The Los Angeles Clippers take to the court Wednesday for a night of NBA Playoff basketball with plenty of betting action. Let’s focus in on Paul George’s prop bets and lines for his upcoming matchup. The points over/under set for George in Wednesday’s game against the Utah Jazz is 25.5.
George has averaged 23.6 points, seven rebounds and 5.2 assists this season while shooting 46.3% from the floor. Over his last five games, he’s posted 26.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game with a 40.4% rate of shooting from the field.
The Jazz are being picked to win in Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals by bookmakers, who list them as 3-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 223.5 points. The teams will meet on Wednesday starting at 10:00 PM ET. How will George fare relative to his betting lines? Let’s break down his performances and dig into some insights to find out.
Paul George prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 25.5
- Over Odds: -118
- Under Odds: -115
- Points per game: 23.6
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 1:40 AM EST on June 16, 2021.
Paul George points insights
- The 25.5 points prop bet over/under set for George on Wednesday is 1.9 more points than his season scoring average (23.6).
- George has scored more than 25.5 points 25 times this season (out of 65 total games — 38.5%).
- George’s season-long average points prop bet total is 2.5 points less than his per-game scoring average (23.6 points).
- Less than half of the time — 44.7% of his matchups this year — George has hit the over on his point total (21 out of 47 chances).
- 58.5% of George’s outings this year have seen him go over his season-long average points prop total of 21.1 points (38 out of 65 contests).
- Opponents of the Jazz have scored 108.8 points per game this season, the 22nd-most against any NBA team.
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Paul George rebound insights
- George has averaged 7.0 rebounds per game, 0.5 less boards than his prop bet in Wednesday’s game (7.5).
- In 33.8% of his games this year (22 out of 65), George has snagged more than 7.5 boards.
- George has grabbed 7.0 rebounds per game, which is 0.7 more rebounds than his season average prop.
- In 56.2% of his opportunities (27 of 48), George has gone over his rebounds prop bet total.
- In 38 of his 65 games (58.5%), George has gone over his average rebounds prop bet total of 6.3 boards.
- The Jazz’s opponents are collecting 42.7 rebounds per game, which is the 26th-most given up by an NBA squad this season.
Paul George assists insights
- George’s year-long assist average — 5.2 per game — is 0.3 assists lower than Wednesday’s assist prop bet total (5.5).
- In 35.4% of his matchups this season (23 out of 65) George has dished out more than 5.5 assists.
- George’s per-game assist average (5.2) is 0.4 more than his average assist prop bet over/under (4.8).
- In 55.4% of George’s games (36 out of 65) he’s recorded more than 4.8 assists (his average assist prop bet over/under this season).
- Opponents of the Jazz have averaged 21.5 assists per game this season, the fewest against any NBA team.
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