With the Super Bowl signaling an end to the NFL season, bettors are starting to turn their attention to the NBA. Casual fans and bettors alike are gearing up for the intense hardwood action that will play out over the next five months.
Tonight’s schedule isn’t jampacked, but the four matchups could have significant ramifications on these teams’ postseason positioning. Which players can bettors expect to have strong games on Tuesday? We’ll cover that with our top four NBA player prop bets.
This season has been an up-and-down campaign for the Los Angeles Lakers as the squad has dealt with a bevy of issues. A recent home stand helped Los Angeles right the ship, winning six of their past seven outings.
It also helped solidify Anthony Davis’s dominance this season. The 6-foot-10 superstar has been the team’s leading scorer in each of the past four outings, including a monster 42-point, 23-rebound effort over Charlotte on Monday night.
Bettors should expect him to continue his dominance against the Philadelphia 76ers tonight. The 31-year-old may struggle to earn his player points prop bet, but bettors can feel confident he’ll exceed his 12.5-rebound prop wager on Tuesday.
Houston has a problem – for other defenses, that is. The Rockets are featuring fourth-year shooting guard Jalen Green in their offense, and he’s responding with a career-best 21.2 points per game thus far.
Where he’s made the most improvement is his three-point shooting, making nearly 36 percent of the shots he’s attempting. This month, he’s hitting more than 44 percent of those long-range shots, giving bettors confidence he’ll hit his player prop bet on Tuesday in Atlanta.
It’s hard to imagine a two-time MVP winner having a better season than when he first won the award, but that’s what is happening with Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek Freak is averaging a career-best with 31.5 points, 12.2 rebounds, and 5.9 assists this season.
On Tuesday, Antetokounmpo will be seeking revenge for an earlier loss this month to the Trailblazers. The 30-year-old forward scored 31 points against Portland in that outing, so there’s little reason to believe he’ll regress tonight. Savvy bettors will take the over on this prop wager.
After their hot 10-2 start to the season, the Warriors have cooled significantly. A trifecta of losing streaks of at least three games has Golden State sitting outside the playoffs in the current standings.
Baskets have been at a premium for the Warriors, offsetting their top 10 performance on the defensive end. At 36 years old, future Hall of Fame guard Steph Curry is no longer able to produce 30-point efforts each night, forcing him to become more of a facilitator for this offense.
In January, he’s dished 6.3 assists per game, including 28 total over the past three outings. With the Warriors facing one of the league’s worst teams in the Utah Jazz, bettors should expect Golden State to find their offensive rhythm as Curry finishes the night with at least seven assists and covers this player prop bet.