NBA Finals · Game 5

Sat Jun 13 · 8:30 PM ET

New YorkKnicks

53-29 · 15-3 playoffs#3 EAST

@At San Antonio

San AntonioSpurs

62-20 · 13-9 playoffs#2 WEST

NYK leads 3-1Best of 7Frost Bank Center, San Antonio

NBA FINALS · GAME 5 · AI-GENERATED

The 53-29 New York Knicks meet the 62-20 San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio. The market makes SAS the favorite. What the line assumes and what the matchup shows is yours to weigh.

SPREAD

NYK +5.5

TOTAL

216.5

MONEYLINE

NYK +164 · SAS -196

Research context for this game

AI-generated

3 factors in playmarket is the swing variable

Rest vs rhythmNYK 3d off · SAS 3d off

Both teams enter on comparable rest.

Schedule

The market's readSAS favored by 5.5

What the books price in: SAS favored by 5.5; moneyline NYK +164 · SAS -196.

Market

Defensive edgeSAS 3rd DRtg

SAS carries the better regular-season defense (3rd in defensive rating).

Matchup

Head-to-head

NYK

SAS

Regular season

53-29

62-20

Playoff record

this postseason

15-3

13-9

Net rating

regular season

6.45th

8.43rd

Offensive rating

regular season

118.74th

118.73rd

Defensive rating

regular season · lower is better

112.37th

110.43rd

Pace

regular season · style, not better

97.725th

100.712th

Last 10

all games

9-1

4-6

Records and seeds are from the live feed; rating, pace, and rank figures are regular-season marks. Bars show relative strength per category: San Antonio leads the regular-season ratings and defense, New York the playoff form, and San Antonio plays at a quicker pace.

Recent form

NYKNew York Knicks

15-3 this postseason · last 6 shown

+13

121-108CLE

+37

130-93CLE

+10

105-95SAS

105-104SAS

-4

111-115SAS

107-106SAS

NYK has won 5 of its last 6 (+9.7 average margin).

SASSan Antonio Spurs

13-9 this postseason · last 6 shown

+27

118-91OKC

111-103OKC

-10

95-105NYK

-1

104-105NYK

115-111NYK

-1

106-107NYK

SAS has won 3 of its last 6 (+4.5 average margin).

Injury report & analysis

AI-generated

Low impactOUT is the biggest swing

David Jones GarciaOUTSAS · Ankle

SAS's David Jones Garcia is out (Ankle). Lower-impact role.

SAS

No injuries reportedNYK · Full availability

Key matchups

AI-generated

Jalen Brunsonvsthe SAS defense

LEAD GUARD

Jalen Brunson leads NYK at 25.9 points per game; SAS ranks 3rd in defensive rating is the test on the other end.

Victor Wembanyamavsthe NYK defense

FRONTCOURT

Victor Wembanyama leads SAS at 24.4 points per game; NYK ranks 7th in defensive rating is the test on the other end.

The glass

REBOUNDING

Karl-Anthony Towns (11.4 rpg) and Victor Wembanyama (11.1 rpg) anchor the rebounding battle that decides extra possessions.

Lineup & availability

NYKProjected starters

Jalen BrunsonPG

Mikal BridgesSG

OG AnunobySF

Josh HartPF

Karl-Anthony TownsC

Projected from the team's most recent starting lineup.

SASProjected starters

De'Aaron FoxPG

Stephon CastleSG

Julian ChampagnieSF

Devin VassellPF

Victor WembanyamaC

Projected from the team's most recent starting lineup.

Season series

Regular-season series between NYK and SAS.

Dec 31SAS 134, NYK 132@ SASL

Mar 1NYK 114, SAS 89vs SASW

Series schedule

NBA Finals · Best of 7San Antonio Spurs holds home court: Games 1, 2, 5, 7.

G1Wed Jun 38:30 PM ET@SASNYK 105, SAS 95

G2Fri Jun 58:30 PM ET@SASNYK 105, SAS 104

G3Mon Jun 88:30 PM ET@NYKSAS 115, NYK 111

G4Wed Jun 108:30 PM ET@NYKNYK 107, SAS 106

G5Sat Jun 138:30 PM ET@SASNext

G6Tue Jun 168:30 PM ET@NYK

G7Fri Jun 198:30 PM ET@SAS

Home / away splits · this postseasonHomeAway

NYKNew York Knicks7-29 home8-19 away

SASSan Antonio Spurs6-511 home7-411 away

Postseason splits use small samples — weigh them accordingly.

Game odds

Every book's line for this game, side by side. We show the line, not a side. The best price per row is highlighted in electric blue.

NBA Finals · Game 5Sat Jun 13 · 8:30 PM ET

NYKNew York Knicks

SASSan Antonio Spurs

Frost Bank Center

Spread

Open Line

NYK+5.5-106

SAS-5.5-114

Consensus

NYK+5.5-113

SAS-5.5-64

DraftKings

NYK+5.5-112

SAS-5.5-108

FanDuel

NYK+5.5-115

SAS-5.5-105

BetMGM

NYK+5.5-115

SAS-5.5-105

Caesars

NYK+5.0-115

SAS-5.0-105

BetRivers

NYK+5.0-109

SAS-5.0-114

Fanatics

NYK+5.0-110

SAS-5.0-110

bet365

NYK+5.5-115

SAS-5.5-105

Hard Rock Bet

NYK+4.5-105

SAS-4.5-115

Kalshi

NYK+5.5-108

SAS-5.5+104

Odds are current market figures shown for research, not predictions or recommendations. Nuvela does not advise which side to take. 21+ · Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Take this research further

NBA Finals · Game 5

Sat Jun 13 · 8:30 PM ET

New YorkKnicks

53-29 · 15-3 playoffs#3 EAST

@At San Antonio

San AntonioSpurs

62-20 · 13-9 playoffs#2 WEST

NYK leads 3-1Best of 7Frost Bank Center, San Antonio

NBA FINALS · GAME 5 · AI-GENERATED

The 53-29 New York Knicks meet the 62-20 San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio. The market makes SAS the favorite. What the line assumes and what the matchup shows is yours to weigh.

