NBA Playoffs Player Prop Bets, Odds & Picks: Tuesday (4/29)
There are four NBA playoff games tonight, as the Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks, and Boston Celtics all have a chance to advance to the second round. How will Cade Cunningham and Franz Wagner perform as their respective teams look to avoid elimination? And will Norman Powell continue his high production, as the Los Angeles Clippers attempt to take a 3-2 lead over the Denver Nuggets?
Here are the three best NBA player props for Tuesday, April 29.
Tuesday’s Best NBA Playoffs Player Prop Bets
This Season: 59-73 (-10.30 units) | Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook
Franz Wagner Over 2.5 Three-Pointers Made (+160)
Wagner has made just seven three-pointers in this series so far, and he's only made more than two threes in one game. However, he's put up so many shots from beyond the arc in his last four games that it's worth taking a shot on him at this price to actually start finding the bottom of the net.
During the regular season, Wagner shot just 29.5% from beyond the arc, as he averaged 1.7 made three-pointers per game. While that percentage isn't very good, Wagner has been worse in every game in the postseason, so he has room to improve in Game 5. Wagner has shot 28.6% or worse from three-point range in every game, but he's attempted at least six three-pointers in all four contests.
Wagner faced the Celtics just once during the regular season, and he went 2-of-4 from deep. So while he's only made at least three threes in one of his five games against Boston, there's still reason to take this Over because of the sheer volume of shots he's taking.
Cade Cunningham Over 9.5 Assists (+100)
Cunningham is averaging 9.0 assists per game in this series, but the only reason his average is that low is because of one three-assist game from earlier in the series. In the other three games, Cunningham has assisted on at least 10 made baskets, including his series-high is 12.
During the regular season, Cunningham only topped 10 assists against the Knicks once, but in that game, he managed 15. Despite the lackluster regular season numbers, there's another reason to like Cunningham tonight. In his four regular season games, Cunningham never played more than 35 minutes against the Knicks. In this series, he hasn't played fewer than 39. With the Pistons' season on the line, expect another 40 or more minutes from Cunningham tonight, as he continues to find his teammates with ease.
Norman Powell Over 19.5 Points (+140)
After scoring just 25 points combined in his first two games of this series, Powell has scored at least 20 in each of his last two games. In Game 4, he went 7-of-13 from the floor, including 4-of-8 from deep. He's now made at least 50% of his field goals in back-to-back games, and he's 7-of-16 from deep in those two games.
Because the Nuggets have been so bad at defending the three-point line all season, I don't expect Powell to return to his form from earlier in this series. He averaged 3.0 three-pointers per game during the regular season, and he shot 41.8% from deep. He also shot 48.4% from the field. In the first two games of this series, he shot 41.7% or worse from the field. For this price, take a chance on him to score 20 or more again.
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