The San Antonio Spurs will look to even their best-of-seven series when they battle the New York Knicks in Game 2 of the 2026 NBA Finals on Friday night. New York earned a 105-95 win in Wednesday’s series opener. The Knicks (53-29), who last won an NBA title in 1973, are 7-1 on the road this postseason. The Spurs (62-20), who won the 2014 NBA crown, are 6-4 on their home court in the 2026 NBA playoffs.

Tipoff from Frost Bank Center in San Antonio is set for 8:30 p.m. ET. The Spurs are a 6.5-point favorite in the latest Knicks vs. Spurs odds from FanDuel Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is 216.5. Before making any Knicks vs. Spurs picks, check out the Knicks vs. Spurs predictions from SportsLine’s Mike Barner. 

Barner is regularly one of SportsLine’s top NBA experts, and he enters this game on a sizzling 141-103 roll on all NBA picks, returning $1,862 for $100 players during that span. Anyone following his NBA betting advice at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.    

Now, Barner has studied Knicks vs. Spurs from every angle and just revealed his coveted NBA picks and betting predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are several NBA odds and NBA betting lines for Spurs vs. Knicks:

Top Knicks vs. Spurs predictions

After studying Knicks vs. Spurs from every angle, Barner is leaning Over 215.5 total points. The Over has hit in seven of the past 10 head-to-head meetings. The Over has also hit in six of the last 10 New York games and in seven of the last 10 San Antonio matchups. The Spurs also had the third-best scoring offense in the NBA during the regular season, averaging 119.8 points per game, while the Knicks were 10th at 116.5.

The Over has hit in five of 11 New York games when the line was between 213 and 216, and 2-2 in three head-to-head meetings in 2025-26. Barner expects lots of points on the scoreboard. See his Knicks vs. Spurs spread pick at SportsLine, and you can bet the Over in Knicks vs. Spurs at FanDuel here:

How to make Knicks vs. Spurs picks

Barner is leaning Over on the total, and he has also found a critical x-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. You can head to SportsLine to see Barner’s NBA picks. 

So who wins Spurs vs. Knicks, and what critical x-factor makes one side of the spread hit hard? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Knicks vs. Spurs spread to back, all from the expert who is on an 141-103 roll on NBA picks, and find out.