The NBA Playoffs roll on Thursday for the Los Angeles Clippers, so let’s take a look at Marcus Morris’ prop bets and lines. The points over/under set for Morris in Thursday’s game against the Utah Jazz is 11.5.
Morris records an average of 13.1 points per contest this season, while connecting on 46.2% of his shot attempts. Over just his last five games, he’s averaged 12.2 points and 5.2 rebounds in each outing and has shot 36.8% from the floor.
The Jazz are being picked to win in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals by sportsbooks, who list them as 3-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 221.5 points. The teams will meet on Thursday starting at 10:00 PM ET. How will Morris perform relative to his betting lines? Let’s break down his performances and dig into some insights to find out.
Marcus Morris prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 11.5
- Over Odds: -118
- Under Odds: -111
- Points per game: 13.1
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 7:48 AM EST on June 10, 2021.
Marcus Morris points insights
- The 11.5 point total set for Morris’ game Thursday is 1.6 fewer points than his season scoring average.
- Morris has scored more than 11.5 points 33 times this season (out of 65 total games — 50.8%).
- Morris’ season-long average points prop bet total, 13.1 points, equals his per-game scoring average.
- In 19 of 32 chances this year (59.4%), Morris has gone over his point total.
- In less than half of his contests — 28 of 65 this year (43.1%) — Morris has gone over his season average points prop bet total (13.1).
- Teams are averaging 108.8 points per game against the Jazz this season, the 22nd-most allowed by a squad.
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Marcus Morris rebound insights
- Morris’ per-game rebound average — 4.1 — is 0.4 less rebounds than his prop bet over/under for Thursday’s game (4.5).
- In 35.4% of his games this year (23 of 65), Morris has gone over his prop bet total for his next matchup (4.5 boards).
- Morris has grabbed 0.2 fewer rebounds (4.1 per game) than his season average prop bet (4.3).
- In just 46.9% of his chances (15 out of 32), Morris has surpassed his rebounds prop bet total.
- Morris has surpassed his average rebounds prop bet total (4.3 boards) in only 35.4% of his matchups (23 out of 65 games).
- Teams are collecting 42.7 rebounds per game against the Jazz this season, the 26th-most allowed by a team.
Marcus Morris assists insights
- Morris’ year-long assist average — 1.1 per game — is 0.4 assists lower than Thursday’s assist over/under (1.5).
- In 19 out of 65 games this season (29.2%) Morris has dished out more than 1.5 assists.
- Morris has averaged 0.1 fewer assists per game than his average assist prop bet over/under of 1.2.
- Morris has gone over his average assist prop bet over/under (1.2) in only 19 of his 65 contests (29.2%).
- Opponents of the Jazz have averaged 21.5 assists per game this season, the fewest against any NBA squad.
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