The Los Angeles Clippers take to the court Monday 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 matchup. George has an over/under of 29.5 points in Monday’s contest against the Phoenix Suns.
Over his last five outings, George has averaged 27.6 points, 10 rebounds and 6.4 assists, compared to his season average of 24.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. He’s shooting 45.6% from the field this year (37.0% in just his last five games).
The Suns are being picked to win the matchup by sportsbooks, who list them as 5.5-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 214.5 points. The teams will meet on Monday in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, starting at 9:00 PM ET. How will George perform 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: 29.5
- Over Odds: -111
- Under Odds: -120
- Points per game: 24.1
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 1:42 PM EST on June 27, 2021.
Paul George points insights
- The 24.1 points George has scored per game this season is 5.4 fewer points than his points prop bet over/under set for Monday (29.5).
- George has scored more than 29.5 points 17 times this season (out of 71 total games — 23.9%).
- George’s season-long scoring average, 24.1 points per game, is 3.0 points higher than his average points prop bet total.
- Less than half of the time — 44.7% of his outings this year — George has gone over his point total (21 out of 47 opportunities).
- 62% of George’s matchups this year have seen him hit the over on his season-long average points prop total of 21.1 points (44 out of 71 contests).
- Opponents of the Suns have averaged 113.4 points per game this season, the 11th-most against any NBA team.
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Paul George rebound insights
- George’s per-game rebound average — 7.3 — is 2.2 fewer rebounds than his prop bet over/under for Monday’s game (9.5).
- In 21.1% of his games this year (15 out of 71), George has collected more than 9.5 boards.
- George has collected 1.0 more rebound (7.3 per game) than his season average prop bet (6.3).
- 56.2% of the time this season (27 out of 48 chances), George has outpaced his rebounds prop bet total.
- In 42 of his 71 contests (59.2%), George has gone over his average rebounds prop bet total of 6.3 boards.
- Opponents of the Suns have grabbed 43.3 rebounds per game this season, the 24th-most against any NBA squad.
Paul George assists insights
- George has averaged 5.3 assists per game this season, 0.2 assists less than his prop bet for the matchup on Monday (5.5).
- In 38% of his matchups this season (27 out of 71) George has collected more than 5.5 assists.
- George’s per-game assist average (5.3) is 0.5 more than his average assist prop bet total (4.8).
- George has covered his average assist prop over/under (4.8) in 42 of his 71 games (59.2%).
- Opponents of the Suns have averaged 23.6 assists per game this season, the 23rd-most against any NBA squad.
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