The NBA Playoffs roll on Thursday for the Milwaukee Bucks, so let’s take a look at Giannis Antetokounmpo’s prop bets and lines. Antetokounmpo’s points prop bet over/under is set at 33.5 points for Thursday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets.
Over his last five outings, Antetokounmpo has averaged 30.6 points, 12 rebounds and 3.4 assists, compared to his season average of 28.1 points, 11.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. He’s shooting 56.1% from the field this year (55.9% in just his last five games).
The Bucks are being picked to win in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals by sportsbooks, who list them as 5.5-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 219.5 points. The teams will hit the court on Thursday starting at 8:30 PM ET. Let’s take a look at how Antetokounmpo has performed this season and in recent outings to provide insights into his betting lines for this matchup.
Giannis Antetokounmpo prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 33.5
- Over Odds: -120
- Under Odds: -110
- Points per game: 28.1
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 1:35 AM EST on June 17, 2021.
Giannis Antetokounmpo points insights
- The 28.1 points Antetokounmpo has scored per game this season is 5.4 fewer points than his points prop total set for Thursday (33.5).
- Antetokounmpo has put up more than 33.5 points in 19 of 70 games this season (27.1%).
- Antetokounmpo’s season-long average points prop bet total is 0.8 points higher than his per-game scoring average (28.1 points).
- In 28 of 56 opportunities this year (50%), Antetokounmpo has hit the over on his point total.
- 51.4% of Antetokounmpo’s matchups this year have seen him fall short of his season-long average points prop total of 28.9 points (36 out of 70 contests).
- The Nets’ opponents are scoring 112.3 points per game, which is the 12th-most given up by an NBA team this season.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo rebound insights
- Antetokounmpo’s per-game rebound average — 11.3 — is 2.2 less rebounds than his prop bet over/under in Thursday’s game (13.5).
- In 25.7% of his games this season (18 of 70), Antetokounmpo has pulled down more than 13.5 boards.
- The average prop bet over/under Antetokounmpo has had set for rebounds this year is 12. He usually has fallen short of that number as he has grabbed 11.3 rebounds per game, 0.7 fewer rebounds than his average prop.
- In only 39.3% of his chances (22 out of 56), Antetokounmpo has outpaced his rebounds prop bet total.
- Opponents of the Nets have pulled down 45.9 rebounds per game this season, the ninth-most against any NBA team.
Giannis Antetokounmpo assists insights
- Antetokounmpo has averaged 5.8 assists per game this season, 0.3 assists more than his prop bet for the matchup on Thursday (5.5).
- In 31 out of 70 games this season (44.3%) Antetokounmpo has dished out more than 5.5 assists.
- Antetokounmpo’s per-game assist average (5.8) is 0.1 more than his average assist prop bet total (5.7).
- In only 44.3% of Antetokounmpo’s games (31 out of 70) he’s recorded more than 5.7 assists (his average assist prop bet total this season).
- Teams are averaging 22.6 assists per game against the Nets this season, the 28th-most given up by a squad.
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