Here, we'll focus on utilizing daily fantasy basketball projections and a slew of other tools to help make money betting player props. For this article, we are focusing on the NBA odds at FanDuel Sportsbook to pinpoint spots where value can be had tonight.
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Al Horford Over 5.5 Rebounds (-124)
The Boston Celtics are visiting the Milwaukee Bucks in a matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference.
These teams are separated by just three games in the standings, and this could very well be a preview of things to come in the playoffs. With that background established, this game being a playoff-type environment wouldn't be a surprise. What does that mean? It has me leaning with under 237.0 total points and can point us to some player props.
The under means tighter defense and more missed shots. More missed shots mean more rebounds, which means we want to look at Al Horford over 5.5 rebounds tonight.
He's been over this mark in two of his last four games and should be able to hit that given the matchup tonight. This season, the Bucks are allowing opponents to rack up 52.3 rebounds per game, which is 19th in the league. That's nothing to write home about, but given the game script I'm anticipating, this should put Horford in a great spot.
numberFire's projections have Horford going for 6.8 rebounds, putting him over his prop.
Malcolm Brogdon Under 1.5 Made Threes (+100)
Another prop that correlates with the under in this game is Malcolm Brogdon under 1.5 made threes at even money.
This is a rather straightforward bet, and we're getting it at great odds. Brogdon is an okay three-point shooter -- as is shown by him hitting the under on this prop in 6 of his last 10 games. He's averaging just 2.0 made threes per game this season, so it's not as if he's flying over this mark on a consistent basis -- or anything close.
When it comes to the Bucks, they are allowing 11.9 made threes from their opponents per game, which is the seventh-lowest in the league. They are also strong against the point-guard position specifically, where they also allow the seventh-fewest to the position.
With Jrue Holiday on the other side, we don't often see opposing guards racking up the threes, which should be the case yet again tonight.