The NBA Playoffs roll on Thursday for the Brooklyn Nets, so let’s take a look at Kevin Durant’s prop bets and lines. The points over/under set for Durant in Thursday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks is 32.5.
Over his last five outings, Durant has finished with an average of 33.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.8 blocks per contest. On the season, he’s averaged 27.8 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists while shooting 54.0% from the floor.
The Nets will meet the Bucks on Thursday in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, starting at 7:30 PM ET. The Bucks are being picked to win the contest by bookmakers, who list them as 3.5-point favorites. The over/under is set at 234.5 points. Let’s dig into some insights and stats to figure out how Durant will fare in this matchup, especially as it pertains to his betting markets.
Kevin Durant prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 32.5
- Over Odds: -110
- Under Odds: -120
- Points per game: 27.8
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 1:38 AM EST on June 10, 2021.
Kevin Durant points insights
- The 32.5 point total set for Durant’s game Thursday is 4.7 more points than his per-game scoring average.
- Durant has scored more than 32.5 points in 12 of 42 games this season (28.6%).
- Durant’s season-long average points prop bet over/under is 0.5 points less than his per-game scoring average (27.8 points).
- In 20 of 32 chances this year (62.5%), Durant has hit the over on his point total.
- In 59.5% of his matchups this year, Durant has hit the over on his season-long average point total of 27.3 points (in 25 of his 42 games).
- The Bucks’ opponents are averaging 108.6 points per game, which is the 23rd-most given up by an NBA team this season.
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Kevin Durant rebound insights
- Durant has pulled down 7.1 rebounds per game, 2.4 fewer boards than his prop bet in Thursday’s game (9.5).
- In 10 out of 42 games this year (23.8%), Durant has pulled down more than 9.5 rebounds.
- Durant has pulled down 0.7 more rebounds (7.1 per game) than his season average prop bet (6.4).
- 56.2% of the time this year (18 out of 32 chances), Durant has outpaced his rebounds prop bet total.
- Durant has gone over his average rebounds prop bet total (6.4 boards) in 57.1% of his matchups (24 out of 42 games).
- Opponents of the Bucks have averaged 45.8 rebounds per game this season, the 10th-most against any NBA team.
Kevin Durant assists insights
- Durant has averaged 5.2 assists per game, 0.3 fewer than Thursday’s assist over/under (5.5).
- In 17 out of 42 games this season (40.5%) Durant has collected more than 5.5 assists.
- Durant has averaged 0.2 more assists per game than his average assist prop bet over/under of five.
- 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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