Tuesday presents a seven-game NBA slate. Let’s take a look at three of my favorite player prop bets for Tuesday’s slate on DraftKings Sportsbook.
Top NBA player prop bets
James Harden U 19.5 Points (-105)
Harden hasn’t scored more than 18 points in three straight and his usage has been underwhelming during this stretch at just 17.3%. Harden has been focusing on finding his teammates more than scoring and tonight presents a subpar matchup vs. the Lakers.
Since the All-Star break, Los Angeles ranks 11th in defensive rating and 23rd in pace. Plus, the Lakers are giving up the fewest made three-pointers per game (11.1) on the lowest percentage in the league (32%). Since joining the Cavaliers, 45% of Harden’s points have come via three-pointers, so a modest scoring outing by his standards feels likely in this spot.
Karl-Anthony Towns O 10.5 Rebounds (-136)
Towns has been a monster on the glass, averaging 12.1 rebounds on 17.5 rebound chances per game since the All-Star break. The big man is handling a 43% rebound rate and he has cleared 10.5 rebounds in 15 of his 19 starts during this stretch.
Just this past Sunday, Towns grabbed 18 rebounds vs. the Thunder. Tonight, the center is facing a Rockets team that is giving up the second-fewest rebounds this season, but Towns should see big minutes with New York only favored by 1.5 points on DraftKings Sportsbook and the Knicks chasing the Celtics for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference – they are only two games back of Boston. When competing in a spread of less than three points this season, Towns has surpassed 10.5 rebounds in 10 of 13 games.
RJ Barrett U 1.5 Made Three-Pointers (+110)
This under carrying plus-money odds doesn’t make much sense. Since the All-Star break, Barrett is averaging just 1.6 made three-pointers per game while shooting 33% from beyond the arc and he has failed to hit multiple treys in 12 of his 19 starts.
Barrett hasn’t hit a three-pointer in two of his last three and he is in a brutal spot tonight vs. the Pistons. Detroit ranks second in defensive rating and its defense is allowing the lowest three-point percentage in the league this season (34.5%). Barrett has faced the Pistons twice this season and he only hit one trey in each of those games.
