Best NBA Player Props (Mar. 30): Joel Embiid, Victor Wembanyama & Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Lead Monday Bets

We are in the home stretch of the NBA regular season, with the playoff and play-in participants set. It’s just a matter of who is seeded where. To that end, there are seven NBA games on the schedule tonight, several with potential playoff implications. We’ll target those games for today’s Best NBA Player Props.

(Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)

As is true on most days, there are quite a few great markets, but the following are my favorites for Monday's slate of games.

If you are looking for more NBA and sports betting promotions, then we have compiled this list of the best sports betting offers here.

Best NBA Player Props (March 30): Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heat

• Joel Embiid, OVER 27.5 Points (-120 via BetMGM)

Embiid has been back from the injured list for two games and has blown up in both, scoring 29 and 35 points. The 29-point showing came Saturday night on the road vs. a Charlotte team with a top-10 defense. He’ll be facing the Heat in Miami, but their defense ranks 22nd in the league. Plus, the Heat are in a tailspin with losses in seven of their last eight games.

In the 35 games Embiid has played in, he’s gone OVER this TOTAL in 16, which includes 11 of the last 14 contests.

• Kelly Oubre Jr., OVER 9.5 Points (+100 via bet365)

Oubre Jr. is averaging 14.5 points per game this season and had 21 against Miami just a few weeks ago. He returned from a lengthy absence when the 76ers took on the Hornets Saturday and scored nine, but Oubre took only five shots (hitting three). But with the pace the 76ers have been playing at (fourth fastest in the last 10 games) and Miami playing at the fastest, he should see enough additional opportunities to give him a good shot to go OVER.

At +100, it is a solid value play.

Best NBA Player Props (March 30): Chicago Bulls vs. San Antonio Spurs

• Victor Wembanyama, OVER 3.5 Blocks (+116 via FanDuel)

Wemby got one in his last game (vs. Milwaukee, March 28) and in three of his last six games, but in the other three he recorded 7, 5, and 5. Wembanyama has gone OVER this number in just 26 of 59 games played this season, including 10 of his last 15. Teams are averaging 5.6  per game against the Bulls.

It’s a big number, but he’s gone OVER it in 10 of 14 games this month and averaged 3.8 blocks per game in March (3.1 per game for the season). If anyone has a better than average shot at recording at least four blocks in a game, it’s Wembanyama. I’ll take this market every time I see it with plus-money odds.

• Julian Champagnie, OVER 9.5 Points (-111 via DraftKings)

I’m always a little intrigued when a player’s TOTAL is lower than what he’s been averaging for the season, like with Champagnie. He’s averaging 11.1 points per game this season and has gone OVER this TOTAL in five of his last six games. He is certainly not the primary or even secondary option for the Spurs.

But the Bulls have lost five of their last six and surrendered 124+ points in five of those six games. He may not get many shots early in Monday's contest, but Champagnie will get the opportunities he needs to go OVER this TOTAL once the Spurs put the Bulls away.

Thrillzz

4.8/5

FREE $100K Pick’em Entry 🏀

• Excellent choice of sports.
• Pre-match and live picks.
• Strong community vibe.

400% Extra: Deposit $10 Get $50

Claim Now

Best NBA Player Props: Detroit Pistons vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OVER 29.5 Points (-105 via BetMGM)

He has been a little hit-or-miss with this number lately, going OVER it in just eight of his last 15 games. But Gilgeous-alexander has gone OVER in 42 of 63 games played this season. Detroit ranks third in points allowed per game this season, but the Pistons are really beat up. Cade Cunningham is out, and chances are good Duncan Robinson, Tobias Harris, and Jalen Duren could be too (all listed as doubtful).

Detroit’s A-side defense may be able to slow SGA down enough to keep him UNDER 29.5 points, but I doubt it with the guys available.

• Ausar Thompson, UNDER 11.5 Points at (-115 via Caesars)

Thompson averages 10 points per game this season, but has averaged just 8.5 in March. He has hit this number once in his last three games and gone UNDER it in 12 of his last 15. Since he is returning from an ankle injury, the Pistons may limit his minutes tonight. Even if they don’t, keep expectations low against this Thunder defense.

• Chet Holmgren, OVER 8.5 Rebounds (-103 via DraftKings)

He is averaging 8.9 rebounds a game for the season and 8.5 per game in March. In those games, he has gone OVER this TOTAL in eight of 11 games, 11 of his last 15, and in 38 of 64 games played this season. With Jalen Duren likely out tonight (not official), Holmgren will not have much competition on the glass.