It’s another night of coastal showdowns in the NBA with a primetime co-headliner featuring the Los Angeles Clippers squaring off with the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics visiting the Golden State Warriors. While it’s fun to bandy about actual games, prop bets can be a fun and profitable way to wring some cash out of an NBA card. Here are a few NBA player prop bet predictions to consider Tuesday.
Tuesday’s NBA player prop bet predictions
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Washington Wizards PG Russell Westbrook OVER 39.5 points, assists & rebounds (-125)
The Wizards meet the Portland Trail Blazers Tuesday and most NBA fans know the rivalry Westbrook and Blazers PG Damian Lillard have built over the years.
They’ve only played one playoff series against each other—in the 2018-19 postseason—but it was Lillard’s buzzer-beater, followed by his wave goodbye, which was the shining moment of their rivalry.
In the regular season, Westbrook’s numbers supersede Lillard’s. Westbrook averages 29.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 8.1 assists and shoots better from the field in his 27 career regular-season games vs. Lillard.
Prior to last season’s final meeting in the Orlando bubble, Westbrook had eclipsed this 39.5 points, assists & rebounds prop in seven consecutive games against Portland.
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Trail Blazers C Enes Kanter OVER 12.5 rebounds (-135)
Kanter is a rebounding machine and since replacing an injured Jusuf Nurkic as the starting center back on Jan. 16, he is averaging 12.7 rebounds per game.
He’s now first in offensive rebounding percentage, fourth in defensive rebounding percentage and third in total rebounding percentage in the NBA. This is an especially good match up for Kanter because Washington gives up the most rebounds per game to opposing centers.
Also, both of these teams have a propensity to get into up-tempo shootouts, which generally leads to a lot of rebounds. Since the beginning of last season, Portland has the second-highest Over percentage in the NBA and Washington is third. Additionally, the Wizards currently play at the fastest pace in the league.
Golden State Warriors PF Draymond Green OVER 2.5 turnovers (+115)
Green has turned the ball over at least three times in five of his last seven games against the Boston Celtics. Also, Green has the highest turnover percentage in basketball this season and Boston’s defense forces the sixth-highest turnover rate.
Furthermore, Boston hustles defensively. The Celtics are fifth in deflections per game, recover the sixth-highest percentage of loose balls on defense and lead the NBA in forced turnovers per game in their last five games.
Lastly, Green has played against three other teams in the top-10 of defensive turnover percentage (Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons) and he turned the ball over nine times in those three games.
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Also see:
- NBA Power Rankings: Jazz overtake LeBron, Lakers for top spot (Rookie Wire)
- Injury Report: Celtics’ Marcus Smart (calf strain) out vs. Warriors on Tuesday (Warriors Wire)
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