More than half of the NBA teams are playing Wednesday, and the nine-game card features some intriguing matchups. Below, we’ll highlight Wednesday’s top NBA player prop predictions.
The headliner is definitely the likely return of Kevin Durant when the Brooklyn Nets host Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans.
We also get an Atlantic Division rivalry between teams seventh and eighth in the Eastern Conference when the New York Knicks visit the Boston Celtics.
Finally, the first and second seeds in the West play with the Utah Jazz traveling to play the Phoenix Suns.
Wednesday’s NBA player prop bet predictions
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:50 p.m. ET.
New York Knicks PG Elfrid Payton UNDER 9.5 points (-115)
Knicks PG Elfrid Payton missed five games from March 13-21, and in the eight games since he has returned to the lineup, Payton is averaging 8.9 points per game on 42.6% shooting and 21.4% from behind the arc.
Also, Payton has only scored double digits in two of the past eight contests. Payton only scored eight and nine points in the two games has played against the Celtics since joining the Knicks last season.
Furthermore, Payton averages fewer minutes per game than backup guards Alec Burks and Derrick Rose and the same amount of time as rookie SG Immanuel Quickley.
He isn’t a “crunch time” player for New York either—Payton is ninth on the team in clutch time minutes per game—so if this game is close, which BetMGM projects it to be, we might not see Payton.
BET E. PAYTON UNDER 9.5 POINTS (-115) for 1 unit.
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Atlanta Hawks PG Trae Young OVER 4.5 turnovers (+115)
The Memphis Grizzlies vs. Atlanta Hawks Wednesday pits two exciting, young points guards against each other in Memphis Grizzlies PG Ja Morant and Hawks PG Trae Young.
Morant and Memphis’ aggressive defense forces the second-highest rate of turnovers in the Association and the third-most turnovers per game by opposing point guards.
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Here’s how Young ranked for turnovers in the NBA since being drafted: Third in 2018-19 and second in the past two seasons.
Finally, Young is averaging 4.7 turnovers per game in his three career games vs. Morant. He has committed seven turnovers in three of his last five games.
BET T. YOUNG OVER 4.5 TURNOVERS (+115) for a half-unit.
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