NBA Playoffs action continues Tuesday, as we focus on the Los Angeles Clippers and Nicolas Batum’s prop bets and lines. The over/under for Batum’s points in Tuesday’s game against the Phoenix Suns is 9.5.
So far this season, Batum has recorded an average of 8.3 points every night, while over his last five performances, he’s averaging 10.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and two steals. He’s shooting 46.9% from the field this season and 51.4% in his last five games.
The Clippers will match up with the Suns on Tuesday, starting at 9:00 PM ET. The Suns are being picked to win in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals by sportsbooks, who list them as 5.5-point favorites. The over/under is set at 224.5 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: 9.5
- Over Odds: -128
- Under Odds: -105
- Points per game: 8.3
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 1:38 AM EST on June 22, 2021.
Nicolas Batum points insights
- The 9.5 point total set for Batum’s game Tuesday is 1.2 more points than his season scoring average.
- Batum has scored more than 9.5 points 29 times this season (out of 81 total games — 35.8%).
- Batum’s season-long average points prop bet total is 0.1 points higher than his per-game scoring average (8.3 points).
- 51.5% of Batum’s outings this year have seen him go over his point prop total (17 out of 33 chances).
- In less than half of his contests — 34 of 81 this year (42%) — Batum has hit the over on his season average points prop bet total (8.4).
- Teams are averaging 113.4 points per game against the Suns this season, the 11th-most allowed by a squad.
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Nicolas Batum rebound insights
- Batum’s per-game rebound average — 5.0 — is 1.5 less rebounds than his prop bet over/under in Tuesday’s game (6.5).
- In 25.9% of his games this season (21 of 81), Batum has pulled down more than 6.5 boards.
- The average prop bet over/under Batum has had set for rebounds this year is 4.9. He typically has surpassed that value as he has grabbed 5.0 rebounds per game, 0.1 more boards than his average prop.
- Only 36.4% of the time this year (12 out of 33 outings), Batum has outpaced his rebounds prop bet total.
- In 56.8% of his matchups (46 out of 81 contests), Batum has surpassed his average rebounds prop bet total (4.9).
- The Suns’ opponents are averaging 43.3 rebounds per game, which is the 24th-most allowed by an NBA squad this season.
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 Tuesday (1.5).
- In 52 out of 81 games this season (64.2%) Batum has dished out more than 1.5 assists.
- Batum has averaged 2.2 assists per game, 0.4 fewer per game than his average assist prop bet total of 2.6.
- In just 39.5% of Batum’s games (32 out of 81) he’s recorded more than 2.6 assists (his average assist prop over/under this season).
- The Suns’ opponents are collecting 23.6 assists per game, which is the 23rd-most allowed by an NBA squad this season.
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