The Phoenix Suns take to the court Thursday for a night of NBA Playoff basketball with some interesting betting options. Let’s focus in on Deandre Ayton’s prop bets and lines for his upcoming matchup. The over/under for Ayton’s points in Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers is 15.5.
Over his last five games, Ayton has finished with an average of 16.2 points and 11 rebounds per contest. On the season, he’s averaged 14.7 points and 10.6 rebounds while shooting 64.1% from the field.
Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals between the Suns and Clippers starts at 9:00 PM ET on Thursday. Sportsbooks have installed the Suns as 1-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 218.5 points. How will Ayton fare relative to his betting lines? Let’s break down his performances and dig into some insights to find out.
Deandre Ayton prop bets breakdown
- Points Over/Under: 15.5
- Over Odds: -120
- Under Odds: -110
- Points per game: 14.7
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list.
Lines last updated at 1:40 PM EST on June 23, 2021.
Deandre Ayton points insights
- The 14.7 points Ayton has scored per game this season is 0.8 fewer points than his points prop total set for Thursday (15.5).
- Ayton has scored more than 15.5 points 35 times this season (out of 81 total games — 43.2%).
- Ayton’s season-long average points prop bet total, 15 points, is 0.3 more points than his per-game scoring average.
- Less than half of the time — 47.6% of his outings this year — Ayton has hit the over on his point total (30 out of 63 opportunities).
- Less than half of the time — 43.2% of his outings this year — Ayton has hit the over on his season-long average point total of 15 points (in 35 of his 81 contests).
- Opponents of the Clippers have scored 109.9 points per game this season, the 18th-most against any NBA team.
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Deandre Ayton rebound insights
- Ayton has grabbed 10.6 rebounds per game, 0.1 more boards than his prop bet for Thursday’s game (10.5).
- In 48.1% of his games this season (39 of 81), Ayton has gone over his prop bet total for his next matchup (10.5 boards).
- The average prop bet over/under Ayton has had set for rebounds this year is 10.8. He typically has fallen short of that value as he has averaged 10.6 rebounds per game, 0.2 fewer rebounds than his average prop.
- In only 30 of his 63 opportunities (47.6%), Ayton has outpaced his rebounds prop bet total.
- Ayton has gone over his average rebounds prop bet total (10.8 boards) in only 48.1% of his matchups (39 of 81 contests).
- The Clippers’ opponents are racking up 45.3 rebounds per game, which is the 14th-most given up by an NBA team this season.
Deandre Ayton assists insights
- Ayton has averaged 1.3 assists per game, 0.2 fewer than Thursday’s assist over/under (1.5).
- Ayton has collected more than 1.5 assists in 32 out of 81 games this season (39.5%).
- Ayton’s per-game assist average (1.3) is 0.2 less than his average assist prop bet over/under (1.5).
- Ayton has dished out 1.5 or more assists (his average assist prop over/under) in only 32 of 81 of his contests (39.5%).
- Opponents of the Clippers have dished out 23.7 assists per game this season, the 22nd-most against any NBA squad.
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