The NBA Playoffs roll on Friday for the Philadelphia 76ers, so let’s take a look at Joel Embiid’s prop bets and lines. The over/under for Embiid’s points in Friday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks is 33.5.
Over his last five outings, Embiid has averaged 32 points, 13 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.2 blocks, compared to his season average of 28.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. He’s shooting 51.6% from the field this year (48.0% in just his last five games).
Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the 76ers and Hawks begins at 7:30 PM ET on Friday. Sportsbooks have installed the 76ers as 3-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 221.5 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: 33.5
- 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 7:37 AM EST on June 18, 2021.
Joel Embiid points insights
- The 28.5 points Embiid has scored per game this season is 5.0 fewer points than his points prop total set for Friday (33.5).
- Embiid has put up more than 33.5 points 24 times this season (out of 60 total games — 40%).
- Embiid’s season-long average points prop bet total, 28.2 points, is 0.3 fewer points than his per-game scoring average.
- 55% of Embiid’s matchups this year have seen him hit the over on his point prop total (22 out of 40 opportunities).
- In 31 of 60 contests this year (51.7%), Embiid has hit the over on his season average points prop bet total (28.2).
- 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 — 10.5 — is 2.0 fewer rebounds than his prop bet over/under for Friday’s game (12.5).
- In 31.7% of his games this season (19 of 60), Embiid has gone over his prop bet total for his next matchup (12.5 boards).
- Embiid has pulled down 10.5 rebounds per game, which is 1.1 fewer boards than his season average prop.
- In only 42.5% of his opportunities (17 out of 40), Embiid has hit the over on his rebounds prop bet total.
- In just 38.3% of his games (23 of 60 contests), Embiid has outpaced his average rebounds prop bet total (11.6).
- Teams are collecting 47.0 rebounds per game against the Hawks this season, the third-most allowed by a team.
Joel Embiid assists insights
- Embiid’s season-long assist average — 3.0 per game — is 0.5 assists lower than Friday’s assist over/under (3.5).
- In 19 out of 60 games this season (31.7%) Embiid has dished out more than 3.5 assists.
- Embiid’s per-game assist average (3.0) is 0.1 more than his average assist prop bet total (2.9).
- In 51.7% of Embiid’s contests (31 out of 60) he’s recorded more than 2.9 assists (his average assist prop over/under this season).
- Opponents of the Hawks have dished out 25.0 assists per game this season, the 10th-most against any NBA squad.
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