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Pistons vs. Knicks Game 1 Parlay Picks & Predictions: Tonight's Best NBA Playoffs SGP Odds
Pictured: Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham drives to the basket against the New York Knicks. Photo by David Reginek via Imagn Images.

The No. 6 seed Detroit Pistons (44-38) visit the No. 3 seed New York Knicks (51-31) today to open their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.  Our Pistons vs. Knicks parlay picks for Game 1 see Detroit as a sneaky pick to ambush the hosts.

Despite the Knicks being 7-point betting favorites, we predict the Pistons to cover the spread on the road. That's a key component for our same-game parlay, based on our best NBA SGP odds. Without a strong read on the total of 220.5 points, we’ve identified a player prop from each side to compile within a three-leg SGP.

Tipoff from Madison Square Garden in New York is at 6 p.m. ET (ESPN).

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🔥 Pistons +7 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Pistons come into the first game of this series as road underdogs, but Detroit hasn’t had much trouble hanging with New York recently. The Pistons won their last three matchups with the Knicks, including twice at Madison Square Garden.

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Detroit is 23-16-2 ATS on the road this season. The Pistons are getting as many as 7 points on the spread from several of our best sports betting sites. While I see a sprinkle on the moneyline (+240) as a worthy endeavor, we’ll stick with the spread for this parlay.

🔢 Pistons vs. Knicks spread odds

🔥 Cade Cunningham Over 42.5 points + rebounds + assists ⭐⭐⭐⭐

In our player props preview for this game, we highlighted Cunningham’s point total as a prop to target, considering his recent hot stretch, scoring 35-plus points in three games straight entering the playoffs. His PRAs prop at 42.5 is attainable, too, as Cunningham has consistently filled the box score beyond only the points category.

Cunningham averages 15.2 rebounds + assists on the season and has totaled 42 or more PRA in three of his four games against New York this season.

🔢 Cade Cunningham player prop bet odds

🔥 Josh Hart Over 1.5 steals ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Hart has been a menace in passing lanes recently, racking up two or more steals in six of his past eight games. The matchup with Detroit could be fruitful for this particular skill, as the Pistons allow 8.9 steals per game, which ranks as the seventh-most in the NBA.

On the season, Hart averages exactly at this line of 1.5 steals per game, so with the strong plus-money odds on Over from a variety of our best sports betting apps, we like this prop to juice up the parlay.

🔢 Josh Hart player prop bet odds

📺 Game info & where to watch Pistons vs. Knicks live tonight

📅 Date: April 19
🕗 Time: 6 p.m. ET
📍 Location: Madison Square Garden (New York)
📺 TV: ESPN
💻 Streaming: ESPN+

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