Wednesday’s NBA Playoffs slate features the Phoenix Suns and no shortage of betting opportunities, including lines for Chris Paul prop bets. The over/under for Paul’s points in Wednesday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers is 19.5.
Over his last five outings, Paul has averaged 23.8 points, 8.4 assists and 1.8 steals, compared to his season average of 16.4 points and 8.9 assists per game. He’s shooting 49.0% from the field this year (44.2% in just his last five games).
The Suns are being picked to win the contest by bookmakers, who list them as 1-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 214.5 points. The teams will hit the court on Wednesday in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals, starting at 9:00 PM ET. Let’s dig into some insights and stats to figure out how Paul will perform in this matchup, especially as it pertains to his betting markets.
Chris Paul prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 19.5
- Over Odds: -115
- Under Odds: -115
- Points per game: 16.4
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 1:37 AM EST on June 30, 2021.
Chris Paul points insights
- The 19.5 point total set for Paul on Wednesday is 3.1 more points than his season scoring average (16.4).
- Paul has scored more than 19.5 points 25 times this season (out of 83 total games — 30.1%).
- Paul’s season-long average points prop bet over/under is 0.2 points less than his per-game scoring average (16.4 points).
- In less than half of his opportunities — 29 of 62 this year (46.8%) — Paul has gone over his point total.
- Less than half of the time — 45.8% of his outings this year — Paul has gone over his season-long average point total of 16.2 points (in 38 of his 83 games).
- Opponents of the Clippers have put up 109.9 points per game this season, the 18th-most against any NBA team.
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Chris Paul rebound insights
- Paul has pulled down 4.4 rebounds per game, 0.1 less boards than his prop bet in Wednesday’s game (4.5).
- In 41% of his games this year (34 out of 83), Paul has pulled down more than 4.5 boards.
- Paul has collected 0.2 fewer rebounds (4.4 per game) than his season average prop bet (4.6).
- Just 37.1% of the time this season (23 out of 62 opportunities), Paul has surpassed his rebounds prop bet total.
- Paul has outpaced his average rebounds prop bet total (4.6 boards) in just 41% of his matchups (34 of 83 games).
- Opponents of the Clippers have grabbed 45.3 rebounds per game this season, the 14th-most against any NBA team.
Chris Paul assists insights
- Paul’s season-long assist average — 8.9 per game — is 0.4 assists higher than Wednesday’s assist over/under (8.5).
- Paul has dished out more than 8.5 assists in 45 out of 83 games this season (54.2%).
- Paul has averaged 8.9 assists per game, 0.5 more per game than his average assist prop bet over/under of 8.4.
- Paul has dished out 8.4 or more assists (his average assist prop bet over/under) in 45 of 83 of his games (54.2%).
- Teams are compiling 23.7 assists per game against the Clippers this season, the 22nd-most allowed by a team.
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