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The NBA ends the second week of April with a healthy 10-game serving Sunday. Many of these matchups feature teams fighting for playoff contention. Below, we’ll highlight Sunday’s top NBA player prop predictions.

An afternoon matinee pits the inconsistent Boston Celtics against the red-hot Denver Nuggets and MVP frontrunner C Nikola Jokic.

There’s a big Texas game with the current Western Conference 9-seed San Antonio Spurs playing the seventh-place Dallas Mavericks and MVP dark horse PG Luka Doncic.

The late-night primetime game is a cross-conference battle between SF Jimmy Butler’s Miami Heat and PG Damian Lillard’s Portland Trail Blazers.

Sunday’s NBA player prop bet predictions

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 3 p.m. ET.

Portland Trail Blazers SG C.J. McCollum OVER 22.5 points (-115)

We hit on McCollum’s points, rebounds and assists prop (“PRA”) in the first Heat-Trail Blazers meeting March 25 in what’s known as a “rocking chair” cover.

McCollum’s “PRA” prop was set at 28.5 and he scored 29 points in the first half to cash the Over on points alone. He finished the game with 35 points.

I forecast McCollum having a similar volume of usage and just as good of a chance at balling out in this game against Miami.

Over his past nine games, McCollum is scoring 23.4 points per game on 47.7% shooting. The stretch started with the 35-point performance vs. the Heat. Miami is still 22nd in points per game by opposing shooting guards.

Also, it’s not like Miami can key in on McCollum because they still have Lillard to worry about and even newly acquired SG Norman Powell can get buckets.

BET C.J. MCCOLLUM OVER 22.5 POINTS (-115) for 1 unit.

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Memphis Grizzlies SG Dillon Brooks OVER 1.5 made 3-pointers (-160)

The Indiana Pacers visit the Grizzlies and Brooks has been on a roll lately.

In Memphis’ five April games, Brooks is shooting 53.6% from 3-point land and is averaging three made 3-pointers per game. Brooks has sunk two or more threes in five straight games and seven of his last nine contests.

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Furthermore, Brooks went 2-for-5 from three in the first Pacers-Grizzlies game this season and opposing shooting guards have the second-highest 3-point percentage vs. Indiana.

However, the likelihood of this prop going Over is factored into the pricing (-160) and I’d prefer to bet Over 2.5 made 3-pointers for a plus-money payout.

Regardless, BET D. BROOKS OVER 1.5 MADE 3-POINTERS (-160) for a half-unit.

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The NBA’s Easter basket is stuffed with seven games, several of which feature teams jostling for playoff positioning as the regular season boils down. Below, we’ll highlight Sunday’s top NBA player prop predictions.

The battle of Los Angeles basketball has lessened since the Lakers will be without All-Stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis but still, the Lakers play a Clippers team with both their All-Stars in SF Kawhi Leonard and SG Paul George in the afternoon.

The up-and-down Boston Celtics, currently eighth in the East, host a banged-up Charlotte Hornets team 1.5 games in front of them in the standings and in the 4-seed.

We get the second meeting this season between Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors and Trae Young’s Atlanta Hawks as the primetime main event.

Sunday’s NBA player prop bet predictions 

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Memphis Grizzlies PG Ja Morant UNDER 19.5 points (-115)

The Memphis Grizzlies are in the City of Brotherly Love to play the host Philadelphia 76ers Sunday.

Grizzlies-76ers pits two of the most talented young point guards in the NBA in Morant and Sixers All-Star PG Ben Simmons.

Morant’s scoring production has been inconsistent since mid-March. He is averaging 18.1 points per game on 42.5% shooting (25.6% from 3-point range) over his past 11 games and Morant has scored more than 19.5 points just three times in that span.

Simmons and Morant have played each other only twice, but Morant is averaging 16 points on 42.3% shooting with no made threes in those games.

Furthermore, Philly has the second-best defensive field-goal percentage vs. opposing point guards and the fifth-best defensive 3-point percentage.

BET J. MORANT UNDER 19.5 POINTS (-110) for 1 unit.

