Tuesday’s NBA Playoffs slate features no shortage of betting opportunities, including the Los Angeles Clippers’ Paul George prop bets. Let’s take a look at the markets and lines for George in this postseason matchup. The over/under for George’s points in Tuesday’s game against the Phoenix Suns is 30.5.
George posts an average of 24 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game this season, while connecting on 46.2% of his shot attempts. Over just his last five games, he’s averaged 32.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.6 steals in each outing and has shot 45.7% from the floor.
The Clippers will match up with the Suns on Tuesday in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, starting at 9:00 PM ET. The Suns are being picked to win the matchup by sportsbooks, who list them as 6-point favorites. The over/under is set at 224.5 points. Let’s dig into some insights and stats to figure out how George will perform in this matchup, especially as it pertains to his betting markets.
Paul George prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 30.5
- Over Odds: -128
- Under Odds: -105
- Points per game: 24.0
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 1:35 AM EST on June 21, 2021.
Paul George points insights
- The 30.5 point total set for George’s game Tuesday is 6.5 more points than his season scoring average.
- In 23.5% of his games this season (16 of 68 matchups) George has scored more than 30.5 points.
- George’s season-long scoring average, 24.0 points per game, is 2.9 points higher than his average points prop bet over/under.
- In less than half of his opportunities — 21 of 47 this year (44.7%) — George has gone over his point total.
- 60.3% of George’s matchups this year have seen him hit the over on his season-long average points prop total of 21.1 points (41 out of 68 contests).
- The Suns’ opponents are averaging 113.4 points per game, which is the 11th-most given up by an NBA squad this season.
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Paul George rebound insights
- George’s per-game rebound average — 7.1 — is 1.4 fewer rebounds than his prop bet over/under in Tuesday’s game (8.5).
- In 20 of 68 games this year (29.4%), George has reeled in more than 8.5 rebounds.
- George has grabbed 0.8 more rebounds (7.1 per game) than his season average prop bet (6.3).
- In 27 of his 48 chances (56.2%), George has outpaced his rebounds prop bet total.
- George has surpassed his average rebounds prop bet total (6.3 boards) in 58.8% of his matchups (40 of 68 contests).
- Opponents of the Suns have collected 43.3 rebounds per game this season, the 24th-most against any NBA team.
Paul George assists insights
- George’s year-long assist average — 5.2 per game — is 0.3 assists lower than Tuesday’s assist prop bet total (5.5).
- George has collected more than 5.5 assists in 24 out of 68 games this season (35.3%).
- George has averaged 5.2 assists per game, 0.4 more per game than his average assist prop bet over/under of 4.8.
- George has covered his average assist prop bet over/under (4.8) in 39 of his 68 contests (57.4%).
- The Suns’ opponents are collecting 23.6 assists per game, which is the 23rd-most given up by an NBA team this season.
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