Friday’s NBA Playoffs slate features the Philadelphia 76ers and no shortage of betting opportunities, including lines for Joel Embiid prop bets. The over/under for Embiid’s points in Friday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks is 32.5.
Embiid has averaged 28.5 points and 10.3 rebounds so far this season while shooting 52.1% from the floor. Over his last five matchups, he’s posted 29 points and 8.6 rebounds per game with a 59.8% rate of shooting from the field.
Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the 76ers and Hawks begins 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 performed 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: -110
- Under Odds: -120
- Points per game: 28.5
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 10:35 PM EST on June 10, 2021.
Joel Embiid points insights
- The 32.5 point total set for Embiid’s game Friday is 4.0 more points than his season scoring average.
- 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 over/under, 28.2 points, is 0.3 fewer points than his per-game scoring average.
- 55% of Embiid’s outings this year have seen him hit the over on his point prop total (22 out of 40 opportunities).
- 52.6% of Embiid’s matchups this year have seen him hit the over on his season-long average points prop total of 28.2 points (30 out of 57 contests).
- Teams are scoring 119.7 points per game against the Hawks this season, the most allowed by a team.
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Joel Embiid rebound insights
- Embiid’s per-game rebound average — 10.3 — is 0.2 fewer rebounds than his prop bet over/under in Friday’s game (10.5).
- In 49.1% of his games this year (28 out of 57), Embiid has gone over his prop bet total for his next matchup (10.5 boards).
- Embiid has grabbed 10.3 rebounds per game, which is 1.3 fewer boards than his season average prop.
- In just 17 of his 40 chances (42.5%), Embiid has gone over his rebounds prop bet total.
- Embiid has surpassed his average rebounds prop bet total (11.6 boards) in just 36.8% of his matchups (21 of 57 contests).
- Teams are pulling down 47.0 rebounds per game against the Hawks this season, the third-most given up by a team.
Joel Embiid assists insights
- Embiid has averaged 2.8 assists per game, 0.3 more than Friday’s assist over/under (2.5).
- Embiid has dished out more than 2.5 assists in 28 out of 57 games this season (49.1%).
- Embiid has averaged 0.1 less assists per game than his average assist prop bet over/under of 2.9.
- Embiid has recorded 2.9 or more assists (his average assist prop bet total) in only 28 of 57 of his games (49.1%).
- Opponents of the Hawks have averaged 25.0 assists per game this season, the 10th-most against any NBA squad.
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