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Houston Rockets C Christian Wood 1.5 made 3-pointers (-145)

The Rockets host the New Orleans Pelicans for the rubber match of their regular-season series and Wood was amazing in the one Pelicans-Rockets he played in (Jan. 30).

In that game, Wood scored 27 points on 84.6% shooting and connected on 3 of 4 3-pointers against New Orleans C Steven Adams.

In fact, Wood and Adams have met four times and Wood is averaging 24.5 points per game with 3.0 threes per game on 70.6% 3-point shooting.

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Most importantly, New Orleans has the fourth-worst defensive 3-point percentage as a team. Against opposing centers, the Pelicans have the fourth-worst defensive 3-point percentage and allow the third-most 3-point attempts per game.

BET C. WOOD OVER 1.5 MADE 3-POINTERS (-145) for a half-unit.

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The NBA is ending its week on a chill note with only four games scheduled for Sunday. Below, we’ll highlight Sunday’s top NBA player prop predictions.

It’s an East vs. West-only card with an early afternoon tip-off featuring the red-hot Phoenix Suns taking on the Eastern Conference’s current 4-seed in the Charlotte Hornets.

We have a double revenge game when the Portland Trail Blazers play the Toronto Raptors after they swapped combo guards Norman Powell and Gary Trent Jr. at the trade deadline.

The main event is most definitely the showdown between a surging Atlanta Hawks team and MVP frontrunner C Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets.

Sunday’s NBA player prop bet predictions 

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 2:10 p.m. ET.

Portland Trail Blazers PG Damian Lillard UNDER 26.5 points (-110)

There’s no doubt Dame Time will be the best player on the floor in Trail Blazers-Raptors but there are several reasons why Lillard could go Under his points prop.

First, Portland is getting healthier at the right time with second-leading scorer SG C.J. McCollum returning to the lineup March 16 and C Jusuf Nurkic making his second start since being sidelined by a fractured wrist suffered Jan. 14.

Second, the Blazers getting healthier and adding Powell at the trade deadline, means Lillard has less scoring and ballhandling responsibility. Powell is having a career-year, McCollum is beginning to percolate and Nurkic opens up Portland’s offense tremendously.

Third, Lillard missed Portland’s previous game against the Orlando Magic due to a knee contusion so there’s a solid chance his health is compromised and he’ll defer to his teammates.

Dame’s murky health status and Portland incorporating McCollum back into the lineup are major reasons why Lillard hasn’t scored more than 22 points in his last three games.

Finally, Raptors PG Kyle Lowry has held Lillard to 24 or fewer points in three straight meetings, including the Trail Blazers-Raptors first matchup of the season Jan. 11.

BET D. LILLARD UNDER 26.5 POINTS (-110) for 1.5 units.

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Atlanta Hawks C Clint Capela UNDER 12.5 rebounds (-105)

Capela’s rebounding prop for Hawks-Nuggets is shockingly low considering he’s averaging 15.5 rebounds per game over his last four outings, but Denver got bigger at the trade deadline by adding former Orlando Magic forwards Gary Clark and Aaron Gordon and former Cleveland Cavaliers C JaVale McGee.

These additions address Denver’s size and athleticism while allowing Jokic to focus on getting triple-doubles and closing out his MVP campaign.

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Furthermore, Capela is averaging only 10.9 rebounds per game in his 16 career games against Jokic, and he hasn’t grabbed more than 12 boards in any of his last four starts in the head-to-head matchup.

Lastly, both teams play at an ultra-slow pace—Denver has the second-slowest pace and Atlanta is 25th in pace—so I’m expecting fewer possessions in Hawks-Nuggets.

BET C. CAPELA UNDER 12.5 REBOUNDS (-105) for a half-unit.

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The NBA serves up a bite-sized, five-game slate for bettors Thursday so it might be a good night to shop the prop markets for some action. Below, we’ll highlight Thursday’s top NBA player prop predictions.

There are two games with teams playing each other in the second of a two-game miniseries with the New York Knicks hosting the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Clippers visiting the San Antonio Spurs.

We are also treated to a couple of cross-conference tilts both featuring winning teams as the Portland Trail Blazers play the Miami Heat and the Philadelphia 76ers meet the Los Angeles Lakers.

