We’re past the halfway point of the NBA season and the playoff race is shaping up. Over the next two weeks, teams will take a measure of themselves and decide whether to buy or sell at the trade deadline. The Heat and the Warriors are two teams trying to figure out where they stand, and they’ll go head-to-head to cap off our MLK Day slate. And, of course, Steph Curry is going to be at the center of things.
The Warriors are 5.5-point home favorites, while the Heat are +160 underdogs on DraftKings Sportsbook with the game total set at 238.5. Let’s dig into some of the best Steph Curry player props for this Heat vs. Warriors game.
Best Steph Curry Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
Steph Curry Under 28.5 Points (-119)
Steph Curry’s play this season has been remarkable. Just today, he was named a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star game as he approaches his 38th birthday. No guard has ever been named an All-Star starter at his age. It’s well-earned; Curry is scoring 27.6 PPG on 47.0%/38.6%/93.1% shooting splits along with 3.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game. He can still light it up with the best of them, and you wouldn’t know he’s battling Father Time when you’re watching him.
If there’s one thing that Steph can be thankful for, it’s that Erik Spoelstra and his Miami Heat are not playing in the same conference. The Heat are consistently one of the worst matchups for Steph in his career; Spo just knows how to bother the two-time MVP. They have the personnel to bother Steph and the kind of scheme variability that conditions them to being aggressive.
Just look at their past 10 matchups. Steph is scoring only 23.6 PPG on 42.2%/35.5%/94.4% shooting splits. He’s also been held under 28.5 points in seven of those last 10 games against the Heat. Perhaps he gets a boost from Davion Mitchell’s injury since Miami’s best perimeter defender is listed as probable for tonight’s game. But I don’t trust Steph to play his best game against these Spoelstra defenses. I’m fading him tonight.
