The Philadelphia 76ers take to the court Friday for a night of NBA Playoff basketball with some interesting betting options. Let’s focus in on Joel Embiid’s prop bets and lines for his upcoming outing. Embiid’s points prop bet over/under is set at 32.5 points for Friday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks.
So far this season, Embiid has recorded an average of 28.5 points and 10.3 rebounds every game, while over his last five outings, he’s averaging 29 points and 8.6 rebounds. He’s shooting 52.1% from the floor this season and 59.8% in his last five games.
Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the 76ers and Hawks starts at 7:30 PM ET on Friday. Sportsbooks have installed the 76ers as 1.5-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 224.5 points. Let’s take a look at how Embiid has fared this season and in recent outings to provide insights into his betting lines for this matchup.
Joel Embiid prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 32.5
- Over Odds: -115
- Under Odds: -115
- Points per game: 28.5
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 1:51 AM EST on June 10, 2021.
Joel Embiid points insights
- The 32.5 point total set for Embiid on Friday is 4.0 more points than his scoring average on the season (28.5).
- Embiid has put up more than 32.5 points 25 times this season (out of 57 total games — 43.9%).
- Embiid’s season-long average points prop bet total is 0.3 points less than his per-game scoring average (28.5 points).
- In 22 of 40 opportunities this year (55%), Embiid has gone over his point total.
- In 52.6% of his matchups this year, Embiid has gone over his season-long average point total of 28.2 points (in 30 of his 57 games).
- Opponents of the Hawks have scored 119.7 points per game this season, the most against any NBA squad.
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Joel Embiid rebound insights
- Embiid’s per-game rebound average — 10.3 — is 0.2 less rebounds than his prop bet over/under in Friday’s game (10.5).
- In 49.1% of his games this season (28 out of 57), Embiid has gone over his prop bet total for his next matchup (10.5 boards).
- Embiid has reeled in 10.3 rebounds per game, which is 1.3 less boards than his season average prop.
- In only 42.5% of his chances (17 of 40), Embiid has outpaced his rebounds prop bet total.
- In only 36.8% of his games (21 out of 57 contests), Embiid has gone over his average rebounds prop bet total (11.6).
- The Hawks’ opponents are collecting 47.0 rebounds per game, which is the third-most allowed by an NBA team this season.
Joel Embiid assists insights
- Embiid’s season-long assist average — 2.8 per game — is 0.3 assists higher than Friday’s assist prop bet total (2.5).
- In 28 out of 57 games this season (49.1%) Embiid has dished out more than 2.5 assists.
- Embiid has averaged 0.1 less assists per game than his average assist prop bet over/under of 2.9.
- In just 49.1% of Embiid’s contests (28 out of 57) he’s recorded more than 2.9 assists (his average assist prop bet total this season).
- Teams are dishing out 25.0 assists per game against the Hawks this season, the 10th-most allowed by a squad.
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