Thursday’s NBA Playoffs slate features the Milwaukee Bucks and no shortage of betting opportunities, including lines for PJ Tucker prop bets. Tucker has an over/under of 5.5 points in his matchup with the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday.
So far this season, Tucker has recorded an average of 3.8 points every contest, while over his last five performances, he’s averaging 5.4 points and 5.8 rebounds. He’s shooting 37.5% from the floor this season and 43.5% in his last five games.
The Bucks are being picked to win in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals by bookmakers, who list them as 1.5-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 214.5 points. The teams will take to the court on Thursday starting at 8:30 PM ET. Let’s take a look at how Tucker has fared this season and in recent outings to provide insights into his betting lines for this matchup.
PJ Tucker prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 5.5
- Over Odds: -105
- Under Odds: -125
- Points per game: 3.8
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 7:35 PM EST on June 30, 2021.
PJ Tucker points insights
- The 5.5 point total set for Tucker’s game Thursday is 1.7 more points than his season scoring average.
- Tucker has scored more than 5.5 points 18 times this season (out of 67 total games — 26.9%).
- Tucker’s season-long scoring average, 3.8 points per game, is 2.1 fewer points than his average points prop bet total.
- 64% of Tucker’s matchups this year have seen him fall short of his point prop total (16 out of 25 chances).
- Less than half of the time — 26.9% of his matchups this year — Tucker has hit the over on his season-long average point total of 5.9 points (in 18 of his 67 games).
- The Hawks’ opponents are averaging 119.7 points per game, which is the most allowed by an NBA team this season.
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PJ Tucker rebound insights
- Tucker has pulled down 4.1 rebounds per game, 1.4 fewer boards than his prop bet for Thursday’s game (5.5).
- In 28.4% of his games this season (19 out of 67), Tucker has reeled in more than 5.5 boards.
- The average prop bet over/under Tucker has had set for rebounds this season is 5.4. He typically has fallen short of that number as he has averaged 4.1 rebounds per game, 1.3 less rebounds than his average prop.
- In only nine of his 25 chances (36%), Tucker has outpaced his rebounds prop bet total.
- Tucker has gone over his average rebounds prop bet total (5.4 boards) in only 28.4% of his matchups (19 of 67 contests).
- The Hawks’ opponents are averaging 47.0 rebounds per game, which is the third-most allowed by an NBA squad this season.
PJ Tucker assists insights
- Tucker has averaged 1.1 assists per game this season, 0.4 assists less than his prop bet for the matchup on Thursday (1.5).
- In 22 out of 67 games this season (32.8%) Tucker has had more than 1.5 assists.
- Tucker’s per-game assist average (1.1) is 0.4 less than his average assist prop bet over/under (1.5).
- Tucker has covered his average assist prop bet over/under (1.5) in just 22 of his 67 games (32.8%).
- The Hawks’ opponents are averaging 25.0 assists per game, which is the 10th-most allowed by an NBA squad this season.
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