Best NBA Player Props Today
Orlando’s Wendell Carter Jr.: To Score 15+ Points (+215) at Bovada
Orlando Magic vs. Atlanta Hawks, 7 p.m. ET
When the Atlanta Hawks are playing, you should look to back opposing players who primarily rely on scoring at the basket. The Hawks notoriously lack rim protection. Consequently, they are one of the worst teams at defending the basket. Within five feet of the basket, they allow the seventh-most field goals per game.
My favorite Magic player to back is starting center Wendell Carter Jr., who achieves most of his offensive production near the basket. For our point total bet to hit, we need him to reach 15 points, which is a point total that he has reached in each of his last two games. In his team’s most recent games, he is playing more minutes, which equates to more field goal attempts and more points. Given his form, his most recent minute totals, and his matchup edge, expect him to be a strong scoring option for the Magic tonight.
Phoenix’s Devin Booker: To Make 3+ Threes (+130) at Bovada
Phoenix Suns vs. Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. ET
When you consider three-point shooting options on Phoenix, you naturally consider Grayson Allen, who is known as a high-volume three-point shooter. But Allen has seen a stark reduction of his field goal and three-point attempts in each of his last three games. Instead of Allen, Devin Booker has been attempting more threes. He’s attempting 2.3 more three-pointers per game this month than in February. More three-point attempts means more made threes. He’s made at least four threes in four of his seven games in March. Tonight, we only need him to make three threes.
Two of the three teams against which he failed to make four threes were teams that rank in the top-eleven at limiting opposing three-point attempts. His team’s opponent tonight, Boston, utterly lacks that devotion to perimeter defense. The Celtics rank 26th at limiting opposing three-point attempts. They also rank 26th at limiting opposing made threes. Opposing teams find it easy to thrive from behind the arc against them. These matchup details, along with considerations of shooting volume, make Booker an ideal invesmtent tonight.
Dallas’ Cooper Flagg: To Score 25+ Points (+160) at Bovada
Dallas Mavericks vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 8 p.m. ET
The Pelicans are one of the worst teams at defending the area next to the basket. They allow the sixth-most field goals within five feet of the basket. Therefore, one should look to invest in opposing players who do most of their offensive work near the basket.
My favorite Dallas player to invest in is Cooper Flagg. Flagg wants to thrive at the basket and is built to do so against the Pelicans. His form suggests that he will maximize his matchup advantage. He has scored 27 and 25 points in his last two games, respectively. These two performances are impressive because he did not shoot all that well from deep and had to navigate a much tougher Cavaliers interior defense. Expect his strong scoring form to continue with a higher point total against the Hawks.
Orlando’s Wendell Carter Jr.: To Score 15+ Points (+215) at Bovada
Orlando Magic vs. Atlanta Hawks, 7 p.m. ET
When the Atlanta Hawks are playing, you should look to back opposing players who primarily rely on scoring at the basket. The Hawks notoriously lack rim protection. Consequently, they are one of the worst teams at defending the basket. Within five feet of the basket, they allow the seventh-most field goals per game.
My favorite Magic player to back is starting center Wendell Carter Jr., who achieves most of his offensive production near the basket. For our point total bet to hit, we need him to reach 15 points, which is a point total that he has reached in each of his last two games. In his team’s most recent games, he is playing more minutes, which equates to more field goal attempts and more points. Given his form, his most recent minute totals, and his matchup edge, expect him to be a strong scoring option for the Magic tonight.
Phoenix’s Devin Booker: To Make 3+ Threes (+130) at Bovada
Phoenix Suns vs. Boston Celtics, 7:30 p.m. ET
When you consider three-point shooting options on Phoenix, you naturally consider Grayson Allen, who is known as a high-volume three-point shooter. But Allen has seen a stark reduction of his field goal and three-point attempts in each of his last three games. Instead of Allen, Devin Booker has been attempting more threes. He’s attempting 2.3 more three-pointers per game this month than in February. More three-point attempts means more made threes. He’s made at least four threes in four of his seven games in March. Tonight, we only need him to make three threes.
Two of the three teams against which he failed to make four threes were teams that rank in the top-eleven at limiting opposing three-point attempts. His team’s opponent tonight, Boston, utterly lacks that devotion to perimeter defense. The Celtics rank 26th at limiting opposing three-point attempts. They also rank 26th at limiting opposing made threes. Opposing teams find it easy to thrive from behind the arc against them. These matchup details, along with considerations of shooting volume, make Booker an ideal invesmtent tonight.
Dallas’ Cooper Flagg: To Score 25+ Points (+160) at Bovada
Dallas Mavericks vs. New Orleans Pelicans, 8 p.m. ET
The Pelicans are one of the worst teams at defending the area next to the basket. They allow the sixth-most field goals within five feet of the basket. Therefore, one should look to invest in opposing players who do most of their offensive work near the basket.
My favorite Dallas player to invest in is Cooper Flagg. Flagg wants to thrive at the basket and is built to do so against the Pelicans. His form suggests that he will maximize his matchup advantage. He has scored 27 and 25 points in his last two games, respectively. These two performances are impressive because he did not shoot all that well from deep and had to navigate a much tougher Cavaliers interior defense. Expect his strong scoring form to continue with a higher point total against the Hawks.