NBA Playoffs action continues Wednesday, as we focus on the Philadelphia 76ers and Shake Milton’s prop bets and lines. The over/under for Milton’s points in Wednesday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks is 7.5.
Over his last five outings, Milton has averaged six points, compared to his season average of 12 points per game. He’s shooting 44.5% from the field this year (47.4% in just his last five games).
Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the 76ers and Hawks starts at 7:30 PM ET on Wednesday. Oddsmakers have installed the 76ers as 6.5-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 223.5 points. Let’s dig into some insights and stats to figure out how Milton will fare in this matchup, especially as it pertains to his betting markets.
Shake Milton prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 7.5
- Over Odds: -105
- Under Odds: -125
- Points per game: 12.0
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 7:43 AM EST on June 16, 2021.
Shake Milton points insights
- The 7.5 points prop bet over/under set for Milton on Wednesday is 4.5 fewer points than his season scoring average (12.0).
- Milton has scored more than 7.5 points in 54 of 72 games this season (75%).
- Milton’s season-long scoring average, 12.0 points per game, is 0.1 points higher than his average points prop bet total.
- Less than half of the time — 47.8% of his matchups this year — Milton has gone over his point total (11 out of 23 opportunities).
- Less than half of the time — 48.6% of his matchups this year — Milton has hit the over on his season-long average point total of 11.9 points (in 35 of his 72 games).
- Opponents of the Hawks have averaged 119.7 points per game this season, the most against any NBA team.
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Shake Milton rebound insights
- Milton has averaged 0.6 more rebounds per game (2.1) than his prop bet total in Wednesday’s game (1.5).
- In 56.9% of his games this year (41 out of 72), Milton has gone over his prop bet total for his next matchup (1.5 boards).
- Milton has pulled down 0.1 fewer rebounds (2.1 per game) than his season average prop bet (2.2).
- In only 11 of his 23 opportunities (47.8%), Milton has gone over his rebounds prop bet total.
- In just 37.5% of his games (27 of 72 contests), Milton has outpaced his average rebounds prop bet total (2.2).
- The Hawks’ opponents are collecting 47.0 rebounds per game, which is the third-most allowed by an NBA squad this season.
Shake Milton assists insights
- Milton has averaged 2.8 assists per game this year, 1.3 assists more than his prop bet for the matchup on Wednesday (1.5).
- Milton has dished out more than 1.5 assists in 57 out of 72 games this season (79.2%).
- Milton has averaged the same number of assists per game as his average assist prop bet over/under of 2.8.
- Milton has dished out 2.8 or more assists (his average assist prop bet total) in 38 of 72 of his games (52.8%).
- The Hawks’ opponents are collecting 25.0 assists per game, which is the 10th-most allowed by an NBA squad this season.
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