The Posts expert betting predictions for Knicks-Spurs NBA Final with props, best bets and more

The Post asked its staff for their favorite NBA Finals props with the Knicks and Spurs kicking off their series Wednesday night at 8:30 p.m.ET in San Antonio.This may sound crazy, maybe even impossible if you only look at the odds, but Mikal Bridges has the best matchup in this series.If you go back and watch the regular-season battles between these two teams, Victor Wembanyama saw plenty of Karl-Anthony Towns and Mitchell Robinson when they matched up.

There was a bit of OG Anunoby sprinkled into that equation, but I suspect that Anunoby primarily lines up against Stephon Castle, which would set Bridges up to guard Dylan Harper and De’Aaron Fox.Those are the lightest matchups on the floor for a player like Bridges.

I like Bridges to lead the series in steals (+350), and if his offense comes along, he could win Finals MVP as Jalen Brunson might have difficulty scoring against Wembanyama’s rim presence.There isn’t enough value in taking Jalen Brunson (+210) rather than the Knicks to win the title (+165).He could struggle to find rhythm against repeated traps and with Victor Wembanyama lurking, which the Spurs used to hold Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to under 41 percent shooting from the field, while daring someone else to beat them. Anunoby, who was the Knicks’ best player in the postseason before suffering a hamstring injury, ranks second on the team in scoring (19.7), third in rebounds (6.9), second in steals (1.6), second in blocks (1.0), and has been more successful than any player in the NBA in guarding Wembanyama, giving him a chance to follow the footsteps of Andre Iguodala, who won the 2015 Finals MVP largely based off his defense against LeBron James.Everything has gone right for the Knicks this postseason — they avoided the Celtics, Pistons and Thunder — and that includes the much more favorable matchup in the Spurs.

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