Thursday’s NBA player prop bet predictions 

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Washington Wizards PG Russell Westbrook UNDER 24.5 points (-115)

Since the All-Star break, the Knicks have gone up against elite point guards including Ben Simmons twice, James Harden, Jrue Holiday and Westbrook two nights ago.

Other than Simmons, who scored 16 points in both meetings and is averaging 16.1 points per game this season, each guard scored well below their season average and Westbrook scored just 14 points on 21.4% field-goal shooting Tuesday.

For the season, the Knicks hold opposing point guards to the 10th-fewest points per game and the fourth-lowest field-goal percentage in the Association.

Also, New York is getting healthier in the backcourt as PG Elfrid Payton returned to action Tuesday and Derrick Rose is expected to return Thursday.

Payton has held Westbrook below 24.5 points in both Wizards-Knicks games this season and four straight in their head-to-head meetings.

BET R. WESTBROOK UNDER 24.5 POINTS (-115) for 1 unit.

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Portland Trail Blazers SG C.J. McCollum OVER 28.5 points, rebounds & assists (-105)

There’s some value in McCollum’s points, rebounds and assists prop because he has struggled to regain his All-Star-caliber form since returning from injury March 16.

In his five games played after coming back from injury, McCollum is averaging just 16.4 points per game on 33.3% shooting with 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. He went Over 28.5 points, rebounds and assists just once in those games.

Where the value lies is over the course of the season McCollum is averaging 31.9 PRA and his usage will most likely tick up this game because of Portland’s trade deadline moves.

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The Trail Blazers sent guards Rodney Hood and Gary Trent Jr. to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for SG/SF Norman Powell who’s not eligible to play in Thursday’s game against the Heat.

What this means for McCollum is that Portland will be down two ballhandlers, which frees up a bunch of shots and usage.

Furthermore, the Heat have been dealing with injuries to their backcourt, just sent Avery Bradley to the Houston Rockets for SG Victor Oladipo and SF Jimmy Butler‘s game status is in question.

Finally, a majority of McCollum’s shot attempts come from behind the 3-point arc and Miami allows the most 3-point attempts in the league. If the Heat allow McCollum to chuck threes, he could go Over 28.5 PRA on points alone.

BET C.J. McCollum OVER 28.5 PRA (-105) for a half-unit.

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Monday’s NBA slate is stacked with a bunch of compelling East vs. West Coast games and intriguing one-on-one matchups. Below, we’ll highlight Monday’s top NBA player prop predictions.

The streaking Atlanta Hawks are in the middle of turning around their season and visit a Los Angeles Clippers team struggling with consistency since the All-Star break.

The once unbeatable Utah Jazz have been a little up-and-down to start the second half of the season and are visiting the Chicago Bulls who are trending toward at least a postseason play-in tournament berth.

Also, the slumping Toronto Raptors hope to jumpstart their regular-season campaign and extend the Houston Rockets’ 20-game losing skid with their visit to Toyota Center.

Monday’s NBA player prop bet predictions 

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:35 p.m. ET.

Toronto Raptors SG Norman Powell OVER 20.5 points (-115)

It has been a weird season for the Raptors, who are playing their home games in Tampa, Fla., this season and have been dealing with a plethora of injuries and COVID-19-related absences.

One of the few bright spots in Toronto’s season has been the emergence of fifth-year guard/wing Norman Powell. Poor injury luck may have contributed to Powell’s increased usage and insertion into the starting lineup, but he has made the most of his opportunity.

Powell is averaging 27.1 points per game on 53.9% field-goal shooting (47.3% from 3-point range) with a career-high 26.6 usage rate in his eight starts in March.

Powell’s specific position is a bit fluid—the Raptors technically have him in the small forward slot but they essentially have a three-guard starting lineup—and Houston has played terrible defense against wings this season.

The Rockets are dead-last in opposing shoot guards’ points per game and 25th in opposing small forwards’ points per game.

As a team, Houston is 25th in defensive rating this month and 28th in defensive effective field-goal percentage.

BET N. POWELL OVER 20.5 POINTS (-115) for 1 unit.

