NBA Finals Game 5 betting tips & preview | Friday, June 13

The 2025/26 NBA Finals head back to San Antonio for Game 5, with the New York Knicks one win away from the championship after a stunning Game 4 comeback at Madison Square Garden.

The Knicks looked gone when they fell 29 points behind, but they somehow clawed all the way back to beat the Spurs 107-106 in the final seconds. OG Anunoby delivered the biggest moment of the night with the winning tip-in, while Jalen Brunson again carried himself like a Finals MVP favourite as New York moved into a commanding 3-1 series lead.

San Antonio now return home needing three straight wins to keep their title hopes alive. The Spurs have been in winning positions throughout this series, but they have not been able to close, and Game 4 was the most brutal example yet. Here are our top NBA Finals Game 5 betting tips, with odds from the best NBA bookmakers.

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San Antonio Spurs vs New York Knicks

Game 5: Saturday, June 13 – 8:30pm ET – Frost Bank Center, San Antonio
The Spurs have to find a way to clear their heads after one of the worst collapses in NBA Finals history. They had Game 4 in their hands, they were raining threes in the first half, and they still left New York facing elimination.

That kind of loss can go one of two ways. San Antonio can come home angry and throw everything at the Knicks, or the weight of the missed opportunity can sit on a young group that has already failed to finish multiple games in this series. Either way, the player prop market looks more appealing than the main line.

Anunoby is the obvious starting point after his monster Game 4. He finished with 33 points, hit seven threes, made the winning play and has suddenly become much more than a defensive wing in this series. The Knicks are feeding off his confidence, and if San Antonio keep loading up on Brunson, Anunoby should again get enough touches and clean looks to push a big scoring number.

Josh Hart is another Knicks player who can make a major impact without needing to score heavily. He will crash the glass, push the ball after rebounds and act as a release valve when Brunson gets blitzed. If the Spurs send extra bodies at New York’s stars, Hart has a clear path to pile up assists by keeping the ball moving to Anunoby, Towns and the Knicks’ shooters.

For San Antonio, Devin Vassell’s three-point line is the big swing. The Spurs need someone outside Wembanyama and De’Aaron Fox to catch fire, and Vassell has the role and green light to keep shooting. If San Antonio are going to extend the series, it likely comes with a big perimeter night from one of their secondary scorers.

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