Thursday’s NBA Playoffs slate features the Milwaukee Bucks and some interesting betting options, including lines for Khris Middleton prop bets. Middleton has an over/under of 22.5 points in Thursday’s contest against the Brooklyn Nets.
Middleton has averaged 20.3 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists thus far this season while shooting 47.0% from the floor. Over his last five matchups, he’s recorded 17.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game with a 40.0% rate of shooting from the field.
The Bucks are being picked to win in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals by oddsmakers, who list them as 3.5-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 234.5 points. The teams will meet on Thursday starting at 7:30 PM ET. Let’s dig into some insights and stats to figure out how Middleton will fare in this matchup, especially as it pertains to his betting markets.
Khris Middleton prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 22.5
- Over Odds: -105
- Under Odds: -125
- Points per game: 20.3
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 1:35 AM EST on June 10, 2021.
Khris Middleton points insights
- The 22.5 points prop total set for Middleton on Thursday is 2.2 more points than his scoring average on the season (20.3).
- In 37.8% of his games this season (28 of 74 matchups) Middleton has scored more than 22.5 points.
- Middleton’s season-long scoring average, 20.3 points per game, is 0.2 fewer points than his average points prop bet over/under.
- 50.8% of Middleton’s outings this year have seen him go under his point prop total (32 out of 63 chances).
- Less than half of the time — 47.3% of his outings this year — Middleton has gone over his season-long average point total of 20.5 points (in 35 of his 74 contests).
- The Nets’ opponents are scoring 112.3 points per game, which is the 12th-most given up by an NBA team this season.
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Khris Middleton rebound insights
- Middleton’s per-game rebound average — 6.1 — is 0.4 less rebounds than his prop bet over/under in Thursday’s game (6.5).
- In 45.9% of his games this year (34 of 74), Middleton has gone over his prop bet total for his next matchup (6.5 boards).
- Middleton has grabbed 0.2 more rebounds (6.1 per game) than his season average prop bet (5.9).
- Only 49.2% of the time this season (31 out of 63 contests), Middleton has outpaced his rebounds prop bet total.
- Middleton has outpaced his average rebounds prop bet total (5.9 boards) in 51.4% of his matchups (38 of 74 games).
- Opponents of the Nets have grabbed 45.9 rebounds per game this season, the ninth-most against any NBA team.
Khris Middleton assists insights
- Middleton’s season-long assist average — 5.3 per game — is 0.8 assists higher than Thursday’s assist prop bet total (4.5).
- In 60.8% of his matchups this season (45 out of 74) Middleton has collected more than 4.5 assists.
- Middleton has averaged 0.2 more assists per game than his average assist prop bet over/under of 5.1.
- Middleton has dished out 5.1 or more assists (his average assist prop total) in only 33 of 74 of his contests (44.6%).
- The Nets’ opponents are averaging 22.6 assists per game, which is the 28th-most given up by an NBA squad this season.
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