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Chicago Bulls C Thaddeus Young OVER 7.5 rebounds (+120)

Young has been named as a player to watch around the upcoming NBA trade deadline by several NBA writers because the 13-year veteran is having a sneaky awesome season and has a career-high PER.

The Bulls made Young their starter center five games ago in part to raise his trade stock but also because Young is just a better player right now than Chicago’s second-year C Wendell Carter.

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Since Young has been named a starter, he’s averaging 8.6 rebounds per game and is grabbing 8.0 boards per game in March.

Also, Jazz C Rudy Gobert‘s game status is currently in question and if I’m reading the tea leaves, I’d guess the Jazz sit him for this contest because this isn’t an important game for them.

Even if Gobert does play Monday, Young has been good enough lately where he can grab 8 rebounds and cash this rebounding prop.

BET T. YOUNG OVER 7.5 REBOUNDS (+120) for a half-unit.

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Monday’s NBA slate is stacked with a bunch of compelling East vs. West Coast games and intriguing one-on-one matchups. Below, we’ll highlight Monday’s top NBA player prop predictions.

The streaking Atlanta Hawks are in the middle of turning around their season and visit a Los Angeles Clippers team struggling with consistency since the All-Star break.

The once unbeatable Utah Jazz have been a little up-and-down to start the second half of the season and are visiting the Chicago Bulls who are trending toward at least a postseason play-in tournament berth.

Also, the slumping Toronto Raptors hope to jumpstart their regular-season campaign and extend the Houston Rockets’ 20-game losing skid with their visit to Toyota Center.

Monday’s NBA player prop bet predictions 

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:35 p.m. ET.

Toronto Raptors SG Norman Powell OVER 20.5 points (-115)

It has been a weird season for the Raptors, who are playing their home games in Tampa, Fla., this season and have been dealing with a plethora of injuries and COVID-19-related absences.

One of the few bright spots in Toronto’s season has been the emergence of fifth-year guard/wing Norman Powell. Poor injury luck may have contributed to Powell’s increased usage and insertion into the starting lineup, but he has made the most of his opportunity.

Powell is averaging 27.1 points per game on 53.9% field-goal shooting (47.3% from 3-point range) with a career-high 26.6 usage rate in his eight starts in March.

Powell’s specific position is a bit fluid—the Raptors technically have him in the small forward slot but they essentially have a three-guard starting lineup—and Houston has played terrible defense against wings this season.

The Rockets are dead-last in opposing shoot guards’ points per game and 25th in opposing small forwards’ points per game.

As a team, Houston is 25th in defensive rating this month and 28th in defensive effective field-goal percentage.

BET N. POWELL OVER 20.5 POINTS (-115) for 1 unit.

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Chicago Bulls C Thaddeus Young OVER 7.5 rebounds (+120)

Young has been named as a player to watch around the upcoming NBA trade deadline by several NBA writers because the 13-year veteran is having a sneaky awesome season and has a career-high PER.

The Bulls made Young their starter center five games ago in part to raise his trade stock but also because Young is just a better player right now than Chicago’s second-year C Wendell Carter.

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Since Young has been named a starter, he’s averaging 8.6 rebounds per game and is grabbing 8.0 boards per game in March.

Also, Jazz C Rudy Gobert‘s game status is currently in question and if I’m reading the tea leaves, I’d guess the Jazz sit him for this contest because this isn’t an important game for them.

Even if Gobert does play Monday, Young has been good enough lately where he can grab 8 rebounds and cash this rebounding prop.

BET T. YOUNG OVER 7.5 REBOUNDS (+120) for a half-unit.

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The NBA closes out the third week of March with a 10-game slate featuring several pivotal divisional matchups.

The East Coast main event pits the Philadelphia 76ers trying to extend their 14-game winning streak over the New York Knicks in an Atlantic Division game.

It’s not a divisional rivalry, but the Washington Wizards vs. Brooklyn Nets game gives us a game with two former MVPs and teammates in Brooklyn’s James Harden and Washington’s Russell Westbrook.

To wrap up the night, the Phoenix Suns are trying to take control of the Pacific Division against a LeBron James- and Anthony Davis-less Los Angeles Lakers.

Sunday’s NBA player prop bet predictions 

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 4:30 p.m. ET.

