There’s just one game in the NBA’s late slate tonight as the sport competes with the College Football Playoff. Hoops fans who stick around for Heat vs. Warriors may be rewarded though as Jimmy Butler looks to exact revenge on his former team. If anyone can stop him in the paint though, it’ll be his ex-teammate Bam Adebayo.
Here are the top Bam Adebayo prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for Heat vs. Warriors on Monday night.
Best Bam Adebayo prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
The Miami Heat are 22-20 on the campaign, sitting eighth in the Eastern Conference. While Tyler Herro battles injuries and is in and out of the lineup, co-star Bam Adebayo continues to play a major role and help carry the load in his teammate’s absence. The big man averages 17.4 PPG with 9.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists, and while he’s having a bit of a down year by his own standards, he’s still an extremely important piece of this team.
Tonight, his prop bet lines on DraftKings Sportsbook are set at 17.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. His combined PTS + REB + AST line sits at 31.5 across the board.
The Heat star has been on a bit of a hot streak recently, recording 29, 22 and 30 points across his last three contests. While he hasn’t been particularly efficient over the latter two outings, this scoring has been a very welcome sight after the big man failed to reach double-digit points in two of his three most recent games prior to this latest stretch. With Herro still out tonight due to a rib injury, there should be plenty of shots available for the taking here. Adebayo took at least 15 field goal attempts in each of his last three outings and should do so tonight.
The over on Adebayo’s 17.5 points holds plenty of appeal given his recent run of form and the -119 value seen on that side of the line is perfectly fine. However, there’s another pick that looks even more interesting. While not a shooter from deep by any means, Adebayo is hitting three-pointers at a 35.7% clip for the third straight year and is currently bombing away at an unprecedented rate given his career trends. The big man just shot 6-for-10 from downtown last game to set a new career high in made threes, and he shot 3-for-7 and 4-for-6 from long range in the prior two games as well. Given the willingness to shoot threes as of late (and this season overall with a career-high 4.2 attempts per game), over 1.5 made threes looks like a sneaky choice at +176 odds.
Best bet: Bam Adebayo over 1.5 made threes (+176)
