Saturday’s NBA Playoffs slate features some interesting betting options, including the Milwaukee Bucks’ Brook Lopez prop bets. Let’s take a look at the markets and lines for Lopez in this postseason matchup. The points over/under set for Lopez in Saturday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks is 15.5.
Lopez has averaged 12.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks thus far this season while shooting 51.6% from the floor. Over his last five outings, he’s recorded 14.6 points and 1.6 blocks per game with a 66.7% rate of shooting from the field.
The Hawks are being picked to win in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals by sportsbooks, who list them as 2.5-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 216.5 points. The teams will hit the court on Saturday starting at 8:30 PM ET. How will Lopez perform relative to his betting lines? Let’s break down his performances and dig into some insights to find out.
Brook Lopez prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 15.5
- Over Odds: -125
- Under Odds: -105
- Points per game: 12.5
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 4:35 PM EST on July 2, 2021.
Brook Lopez points insights
- The 12.5 points Lopez has scored per game this season is 3.0 fewer points than his point total set for Saturday (15.5).
- Lopez has scored more than 15.5 points in 25 of 86 games this season (29.1%).
- Lopez’s season-long average points prop bet over/under, 11.9 points, is 0.6 fewer points than his per-game scoring average.
- 50.8% of Lopez’s matchups this year have seen him go under his point prop total (33 out of 65 opportunities).
- 51.2% of Lopez’s outings this year have seen him hit the over on his season-long average points prop total of 11.9 points (44 out of 86 games).
- Teams are putting up 119.7 points per game against the Hawks this season, the most allowed by a team.
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Brook Lopez rebound insights
- Lopez has grabbed 5.2 rebounds per game, 1.3 less boards than his prop bet for Saturday’s game (6.5).
- In 23 out of 86 games this year (26.7%), Lopez has reeled in more than 6.5 rebounds.
- Lopez has reeled in 0.2 more rebounds (5.2 per game) than his season average prop bet (five).
- Only 40% of the time this year (26 out of 65 contests), Lopez has hit the over on his rebounds prop bet total.
- Opponents of the Hawks have collected 47.0 rebounds per game this season, the third-most against any NBA squad.
Brook Lopez assists insights
- Lopez has averaged 0.6 assists per game, 0.1 more than Saturday’s assist over/under (0.5).
- Lopez has dished out more than 0.5 assists in 36 out of 86 games this season (41.9%).
- Lopez has averaged 0.1 more assists per game than his average assist prop bet over/under of 0.5.
- Lopez has recorded 0.5 or more assists (his average assist prop bet total) in only 36 of 86 of his contests (41.9%).
- Opponents of the Hawks have dished out 25.0 assists per game this season, the 10th-most against any NBA squad.
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