoring (213 points) game.
Brunson is expected to be the scoring leader at 26.5 points with CJ and Johnson tied at 20.5. However CJ is expected to go over and Johnson is expected to go under.
The fantasy score is a pretty good judge of "all around game" which includes blocks, steals, and turnovers. KAT has the highest line at 43.5 with both Jalen's right behind him at 41.5.
The overall narrative from Vegas is they expect the Knicks to win and for Brunson and KAT to have good games. Jalen Johnson is expected to play well, but the rest of the team has low lines and are anticipated to have low scoring numbers.
Posted Apr 28, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC