Wednesday’s NBA Playoffs slate features some interesting betting options, including the Milwaukee Bucks’ Pat Connaughton prop bets. Let’s take a look at the markets and lines for Connaughton in this postseason matchup. The over/under for Connaughton’s points in Wednesday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks is 6.5.
Over his last five outings, Connaughton has averaged 5.8 points, compared to his season average of 6.6 points per game. He’s shooting 43.3% from the field this year (41.7% in just his last five games).
The Bucks are being picked to win the game by bookmakers, who list them as 7.5-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 226.5 points. The teams will hit the court on Wednesday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, starting at 8:30 PM ET. How will Connaughton perform relative to his betting lines? Let’s break down his performances and dig into some insights to find out.
Pat Connaughton prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 6.5
- Over Odds: -120
- Under Odds: -110
- Points per game: 6.6
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 1:41 AM EST on June 23, 2021.
Pat Connaughton points insights
- The 6.6 points Connaughton has scored per game this season is 0.1 more points than his points prop bet over/under set for Wednesday (6.5).
- In 45% of his games this season (36 of 80 matchups) Connaughton has scored more than 6.5 points.
- Connaughton’s season-long average points prop bet over/under is 0.2 points less than his per-game scoring average (6.6 points).
- 52.6% of Connaughton’s matchups this year have seen him go under his point prop total (10 out of 19 chances).
- 55% of Connaughton’s outings this year have seen him fall short of his season-long average points prop total of 6.4 points (44 out of 80 contests).
- Teams are putting up 119.7 points per game against the Hawks this season, the most allowed by a squad.
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Pat Connaughton rebound insights
- Connaughton has averaged 0.2 more rebounds per game (4.7) than his prop bet total in Wednesday’s game (4.5).
- In 48.8% of his games this season (39 out of 80), Connaughton has grabbed more than 4.5 boards.
- Connaughton has pulled down 4.7 rebounds per game, which is 0.6 more rebounds than his season average prop.
- 52.6% of the time this year (10 out of 19 opportunities), Connaughton has outpaced his rebounds prop bet total.
- In just 39 of his 80 games (48.8%), Connaughton has surpassed his average rebounds prop bet total of 4.1 boards.
- Opponents of the Hawks have averaged 47.0 rebounds per game this season, the third-most against any NBA squad.
Pat Connaughton assists insights
- Connaughton’s year-long assist average — 1.1 per game — is 0.6 assists higher than Wednesday’s assist over/under (0.5).
- In 53 out of 80 games this season (66.2%) Connaughton has dished out more than 0.5 assists.
- Connaughton has averaged 1.1 assists per game, 0.1 fewer per game than his average assist prop bet total of 1.2.
- Connaughton has dished out 1.2 or more assists (his average assist prop over/under) in just 26 of 80 of his games (32.5%).
- Opponents of the Hawks have dished out 25.0 assists per game this season, the 10th-most against any NBA team.
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