The NBA has a nice seven-game slate of hoops on tap for the first Sunday night of the season. The action starts with three Eastern Conference matchups at 6:00 p.m. ET and continues through two games from the West Coast, tipping off at 9:00 p.m. ET. With 14 teams hitting the hardwood,
DraftKings Sportsbook has plenty of player props to consider, including one of my favorite ways to attack the slate – 3-point props. My top three-point prop bets for Sunday include plays for Giannis Antetokounmpo, Pascal Siakam, and Toumani Camara.
Regardless of the final results, cheering for specific players to hit three-pointers is a fun way to enjoy the action. Normally, I try to target lower 3-point prop totals so that they can hit quickly, either early or late, without needing lots of build-up. I also usually play these props in a round robin style, so that even if they don’t all hit, they still carry solid returns.
Breaking down the numbers and matchups, here is why I like these three 3-point props on Sunday.
Top 3-point prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
Giannis Antetokounmpo over 0.5 3PM (+140)
Giannis and the Bucks are visiting the Cavs in a divisional matchup Sunday night, and the big man is probable with a toe injury. He’s been playing through the issue, which hasn’t seemed to slow him at all in the early going this year.
Antetokounmpo only needed 27 minutes to amass 37 points, 14 boards, five assists, and one three-pointer in the season opener on Wednesday against the Wizards. On Friday, he played 38 minutes in Toronto, racking up 31 points, 20 rebounds, seven assists, and two three-pointers in a six-point win over the Raptors.
He went over this line in both of those games, shooting 3-for-5 from long range. He scored 30+ points in seven of his last eight games against the Cavaliers, with four 3-pointers over that span. Without Damian Lillard and with a new-look rotation, it looks like Giannis will have more long-range opportunities, and all he has to do is hit one three-pointer to go over this 3-point prop on Sunday.
Pascal Siakam over 1.5 3PM (+120)
The Pacers ruled Bennedict Mathurin (foot) and Andrew Nembhard (shoulder) out on Sunday, in addition to Tyrese Haliburton (Achilles), leaving lots of offensive workload for Siakam to take care of for the Pacers. Spicy P got off to a great start to the season, scoring 32 points to go with 15 rebounds in 44 minutes in the team’s double overtime loss to the Thunder on Opening Night. He made three three-pointers in that game, going over this prop line.
In the second game of the season on Saturday, Siakam only played 26 minutes in a blowout loss to the Grizzlies, but he still had two three-pointers on his way to 13 points, six rebounds, and six assists.
Without many other options on offense, Siakam should get all the opportunities he can handle from all over the field, so I think he’ll continue his string of games with multiple 3-pointers.
Toumani Camara over 1.5 3PM (-131)
I highlighted Jrue Holiday in my top player prop bets for the day, but for my 3-point prop bets, I’m going with Holiday’s teammate Toumani Camara. The third-year forward from Belgium has started both of the Blazers’ games this season, playing 35 minutes against the Timberwolves and 33 minutes against the Warriors.
In his first game, he hit two three-pointers on his way to 10 points to go with nine rebounds and five assists. He followed that up with three three-pointers in Friday’s win over the Warriors, totaling 19 points, seven rebounds, three steals, and two assists.
He averaged 1.7 3PM last season in 32.7 minutes as a starter, and he looks like he’ll be a regular contributor from long range again this season.
The Clippers have given up 16.5 3-pointers to their opponents in the early going this season, the fourth-most of any team in the NBA. It’s a good matchup for the Blazers and Camara, so I’ll take him to drop at least two three-pointers to round out my 3PM props this Sunday.
