Can Miles Bridges keep up his great rebounding numbers against the Orlando Magic? Will Dillon Brooks put up enough three-pointers to make at least two from beyond the arc against the Washington Wizards? How will Jamal Murray perform against the Minnesota Timberwolves and their stingy defense?
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Can Miles Bridges keep up his great rebounding numbers against the Orlando Magic? Will Dillon Brooks put up enough three-pointers to make at least two from beyond the arc against the Washington Wizards? How will Jamal Murray perform against the Minnesota Timberwolves and their stingy defense?
Below are the three best NBA PrizePicks plays for Tuesday, March 19.
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Bridges is averaging 8.6 rebounds per game in March. He's pulled down at least 10 rebounds in four of his nine contests this month, and he's topped 7.5 rebounds six times. However, his worst rebounding performance of the month came against the Magic, when he managed to pull down just three boards.
Bridges faced the Magic earlier in the season and pulled down 10 rebounds, so he could have a decent game tonight. Still, the Magic allow the fewest rebounds per game in the NBA, so Bridges' recent performance is more likely to be repeated tonight. Additionally, for as good as Bridges has been in March, he's averaging just 7.6 rebounds per game this season. Even in this great month, he still has three games below this number.
The Wizards allow the most points in the league. However, they're not too bad when defending the three-point line. They primarily get beat up in the paint, which makes it tough to choose a three-pointer prop against them. Yet, with Alperen Sengun out tonight, the Rockets' interior offense doesn't have much going for it.
With that in mind, we'll take Brooks to hit at least two three-pointers in this game. He's knocked down at least that many in three of his last four games. The only time he failed to hit two was against the Wizards on Thursday. While that is a bit concerning, he still attempted three shots from deep in that game, and he's been shooting well. Expect Jalen Green to shoot less after his 37-point performance against the Wizards. When he does, Brooks will pick up some of the slack.
Murray is averaging 6.6 assists per game this season. In March, he's averaging 8.4 per game, and he only has one performance with fewer than seven assists. Tonight, however, he's going to come back down to Earth against a very good Timberwolves defense.
The Timberwolves allow the second-fewest assists per game, with opponents averaging only 24.4 per contest. In one game against the Timberwolves this season, Murray recorded six assists. He has been red hot dishing out assists, but tonight is the perfect time for him to revert to his season average.
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