Welcome to Bales’ Bananas – Monkey Knife Fight NBA Prop Picks 3/2! Below I will discuss my NBA favorite plays for tonight’s slate!
More or Less 2/2 – Portland Blazers/Orlando Magic
If you read my PrizePicks article, you know I love this play. CJ McCollum has taken on a huge role in the offense with Damian Lillard out. He’s averaging 31.8 points on 25.8 shot attempts, 10.4 three-point attempts, and 5.4 free throw attempts per game in 5 contests without Lillard. McCollum gets an interesting matchup against the Orlando Magic tonight. They feature a top-10 defense, while ranking near the bottom of the NBA in pace. With that being said, they have struggled at times against scoring guards this season. McCollum was efficient in his only game against Orlando this season, scoring 31 points on 20 shot attempts. He’ll see a few extra attempts in this game, allowing a bit more room for error to find the over at the current total.
Nikola Vucevic is a night and day play at home and on the road. He’s averaging 23.6 points per game over his last 5 home games, as opposed to 17.2 points per game over his last 5 road contests. He posted 21+ points in 4 of his last 5 home games, as well. On the season, Vucevic is shooting 50.6% from the field at home, while averaging 21.0 points per game. He gets a plus matchup against the Portland Blazers, who rank 11th in the NBA in pace and 27th in defensive rating. In their only matchup, Vucevic posted 23 points against Portland. He could find similar success tonight, and this total is a bit low for his success in Orlando.
Play 1 unit on CJ McCollum OVER 28.5 points and Nikola Vucevic OVER 20.5 points to win 3 units (3x)
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