New York Knicks SG Reggie Bullock OVER 2.5 made 3-pointers (+120)

New York has been dealing with several absences to its backcourt such as guards Immanuel Quickley, Derrick Rose and Austin Rivers, which has opened up playing time for Bullock.

In March, Bullock is averaging 31.3 minutes per game and is playing very well in the extended role. He is scoring over three points per game more than his season average on 41.1% shooting from behind the arc this month.

Also, Bullock has made three or more 3-pointers in four straight games, one of which was against New York’s opponent Sunday, the Sixers.

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Washington Wizards C Alex Len OVER 8.5 points (-110)

The insane amount of All-Star-power on both Brooklyn and Washington should free-up open looks for each teams’ role players.

One of the guys that we could see a spike in production from in Sunday’s Wizards-Nets matchup is Len, who’s started the previous four games for Washington.

Brooklyn has a serious lack of big men and is 24th in opposing center’s points per game this season. Plus Washington attacks offensively in an area in which Brooklyn has weak defense: The mid-range.

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According to CleaningTheGlass.com, the Wizards attempt the 2nd-highest volume of mid-range shots while the Nets are 23rd in defensive mid-range shooting percentage this season.

Given the gravitational pull Beal and Westbrook should have on Brooklyn’s defense, I could see Len getting a ton of open looks when one of those two players penetrates the paint.

Roughly 82% of Len’s field goal attempts come within 10 feet of the basket so if he’s just lurking around the paint, Len should get some easy putbacks or floats.

Also, Len has scored at least nine points in four straight, in five of his 10 starts this season. In four of the games Len went Under nine points, he didn’t play more than 18 minutes.

BET A. LEN OVER 8.5 points (-110) for 1 unit.

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The NBA’s first weekend after the All-Star break tips off with compelling matchups such as a surging Denver Nuggets taking on a feisty Memphis Grizzlies and Philadelphia 76ers C Joel Embiid beginning the second part of his MVP campaign against the Washington Wizards. Here are a couple of NBA player prop bet predictions to consider Friday.

Friday’s NBA player prop bet predictions 

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Chicago Bulls SG Zach LaVine UNDER 37.5 points+ rebounds+assists (-120)

The Miami Heat visit the Bulls who’s leading scorer and only All-Star, LaVine, should have a tough time against one of the best defensive wings in Jimmy Butler.

LaVine’s points, rebounds and assists (“PRA”) per game average is 38.7 and BetMGM’s projection for Friday being 37.5 is still too high given the matchup.

Butler has notoriously played his whole career with a chip on his shoulder so him not making the All-Star game and his spot essentially going to first-time All-Star LaVine will motivate Butler to get after it defensively.

Also, LaVine has surpassed 37.5 PRA in just two of his seven career games against Butler. BET UNDER LAVINE 37.5 PRA (-120) for 1 unit.

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Memphis Grizzlies C Jonas Valančiūnas UNDER 10.5 rebounds (+105)

The Grizzlies play the Denver Nuggets and this matchups gives us a sneaky good battle of bigs between Denver’s Nikola Jokic and Memphis’ Valančiūnas.

In their seven career head-to-head games, Valančiūnas has grabbed 11 or more boards once and the Nuggets give up the fewest rebounds per game to opposing centers.

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Also, I don’t see there being as many possessions in Nuggets-Grizzlies as indicated by the 228.5-point projected total.

Denver plays at one of the slower tempos in the league, which should give Valančiūnas fewer opportunity at grabbing rebounds.

BET Valančiūnas UNDER 10.5 rebounds (+105) for a half-unit.

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Cleveland Cavaliers SG Collin Sexton OVER 1.5 made 3-pointers (-115)

The New Orleans Pelicans host the Cavaliers, and Sexton should have no problem getting looks against this trash Pelicans’ 3-point defense.

Sexton is averaging a career-best effective field-goal percentage. He has hit more than 1.5 threes in five of his previous seven games and in three of four career games against the Pelicans.

Also, Sexton figures to have higher usage if Cleveland SG Darius Garland, whose game status is questionable, misses this game.

New Orleans gives up the most 3-pointers per game and allows the highest 3-point percentage to opposing shooting guards.

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