The Milwaukee Bucks take to the court Friday for a night of NBA Playoff basketball with plenty of betting action. Let’s focus in on Khris Middleton’s prop bets and lines for his upcoming game. The point total set for Middleton in Friday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks is 23.5.
Over his last five outings, Middleton has averaged 24 points, 6.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists and three steals, compared to his season average of 20.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. He’s shooting 46.5% from the field this year (40.2% in just his last five games).
The Bucks will match up with the Hawks on Friday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, starting at 8:30 PM ET. The Bucks are being picked to win the matchup by sportsbooks, who list them as 7.5-point favorites. The over/under is set at 226.5 points. Let’s take a look at how Middleton has fared this season and in recent outings to provide insights into his betting lines for this matchup.
Khris Middleton prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 23.5
- Over Odds: -118
- Under Odds: -115
- Points per game: 20.7
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 1:42 PM EST on June 24, 2021.
Khris Middleton points insights
- The 23.5 points prop total set for Middleton on Friday is 2.8 more points than his season scoring average (20.7).
- In 28.7% of his games this season (23 of 80 matchups) Middleton has scored more than 23.5 points.
- Middleton’s season-long scoring average, 20.7 points per game, is 0.2 points higher than his average points prop bet over/under.
- 50.8% of Middleton’s matchups this year have seen him fall short of his point prop total (32 out of 63 chances).
- 51.2% of Middleton’s outings this year have seen him fall short of his season-long average points prop total of 20.5 points (41 out of 80 games).
- Opponents of the Hawks have averaged 119.7 points per game this season, the most against any NBA squad.
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Khris Middleton rebound insights
- Middleton has averaged 1.3 fewer rebounds per game (6.2) than his prop bet total in Friday’s game (7.5).
- In 33.8% of his games this year (27 out of 80), Middleton has grabbed more than 7.5 boards.
- Middleton has reeled in 0.3 more rebounds (6.2 per game) than his season average prop bet (5.9).
- In only 49.2% of his opportunities (31 of 63), Middleton has surpassed his rebounds prop bet total.
- Middleton has outpaced his average rebounds prop bet total (5.9 boards) in 51.2% of his matchups (41 of 80 games).
- The Hawks’ opponents are averaging 47.0 rebounds per game, which is the third-most allowed by an NBA team this season.
Khris Middleton assists insights
- Middleton has averaged 5.3 assists per game this season, 0.2 assists less than his prop bet for the matchup on Friday (5.5).
- In 35 out of 80 games this season (43.8%) Middleton has collected more than 5.5 assists.
- Middleton’s per-game assist average (5.3) is 0.2 more than his average assist prop bet over/under (5.1).
- In only 43.8% of Middleton’s contests (35 out of 80) he has dished out more than 5.1 assists (his average assist prop total this season).
- Teams are averaging 25.0 assists per game against the Hawks this season, the 10th-most given up by a squad.
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