Saturday’s NBA Playoffs slate features plenty of betting action, including the Los Angeles Clippers’ Nicolas Batum prop bets. Let’s take a look at the markets and lines for Batum in this postseason matchup. Batum’s points prop bet over/under is set at 6.5 points for Saturday’s matchup with the Utah Jazz.
Batum records an average of 8.1 points per game this season, while connecting on 46.6% of his shot attempts. Over just his last five games, he’s averaged eight points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals in each matchup and has shot 46.4% from the floor.
Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Clippers and Jazz tips off at 8:30 PM ET on Saturday. Bookmakers have installed the Clippers as 4-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 223.5 points. How will Batum fare relative to his betting lines? Let’s break down his performances and dig into some insights to find out.
Nicolas Batum prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 6.5
- Over Odds: -118
- Under Odds: -111
- Points per game: 8.1
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 4:40 AM EST on June 12, 2021.
Nicolas Batum points insights
- The 6.5 point total set for Batum on Saturday is 1.6 fewer points than his season scoring average (8.1).
- In 61.8% of his games this season (47 of 76 matchups) Batum has totaled more than 6.5 points.
- Batum’s season-long average points prop bet total, 8.4 points, is 0.3 more points than his per-game scoring average.
- 51.5% of Batum’s matchups this year have seen him hit the over on his point prop total (17 out of 33 chances).
- Less than half of the time — 40.8% of his matchups this year — Batum has gone over his season-long average point total of 8.4 points (in 31 of his 76 contests).
- The Jazz’s opponents are averaging 108.8 points per game, which is the 22nd-most given up by an NBA squad this season.
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Nicolas Batum rebound insights
- Batum’s per-game rebound average of 4.8 is 0.3 more rebounds than his prop bet over/under in Saturday’s game (4.5).
- In 41 out of 76 games this season (53.9%), Batum has collected more than 4.5 rebounds.
- Batum has reeled in 4.8 rebounds per game, which is 0.1 less boards than his season average prop.
- In only 12 of his 33 opportunities (36.4%), Batum has gone over his rebounds prop bet total.
- In 41 of his 76 games (53.9%), Batum has surpassed his average rebounds prop bet total of 4.9 boards.
- Teams are averaging 42.7 rebounds per game against the Jazz this season, the 26th-most allowed by a team.
Nicolas Batum assists insights
- Batum has averaged 2.2 assists per game this year, 0.7 assists more than his prop bet for the matchup on Saturday (1.5).
- In 48 out of 76 games this season (63.2%) Batum has dished out more than 1.5 assists.
- Batum’s per-game assist average (2.2) is 0.4 less than his average assist prop bet total (2.6).
- Batum has recorded 2.6 or more assists (his average assist prop bet total) in just 30 of 76 of his contests (39.5%).
- Opponents of the Jazz have dished out 21.5 assists per game this season, the fewest against any NBA team.
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