Saturday in the NBA is headlined by a rematch of last season’s NBA Finals with the Miami Heat visiting the Los Angeles Lakers as well as Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors heading to Curry’s hometown to play the Charlotte Hornets. Here are a few NBA player prop bet predictions to consider Saturday.
Saturday’s NBA player prop bet predictions
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:15 p.m. ET.
Golden State Warriors SF Kelly Oubre Jr. OVER 17.5 points (-120)
While Stephen Curry will most likely put on a show in front of his father in Charlotte, Oubre Jr. has been playing better this month and has a good matchup tonight.
Oubre’s offensive numbers have soared in February as he’s averaging 19.9 points per game on .487/.467 shooting with a 113 offensive rating after scoring just 13.1 points per game on .402/.275 shooting and a 98 offensive rating in January.
Also, Charlotte gives up the third-most points and most 3-point attempts per game to opposing small forwards. Given Oubre’s hot shooting lately and his propensity to attack the basket against a Charlotte team with little rim protection, I’ll BET a unit on OUBRE OVER 17.5 POINTS (-120).
Also see: Warriors at Hornets odds, picks and prediction
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Miami Heat SF Jimmy Butler UNDER 0.5 made 3-pointers (-120)
Butler has notched back-to-back triple-doubles and is playing some of the best basketball of his career entering Saturday’s game. However, Butler’s style is a part throwback, part of him trying to fill a void for his team.
The injury to Heat PG Goran Dragic has forced Butler to be Miami’s point forward, and he’s in charge of getting his teammates involved. This has resulted in Butler averaging the lowest 3-point rate of his career, and he has only made four 3-pointers in 17 games this season.
And in last season’s NBA Finals, Butler only made four 3-pointers in what was a six-game series. BET JIMMY BUTLER UNDER 0.5 MADE 3-POINTERS (-120) for 1 unit.
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Also see: Heat at Lakers odds, picks and prediction
Portland Trail Blazers C Enes Kanter OVER 13.5 rebounds (-115)
The Washington Wizards play the Portland Trail Blazers for the second time this month, and Kanter dominated the boards in the first matchup.
Kanter grabbed 15 boards in the first Wizards-Trail Blazers game and is one of the NBA’s best rebounders. He’s fourth in total rebounding rate and has averaged 13.3 rebounds per game since he replaced injured starting center Jusuf Nurkic last month.
On top of that, Washington allows the most rebounds per game to opposing centers and has the 25th-highest total rebounding rate in the Association. I’m betting ENES KANTER OVER 13.5 REBOUNDS (-115) for 1 unit.
Also see: Wizards at Trail Blazers odds, picks and prediction
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Also see:
- Bet Slippin’ Podcast
- Lakers vs. Heat: Lineups, injury report and broadcast info for Saturday (LeBron Wire)
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