There are six NBA games tonight, but only the matchup between the Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder features two teams above .500. Without any obvious plays in that game, we look at the other matchups around the league. Will Tobias Harris finally figure out the Chicago Bulls' defense? Will Paolo Banchero continue to pull down a significant amount of rebounds? And will Devin Vassell have a huge game against a bad three-point shooting defense?
Here are the three best NBA PrizePicks plays for Tuesday, Jan. 2.
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There are six NBA games tonight, but only the matchup between the Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder features two teams above .500. Without any obvious plays in that game, we look at the other matchups around the league. Will Tobias Harris finally figure out the Chicago Bulls' defense? Will Paolo Banchero continue to pull down a significant amount of rebounds? And will Devin Vassell have a huge game against a bad three-point shooting defense?
Here are the three best NBA PrizePicks plays for Tuesday, Jan. 2.
Our PrizePicks Cheat Sheet helps bettors by comparing lines from PrizePicks vs. our daily NBA projections >>
Tuesday’s Best NBA PrizePicks Player Predictions
This Season: 23-30
Tobias Harris Under 1.5 three-pointers made
This is a very fishy line. Harris just went 0-for-3 from beyond the arc in Saturday's loss to the Bulls. Tonight, he will face that same team, but his PrizePicks total is set at 1.5.
Harris is averaging just 1.2 made three-pointers per game this season. He's made more than one in three of his past five games, but he made more than one in just four of his 14 games in December. The Bulls have a solid three-point defense. Harris doesn't generally shoot more than three in a game, and we don't expect him to go over that number tonight either.
Paolo Banchero Under 7.5 rebounds
This number is as high as it is because Banchero has pulled at least nine rebounds in three consecutive games. During that span, he has 28 boards, raising his season average to seven per game.
However, Banchero has not had more than seven rebounds in four consecutive games at any point this season. He's also had numerous performances with just three or four rebounds. He averaged 7.9 boards in December after averaging just 6.6 per game in November and 5.3 in October. The Golden State Warriors aren't a bad rebounding team, but even if they were, we'd still take Banchero to go under tonight.
Devin Vassell Over 2.5 three-pointers made
Vassell is averaging 2.6 three-pointers made per game, which should be improved on tonight against the Memphis Grizzlies' defense. The Grizzlies have the third-worst perimeter defense in the NBA, allowing opponents to knock down 38.8% of their shots from beyond the arc this season.
Vassell has made just two three-pointers in two of his last three games. However, he attempted an average of 7.6 three-pointers per game during December, and he should put up a large number against the Grizzlies again tonight. He's not the most consistent shooter, but against a bad three-point defense, he should do enough to hit this over.
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