We’re down to the final 10 games of the regular season for most teams and Saturday brings us another exciting 6-game slate. A total of 3 TV games are also coming our way with the first one starting as early as 3 pm on Prime Video between the Spurs and Bucks. Detroit and Minnesota square off at 5.30 pm ET on ABC, while the Jazz and Suns close out the night at 10 pm ET on NBA TV.
Our of all the NBA Player Prop Bets from Saturday’s slate two of them caught my attention, both in the three-point market . Let’s take a deep dive into my bets for Saturday, March 28, also be sure to go over our NBA Picks for all 6 games being played today.
Best NBA player prop bet: Joel Embiid (PHI) 2+ Made Threes (+132)
Joel Embiid surprised everyone by returning to the 76ers line-up on Thursday, delivering a performance to remember with 35 points on 12-for-17 from the field and a perfect 3-for-3 from downtown. With Maxey still out, the Sixers will look to rely on their big man to carry them in these final 9 games of the regular season. Saturday sees Philly take on a strong Hornets team, Embiid’s numbers against this team are something else.
Over the past 10 meetings he’s averaging 35.5 points and 10 rebounds per game against them, shooting over 63% from the field and 44% from downtown. He made 3 threes earlier this season against them, clearing this line for the 2nd consecutive meeting. Charlotte allows the 2nd most threes to opposing centers this season, I’m confident Embiid will have his way down low but also around the perimeter in this game.
Best NBA player prop bet: Royce O’Neale (PHX) Over 2.5 Made Threes (-145)
O’Neale just had his 2nd highest scoring game of the month scoring 17 points in the loss to Denver a couple of nights ago, knocking down an impressive 5 threes on 8 attempts. He’s been on fire in the month of March from downtown, averaging 3.1 makes per game from distance which is his 2nd most productive month of the season behind the 3.7 makes he was averaging in October.
He should get plenty of scoring opportunities against the lowly Jazz on Saturday – Utah ranks dead last in most defensive categories this season. They allow the most threes as a team his season, as well as the 4th most threes to opposing Small Forwards. O’Neale has also had a lot of success in recent meetings, clearing this line in 4 consecutive games against the Jazz. With this bet returning a profit in 67% of his games this season (24/36), this is a bet we cannot miss out on.
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