2024 NBA bets, lines and stats for Tuesday - ESPN

As the NBA season marches on, Tuesday night offers a basketball extravaganza with five exciting games on the schedule. From a betting perspective, I'm most looking forward to the crosstown rivalry game between the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets. The Knicks have won four of their past five games. Meanwhile, the Nets have lost five of their past six. There are two prop bets that immediately caught my attention from that matchup, so without further ado, let's begin with Tuesday's recommendations.

Jalen Brunson over 28.5 points. Brunson has been phenomenal lately, surpassing this line in seven of his past eight games. Brunson has averaged 20.5 field goal attempts and 30.5 points per game over that span. The Nets give up the third-most points per game to point guards and the fourth-fewest points per game to power forwards. Julius Randle faces a challenging matchup, which bodes well for Brunson as the Knicks' offensive focal point.

OG Anunoby over 5.5 rebounds. Anunoby has had five or more rebounds in five of his past six games and has averaged 36.7 minutes per game since being traded to the Knicks. Isaiah Hartenstein's ankle injury will test New York's depth at center Tuesday night. It's also worth mentioning that Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau mentioned that Anunoby could play some minutes at center against the Nets. Brooklyn gives up the 10th-most rebounds per game to small forwards.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander over 9.5 first-quarter points. The Trail Blazers rank 24th in points allowed per 100 possessions. I am leaning toward Gilgeous-Alexander's first-quarter line since the Thunder are 13.5-point favorites against Portland. He has averaged 10.5 points and 11.9 minutes in the first quarter over the past 15 games. The Trail