March Madness is upon us and the first round of the NCAA Tournament tips off on Thursday, but don’t forget about the NBA. We have a 7-game slate in the association on Wednesday, headlined by a double-header on ESPN that begins at 7:30 pm ET with Philadelphia visiting Cleveland before the Clippers host Golden State at 10:00 pm on ESPN. Boston, Dallas, Memphis, Miami, Sacramento and the Lakers are also taking the court.
With that, allow me to introduce myself. I’m Prop Prophet, and I’m here to help you bet better with Pickswise. Let’s get right into my favorite NBA player prop bets for Wednesday that you can find at Caesars Sportsbook, which has the best odds available. Here we go.
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De’Aaron Fox, SAC, Over 1.5 3-pointers (-110)
Available at Caesars Sportsbook at time of publishing.
A matchup between the Kings and Bulls should be a good one for Fox to continue his fine form. The former Kentucky star scored more than 30 points in 7 consecutive contests to end the month of February and he is coming off a 35-point effort against Milwaukee on Monday. Fox forked up 12 3-pointers in that game and connected on 5 of them. He has drained multiple 3s in 5 of his last 8 outings.
More of the same should continue against Chicago, which is allowing opponents to shoot around 40 percent from deep over the past 4 games and just watched the Rockets go 16-for-34 on 3s this past weekend. Fox drained 5 triples against the Bulls in 2 games last year and went 2-for-7 from the land of plenty in the previous head-to-head matchup this season. There is no reason to think he won’t dial long distance at least twice on Wednesday night.
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Tyrese Maxey, PHI, Under 19.5 points (-122)
Available at Caesars Sportsbook at time of publishing.
It’s generally a good idea to mix some under bets into your portfolio. Like it or not, that is where the value often lies. Casual bettors like to hammer overs because they want to root for scoring and for box scores to fill up. That obviously impacts the market to the extent that under plays become the smarter option.
One such under wager to make on Wednesday involves Maxey. The 76ers’ point guard has scored just 13 and 8 points in the last 2 games and now he faces a tough matchup with the Cavaliers. Cleveland boasts the #1 scoring defense in the entire NBA at 106.6 points per game allowed. The Cavaliers play at the slowest pace in the league (99.8 possessions per game) and the 76ers play at the fourth-slowest pace. Unsurprisingly, in their previous trip to Cleveland this season the Sixers scored a grand total of 85 points. In his last 2 games against the Cavs, Maxey is averaging a mere 13.5 ppg.
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