In the final NBA game of the night, the Brooklyn Nets visit the LA Clippers. The two teams are trending in opposite directions coming into this contest, but rather than attacking the point total, the moneyline, or the spread, let’s take a closer look at some of my top options for player prop bets to build a betting card. You can utilize these picks as stand-alone plays or group them in a Same Game Parlay (SGP), as indicated at the bottom of the post.
The Nets have dropped four straight games after losing on Friday to Boston. Brooklyn is just 2-12 in its last 14 games to drop to 12-31, which is the third-worst record in the Eastern Conference. The Clippers were near the bottom of the Western Conference earlier this season as well, but they have gone on an impressive run, going 14-3 to climb to the No. 10 spot.
The Clippers are 8.5-point home favorites on DraftKings Sportsbook, with the point total at 210.5, which is much lower than the average over/under.
Let’s dive into this fun contest and spotlight my top player prop bets to back this Sunday night.
Nets vs. Clippers Best Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
Kawhi Leonard over 2.5 3PM (+113)
The Clippers recent surge has been behind a great stretch of play from Kawhi Leonard. Because he was questionable, he could be limited, which boosts this prop to plus money, even though he has been very hot lately from long range.
Leonard is averaging 2.9 3PM this season, but he has been picking things up lately with at least three 3PM in six straight contests. He averaged 4.3 3PM in those six games and had seven 3PM against the Wizards in a similar matchup to what he’ll face on Sunday.
On Thursday, he returned from a three-game absence and knocked down three three-pointers on his way to 24 points in the Clippers’ win over the Lakers. He also went over this prop with four three-pointers when he faced Brooklyn on Jan. 9.
Egor Demin Under 16.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists (-113)
Rookie Egor Demin has flashed a high ceiling, but he has been struggling a little bit lately and has been very limited due to a foot injury that has kept his minutes down. Denim is averaging 16.6 PRA this season, but he has been under this prop line in four straight games and in five of his last six. He has had 13 PRA or fewer in each of his last four games, even coming up short with a double-overtime game on Friday.
If Demin plays huge minutes, he has the potential to go over this prop line, but he has been in such a limited role lately, that it feels like the right move to play the under in this matchup against the Clippers.
Michael Porter Jr. Under 27.5 Points + Assists (-121)
With such a low point total overall and the Clippers solid defense on the wings, I’m taking a second under from the Nets side of the box score. MPJ has been impressive in his first season with the Nets and is averaging 28.6 points plus assists on the year. He is averaging 25.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 33.2 minutes per contest.
However, MPJ has come in under this prop line in four of his last five games, and the only time he went over was in that double-OT game on Friday, when he played 42 minutes and had 30 points and four assists.
Porter had 18 points and six assists when these two teams met earlier this month in Brooklyn, and he looks likely to end up under this prop line in the rematch as well.
Brook Lopez over 5.5 points (-101)
If you’re building an SGP (Same Game Parlay) for this Sunday night matchup, adding the over on Lopez’s points lifts your SGP to an even +1000. If you want to mix in picks from other games, you can also build a strong SGPx with these core plays.
Lopez had 10 points on Thursday against the Lakers and has gone over this prop line in four of his last six games. He only had three points in his first matchup against his former team, the Nets, but he played 21 minutes in that game, and if he gets a similar workload Sunday night, he should be able to get over this prop line with a few buckets off the bench.
