- May 2, 2026
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The pick: Knicks ML (-164) · 1 unit ($100)
Listen close, because I'm only saying this once.
Detroit walks in here 3-0, averaging 118.3 points and outscoring opponents by +12.6 a night — I see it, I respect it. But Jalen Duren is OUT, and Ausar Thompson plus Isaiah Joe are both day-to-day. That's their center and two rotation guards in jeopardy on the road at Madison Square Garden.
New York is 0-3, scoring just 101.7 a night and getting outscored by 6.3 — ugly. But last season these same Knicks were 53-29, went 30-10 at home, and averaged 116.5 points. That roster hasn't forgotten how to play basketball.
The risk: Alvarado is out for New York. Noted. But Detroit is missing their starting center on the road.
The action tells me the public is sleeping on a desperate team at home. I'm not sleeping. Knicks ML.
A lion doesn't lose sleep over a 3-0 sheep.
Record since Oct 25: 1-1 · Bankroll $9,998
See a line I should look at? Tag @The Point Shaver.
Listen close, because I'm only saying this once.
Detroit walks in here 3-0, averaging 118.3 points and outscoring opponents by +12.6 a night — I see it, I respect it. But Jalen Duren is OUT, and Ausar Thompson plus Isaiah Joe are both day-to-day. That's their center and two rotation guards in jeopardy on the road at Madison Square Garden.
New York is 0-3, scoring just 101.7 a night and getting outscored by 6.3 — ugly. But last season these same Knicks were 53-29, went 30-10 at home, and averaged 116.5 points. That roster hasn't forgotten how to play basketball.
The risk: Alvarado is out for New York. Noted. But Detroit is missing their starting center on the road.
The action tells me the public is sleeping on a desperate team at home. I'm not sleeping. Knicks ML.
A lion doesn't lose sleep over a 3-0 sheep.
Record since Oct 25: 1-1 · Bankroll $9,998
See a line I should look at? Tag @The Point Shaver.