The Los Angeles Clippers take to the court Thursday for a night of NBA Playoff basketball with some interesting betting options. Let’s focus in on Paul George’s prop bets and lines for his upcoming outing. The point total set for George in Thursday’s game against the Phoenix Suns is 30.5.
Over his last five outings, George has averaged 31.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists, compared to his season average of 24 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. He’s shooting 46.1% from the field this year (44.3% in just his last five games).
The Suns are being picked to win the game by bookmakers, who list them as 1.5-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 220.5 points. The teams will take to the court on Thursday in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals, starting at 9:00 PM ET. Let’s take a look at how George has fared this season and in recent outings to provide insights into his betting lines for this matchup.
Paul George prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 30.5
- Over Odds: -115
- Under Odds: -115
- Points per game: 24.0
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 1:36 AM EST on June 24, 2021.
Paul George points insights
- The 24.0 points George has scored per game this season is 6.5 fewer points than his points prop total set for Thursday (30.5).
- George has scored more than 30.5 points 16 times this season (out of 69 total games — 23.2%).
- 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 chances — 21 of 47 this year (44.7%) — George has hit the over on his point total.
- In 42 of 69 contests this year (60.9%), George has hit the over on his season average points prop bet total (21.1).
- Teams are averaging 113.4 points per game against the Suns this season, the 11th-most given up by a team.
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Paul George rebound insights
- George has grabbed 7.1 rebounds per game, 1.4 fewer boards than his prop bet in Thursday’s game (8.5).
- In 20 out of 69 games this season (29%), George has grabbed more than 8.5 rebounds.
- The average prop bet over/under George has had set for rebounds this year is 6.3. He usually has surpassed that number as he has grabbed 7.1 rebounds per game, 0.8 more boards than his average prop.
- 56.2% of the time this season (27 of 48 chances), George has outpaced his rebounds prop bet total.
- In 58% of his matchups (40 out of 69 games), George has surpassed his average rebounds prop bet total (6.3).
- Teams are grabbing 43.3 rebounds per game against the Suns this season, the 24th-most given up by a team.
Paul George assists insights
- George’s year-long assist average — 5.2 per game — is 0.3 assists lower than Thursday’s assist prop bet total (5.5).
- George has collected more than 5.5 assists in 25 out of 69 games this season (36.2%).
- George’s per-game assist average (5.2) is 0.4 more than his average assist prop bet total (4.8).
- In 58% of George’s contests (40 out of 69) he’s dished out more than 4.8 assists (his average assist prop bet total this season).
- Opponents of the Suns have averaged 23.6 assists per game this season, the 23rd-most against any NBA squad.
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