Tuesday’s NBA Finals slate features the Phoenix Suns and no shortage of betting opportunities, including lines for Mikal Bridges prop bets. The point total set for Bridges in Tuesday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks is 10.5.
Bridges records an average of 13 points per contest this season, while connecting on 53.0% of his shot attempts. Over just his last five games, he’s averaged 7.6 points and 5.6 rebounds in each matchup and has shot 50.0% from the floor.
The Suns will meet the Bucks on Tuesday, starting at 9:00 PM ET. The Suns are being picked to win in Game 1 of the NBA Finals by sportsbooks, who list them as 5.5-point favorites. The over/under is set at 218.5 points. How will Bridges fare relative to his betting lines? Let’s break down his performances and dig into some insights to find out.
Mikal Bridges prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 10.5
- Over Odds: -128
- Under Odds: 100
- Points per game: 13.0
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 10:35 PM EST on July 5, 2021.
Mikal Bridges points insights
- The 13.0 points Bridges has scored per game this season is 2.5 more points than his points prop bet over/under set for Tuesday (10.5).
- Bridges has put up more than 10.5 points 54 times this season (out of 88 total games — 61.4%).
- Bridges’ season-long average points prop bet over/under is 0.6 points less than his per-game scoring average (13.0 points).
- In 38 of 65 chances this year (58.5%), Bridges has hit the over on his point total.
- In 48 of 88 games this year (54.5%), Bridges has hit the over on his season average points prop bet total (12.4).
- Opponents of the Bucks have averaged 108.6 points per game this season, the 23rd-most against any NBA squad.
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Mikal Bridges rebound insights
- Bridges has pulled down 4.3 rebounds per game, 0.2 fewer boards than his prop bet for Tuesday’s game (4.5).
- In 40.9% of his games this season (36 out of 88), Bridges has gone over his prop bet total for his next matchup (4.5 boards).
- Bridges has grabbed 4.3 rebounds per game, which is the same as his season average prop.
- In only 28 of his 65 chances (43.1%), Bridges has outpaced his rebounds prop bet total.
- In only 36 of his 88 games (40.9%), Bridges has surpassed his average rebounds prop bet total of 4.3 boards.
- The Bucks’ opponents are pulling down 45.8 rebounds per game, which is the 10th-most allowed by an NBA squad this season.
Mikal Bridges assists insights
- Bridges’ year-long assist average — 2.1 per game — is 0.6 assists higher than Tuesday’s assist over/under (1.5).
- In 62.5% of his matchups this season (55 out of 88) Bridges has dished out more than 1.5 assists.
- Bridges’ per-game assist average (2.1) is 0.2 more than his average assist prop bet total (1.9).
- Bridges has covered his average assist prop bet over/under (1.9) in 55 of his 88 games (62.5%).
- The Bucks’ opponents are averaging 24.2 assists per game, which is the 20th-most given up by an NBA squad this season.
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