The NBA Playoffs continue tonight with the final day of the Play-In tournament. We are ready to find more winning player props.
We have 2 games in the NBA Play-In tournament tonight. The Chicago Bulls take on the Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder will face the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Using the OddsTrader NBA player prop tool, I found today’s best bets for NBA player props.
Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat
Friday, April 14, 2023 – 07:00 PM EDT at Kaseya Center
DeMar DeRozan ( Chicago Bulls)
The second Play-In game is always tricky. One team is coming in off of a loss while the other is coming off of a win. Yet the team coming off the loss has the home-court advantage.
In this case, the Miami Heat will be hosting the Chicago Bulls, who won on the road in Toronto on Wednesday night. So the Miami Heat have the rest advantage, they have home-court advantage, and they had the better record in the regular season.
Still, it is hard not to look at the offensive firepower of the Chicago Bulls and feel that they aren’t live to get the win tonight.
The Pick
DeMar DeRozan averaged 24.5 points per game during the regular season. DeRozan has gone over this number in four of his last six games.
With Miami being so excellent at team defense, DeRozan’s knack for getting a solid mid-range shot against strong one-on-one defenders will be key. DeRozan’s individual ability will make it hard for Miami’s team defense to come into play.
DeRozan will have a one-on-one matchup for most of the evening and he will take advantage of it. Our first player prop for the evening is DeMar DeRozan Over 21.5 points
NBA Prop Pick: DeMar DeRozan Over 21.5 Points (-115) at Bet365
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
Friday, April 14, 2023 – 09:30 PM EDT at Target Center
Jalen Williams (Oklahoma City Thunder)
The Oklahoma City Thunder continue their unlikely success this season. The Thunder went to New Orleans and defeated the Pelicans on Wednesday night. The NBA odds and most pundits favored the Pelicans, so it was another step in Oklahoma City continuing to defy the low expectations set upon them this season.
Oklahoma City was 46-108 over the previous two seasons and most people were expecting them to be one of the worst teams in the league this year
The Timberwolves went 3-1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder this year. However, Oklahoma City’s win did come in Minneapolis. The Thunder will try to take advantage of a team in Minnesota that is surrounded by controversy. It’s all on the line tonight; the winner gets the 8th seed in the playoffs, and the loser has their season ended.
The Pick
The Oklahoma City Thunder have two players named Jalen (Jaylin) Williams. This Jalen Williams is out of Arkansas and has been getting time to develop. Don’t confuse this with the more high-profile Jaylin Williams, who is out of Santa Clara.
Okay, now that we have that out of the way we can get into the pick. Jalen Williams has gone under this number in seven of his last nine games. Over that nine-game span, he’s only averaged 4.2 rebounds per game. Our second play for the evening is Jalen Williams Under 5.5 rebounds.
NBA Prop Pick: Jalen Williams Under 5.5 Rebounds (+110) at Bet365
Josh Giddey (Oklahoma City Thunder)
The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on a Timberwolves team that is in turmoil tonight. In the last game of the regular season, Minnesota Timberwolves Center Rudy Gobert punched teammate Kyle Anderson. Gobert missed Tuesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers serving a suspension. Gobert is questionable for tonight’s game with back spasms.
Additionally, in Sunday’s wild season finale, key defender Jaden McDaniels punched a wall and broke his hand. Then the Timberwolves blew the lead against the Lakers in a game that they should have won. The Timberwolves have a chance to keep this tumultuous season going tonight, but if they were to lose, this season will be considered a disaster.
The Pick
Josh Giddey had the best game of his career on Wednesday night. Giddey almost secured a triple-double with 31 points, ten assists, and 9 rebounds.
Giddey’s ability to get to the rim was important. Giddey was also active on the glass. Giddey is a bigger guard, and for him to be effective, he’s going to have to be a good rebounder.
We have two ways to get to this Double-Double, as assists and rebounds are both live to end up in double digits. At plus money of NBA odds, we are getting a great price on Josh Giddey to record a double-double.
NBA Prop Pick: Josh Giddey Double Double Yes (+110) at Unibet
