The NBA’s Wednesday slate is stacked with action as 24 teams do battle tonight. Headlining the slate is a showdown between two of the NBA’s best with the Los Angeles Lakers taking on the Philadelphia 76ers and the final regular-season meeting of the superstar-laden Brooklyn Nets and neophyte Atlanta Hawks.
Props can be a fun, profitable way to wring some cash out of an NBA card. Here are a few NBA player props to consider Wednesday.
3 NBA Player Props
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76ers Joel Embiid Under 25.5 points (-110)
Maybe it’s not discussed as much as LeBron James’ brilliance, but the Lakers have the best defense in the league. Los Angeles has the best defensive rating and six players in the top-20 of defensive rating.
There’s no secret as to what propels Philadelphia’s offense—it’s Joel Embiid—and Los Angeles has two of the top defensive bigs in the league. Leading the Lakers is Anthony Davis with the second-best defensive rating in the NBA, then comes C Marc Gasol who’s fifth.
Gasol is particularly important because he’s owned Embiid in their head-to-head history. Embiid averages just 13.9 points per game when going against Gasol and only scored a combined 15 points in their three meetings last season, according to LandofBasketball.com.
Jazz SF Joe Ingles Over 11.5 points (-115)
The absence of Jazz All-Star Donovan Mitchell creates a void in Utah’s offense that the other players will have to make up for. Mitchell is 11th in usage rate and him not being available Wednesday means ample opportunity for Utah’s role players.
Based on his recent performance and how much the Jazz have him on the ball, SF Joe Ingles’ player prop has the most value. After missing a few games with an Achilles injury, Ingles has the highest effective field goal percentage in the Association over his last four games (minimum of 18 minutes played per game).
Also, the Mavericks are hoping to work in players that missed time because of COVID-19 issues but their defense has stunk lately. Dallas is 25th in opponent’s 3-point percentage and 27th in defensive rating over its past seven games.
Nets SF Joe Harris Over 2.5 threes made (-105)
Aside from each of the Brooklyn big three’s legacy, the player that stands the most to gain from all the Nets firepower is sharpshooter, SF Joe Harris. The 2019 NBA 3-point contest champion is averaging a career-high in 3-point percentage and eFG% this season.
Furthermore, since the Nets acquired SG James Harden on Jan. 14, Harris is averaging 3.8 made threes on 8.3 attempts per game, which is higher than the 3.2 made threes on 6.6 attempts per game Harris averages.
With all the gravitational pull Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving‘s offense commands, expect Harris to at least attempt enough threes to easily clear the 2.5 threes made prop.
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Also see:
- Nets vs. Heat: 3 things we learned from James Harden’s clutch night (Nets Wire)
- Stephen A. Smith questions Joel Embiid’s MVP candidacy, Sixers’ wins (Sixers Wire)
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