
The NBA playoffs continue, and there are four games on the slate today!
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All game fives, several teams can send their opponents home packing!
Up 3-1, the Pacers are 7.5 point spread favorites at home. Unfortunately, the Bucks will be without Damian Lillard, who suffered an Achilles tear during the first quarter of game four. Routing the Bucks 129-103, the Pacers have a chance to secure the series at home.
Pistons' Tim Hardaway Jr. was undoubtedly fouled on the last play of game four, but the Knicks secured a slim 94-93 victory. It's been a back and fourth series, and one that's been physical. Down 3-1 in the series, the Pistons are on life support as 5.5 point spread underdogs on the road in the Big Apple.
The Celtics are up 3-1 and will host the Magic as large 11.5 point spread favorites in Beantown today. With a chance to clinch the series, can the Celtics survive? It's been a physical matchup, and Boston is ailing.
The late night matchup will feature the Los Angeles Clippers and the Denver Nuggets. With the series tied 2-2, Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon may have saved the Nuggets season with an stunning one handed slam with .1 seconds left. The matchup has been one of the most entertaining and the Nuggets are +1.5 point spread underdogs today.
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TEAM VS TEAM | MONEYLINE | SPREAD | TOTALS |
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Bucks vs Pacers | +290 / -375 | +7.5 / -7.5 | O/U 222.5 |
Pistons vs Knicks | +185 / -225 | +5.5 / -5.5 | O/U 214.5 |
Magic vs Celtics | +500 / -700 | +11.5 / -11.5 | O/U 197.5 |
Clippers vs Nuggets | -130 / +105 | -1.5 / +1.5 | O/U 208.5 |
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The Bucks and Pacers matchup will tip-off at 6 p.m. ET on NBA TV. Next up, the Pistons and Knicks outing will air on TNT starting at 7:30 p.m. ET. In the East, the Celtics and Magic will matchup on NBA TV starting at 8:30 p.m. ET. For the late night showdown, the Clippers and Nuggets will be shown on TNT at 10 p.m. ET.
In this article are my top three player prop bets and best predictions for the April 29 NBA playoffs!
PPG: 26 | FG: 44.1 % | FT: 71.4 % | 3PT : 21.2 % | REB: 5.0 | AST: 6.0 | STL: 1.3 | BLK: 0.5
My first bet bet for today, I placed one unit on Magic star Franz Wagner to record over 23.5 points against the Celtics.
Down 3-1 in the series, the Magic head back to Boston on life support. With that said, the Magic will need 100 percent from stars Wagner and Paolo Banchero.
There's no question the Celtics have been the best defensive team in the series, limiting the Magic to a league low 94.8 points in the playoffs.
Aside from Wagner and Banchero, the offense drops off significantly. With both stars accounting for 61 percent of the offense, Wagner is making up for 27 percent in the playoffs!
I don't expect Wagner to be off the court much, given he's been averaging 38.5 minutes for Jamahl Mosley through four playoff games. Not to mention, Wagner is attempting heavy volume shots with 23.3 per game.
Between Wagner and Banchero, the two combine for an average of 50.6 field goal attempts per game. The Magic have a great supporting cast, but it's clear they are lacking a third prominent scorer.
Wendell Carter Jr., Anthony Black, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Corey Joseph, and the rest of the Magic players are averaging less than 8.0 field goal attempts per game. Is it really appropriate to fade Wagner here?
Scoring 104 points in the series, Wagner has attempted 93 field goal attempts thus far!
That's not to say his 3-point shooting hasn't been atrocious (21.2 %). However, Wagner's put up 21 deep shots over the last two games.
Notching 24+ points in all three games against Boston, I don't expect this to lean under today.
Better yet, he's soared over this player prop line in 14/20 games when playing 38 minutes or more.
Today is a must win game for the Magic. Win or go home, the Magic get a tough test on the road.
No. 10 in playoff points, Wagner has the most field goal attempts just behind Banchero, Jalen Brunson, and Anthony Edwards.
Wagner promised the Magic would come into game 5 "with the right mentality" (Jason Beede), and Wagner is a tough, physical player, who's going to plow through traffic, and find unique ways to the basket.
Aside from going 0-5 from the field against Al Horford, not many Celtics player can stop Wagner. In fact, the forward shot 12-17 against Jaylen Brown, Luke Kornet, Kristaps Porzingis, Payton Pritchard, and Derrick White.
PPG: 15 | FG: 53.3 % | FT: 100 % | 3PT : 47.1 % | REB: 2.8 | AST: 4.5 | STL: 1.0 | BLK: 0.0
My second best bet for today, I placed one unit on Pacers guard Andrew Nembhard to score over 11.5 points against the Bucks.
Now in his third season with the Pacers, Nembhard has become a vital two-way threat for the Pacers. A bona fide starter for Indiana, Nembhard is the Pacers fourth leading scorer in the playoffs with 15.5 points per game.
In fact, Nembhard led all Pacers with 14 field goal attempts in game four!
Let's face it, it's an unfortunate situation in Milwaukee, especially with the injury to Damian Lillard. Nembhard should get a decent matchup tonight with Gary Trent Jr. and Kevin Porter.
Through the NBA playoffs, Nembhard has put up a total of 60 points on 45 field goal attempts!
There's a reason why Nembhard is such a crucial x-factor for the Pacers. The third leading scorers (117.5), this is a team that plays at an incredibly high pace.
Although accounting for 13 percent of the total offense,Nembhard is a speedy, aggressive player, who scores often with switches.
Boasting a 18.2 percent usage rate for Rick Carlisle in the playoffs, Nembhard has averaged 31 minutes through four games against the Bucks. With two of those being blow outs, I expected heavier minutes.
Either way, Nembhard is averaging 13.8 points when averaging 31 points against the Bucks over the last 10 games.
Overall, the Bucks have been a disaster defensively, allowing the third most points (117.5) in the playoffs. Plus, the Bucks haven't fair well, allowing over 22 points per game to shooting guards.
PPG: 20.3 | FG: 52.6 % | FT: 87.5 % | 3PT : 38.9 % | REB: 5.0 | AST: 4.8 | STL: 1.0 | BLK: 1.o
My third best bet for today, I'm once again going with Celtics guard Derrick White to record over 15.5 points against the Magic.
I've won a ton of coin on White, and I'm not fading him today. White has been sensational in the playoffs, and has emerged as the Celtics third leading scorer with 20.3 points per game.
The Jay's (Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown) are undoubtedly banged up, however that didn't stop Tatum for exploding for 37 points.
While Jrue Holiday remains out, look for White to lead the helm. The Celtics leading field goal shooter at 52.6 percent, White's been everywhere! Attacking downhill, or a transition three, the books continue to sleep on White.
Shooting as well as he has, White gets his portion considering the Celtics are incredibly difficult to guard on the weak and strong side of the ball.
Having averaged 14.5 points in two regular season games vs the Magic, White has soared over 14 points in four straight games against Orlando.
Down the stretch and into the playoffs, White has scored 16+ points in five straight games for the Celtics. Aforementioned, with Jalen Suggs out of the lineup for the Magic, Orlando allows nearly 20 points per game to point guards.
Scoring 81 points on 57 field goal attempts, White accounts for almost 20 percent of the Celtics total offense.
Dating back to the regular season, White has scored 16+ points in 14/16 games when played over 38 minutes or more by Joe Mazzulla.
Without Holiday, White has taken care of business, scoring well over this prop in 15/20 games without Jrue this season.
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