SPREAD

NYK +5.5

TOTAL

216.5

MONEYLINE

NYK +164 · SAS -196

Research context for this game

AI-generated

3 factors in playmarket is the swing variable

Rest vs rhythmNYK 3d off · SAS 3d off

Both teams enter on comparable rest.

Schedule

The market's readSAS favored by 5.5

What the books price in: SAS favored by 5.5; moneyline NYK +164 · SAS -196.

Market

Defensive edgeSAS 3rd DRtg

SAS carries the better regular-season defense (3rd in defensive rating).

Matchup

Head-to-head

NYK

SAS

Regular season

53-29

62-20

Playoff record

this postseason

15-3

13-9

Net rating

regular season

6.45th

8.43rd

Offensive rating

regular season

118.74th

118.73rd

Defensive rating

regular season · lower is better

112.37th

110.43rd

Pace

regular season · style, not better

97.725th

100.712th

Last 10

all games

9-1

4-6

Recent form

NYKNew York Knicks

15-3 this postseason · last 6 shown

+13

121-108CLE

+37

130-93CLE

+10

105-95SAS

105-104SAS

-4

111-115SAS

107-106SAS

NYK has won 5 of its last 6 (+9.7 average margin).

SASSan Antonio Spurs

13-9 this postseason · last 6 shown

+27

118-91OKC

111-103OKC

-10

95-105NYK

-1

104-105NYK

115-111NYK

-1

106-107NYK

SAS has won 3 of its last 6 (+4.5 average margin).

Injury report & analysis

AI-generated

Low impactOUT is the biggest swing

David Jones GarciaOUTSAS · Ankle

SAS's David Jones Garcia is out (Ankle). Lower-impact role.

SAS

No injuries reportedNYK · Full availability

Key matchups

AI-generated

Jalen Brunsonvsthe SAS defense

LEAD GUARD

Jalen Brunson leads NYK at 25.9 points per game; SAS ranks 3rd in defensive rating is the test on the other end.

Victor Wembanyamavsthe NYK defense

FRONTCOURT

Victor Wembanyama leads SAS at 24.4 points per game; NYK ranks 7th in defensive rating is the test on the other end.

The glass

REBOUNDING

Karl-Anthony Towns (11.4 rpg) and Victor Wembanyama (11.1 rpg) anchor the rebounding battle that decides extra possessions.

Lineup & availability

NYKProjected starters

Jalen BrunsonPG

Mikal BridgesSG

OG AnunobySF

Josh HartPF

Karl-Anthony TownsC

Projected from the team's most recent starting lineup.

SASProjected starters

De'Aaron FoxPG

Stephon CastleSG

Julian ChampagnieSF

Devin VassellPF

Victor WembanyamaC

Projected from the team's most recent starting lineup.

Season series

Regular-season series between NYK and SAS.

Dec 31SAS 134, NYK 132@ SASL

Mar 1NYK 114, SAS 89vs SASW

Series schedule

NBA Finals · Best of 7San Antonio Spurs holds home court: Games 1, 2, 5, 7.

G1Wed Jun 38:30 PM ET@SASNYK 105, SAS 95

G2Fri Jun 58:30 PM ET@SASNYK 105, SAS 104

G3Mon Jun 88:30 PM ET@NYKSAS 115, NYK 111

G4Wed Jun 108:30 PM ET@NYKNYK 107, SAS 106

G5Sat Jun 138:30 PM ET@SASNext

G6Tue Jun 168:30 PM ET@NYK

G7Fri Jun 198:30 PM ET@SAS

Home / away splits · this postseasonHomeAway

NYKNew York Knicks7-29 home8-19 away

SASSan Antonio Spurs6-511 home7-411 away

Postseason splits use small samples — weigh them accordingly.

Game odds

Every book's line for this game, side by side. We show the line, not a side. The best price per row is highlighted in electric blue.

NBA Finals · Game 5Sat Jun 13 · 8:30 PM ET

NYKNew York Knicks

SASSan Antonio Spurs

Frost Bank Center

Spread

Open Line

NYK+5.5-106

SAS-5.5-114

Consensus

NYK+5.5-113

SAS-5.5-64

DraftKings

NYK+5.5-112

SAS-5.5-108

FanDuel

NYK+5.5-115

SAS-5.5-105

BetMGM

NYK+5.5-115

SAS-5.5-105

Caesars

NYK+5.0-115

SAS-5.0-105

BetRivers

NYK+5.0-109

SAS-5.0-114

Fanatics

NYK+5.0-110

SAS-5.0-110

bet365

NYK+5.5-115

SAS-5.5-105

Hard Rock Bet

NYK+4.5-105

SAS-4.5-115

Kalshi

NYK+5.5-108

SAS-5.5+104

Odds are current market figures shown for research, not predictions or recommendations. Nuvela does not advise which side to take. 21+ · Call 1-800-GAMBLER.