A weak matchup on Monday Night Football allows us to shift our focus to an exceptional NBA lineup tonight. We get our first matchup of Paolo Banchero vs Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Celtics play a surging Raptors team, and the Suns travel to Dallas for a rematch of the WCF. As always, injury reports are trickling in throughout' the day and have a huge impact on player props so check back in to this article for late additions.
Paolo Banchero(ORL) over 21.5 Points + Assists (-120)
The Magic still continue to struggle to get wins, but they’re shooting the ball significantly better of late. 49% from the field over the L3 is a season high and should keep Banchero at his 4APG over the last 4. The Bucks are giving up 110PPG over the last 3 (+2PPG over the season average) and Middleton has only played one game this season, so there’s rust to be shaken off. Banchero gets the benefit from the refs at home as he’s averaging +2 FTA per game in Orlando and 6PPG from the FT line. You combine that with his 1 3PM in 5 of the L6 and this line looks very achievable regardless of the opponent. He’s hit this in 14/17 (82%) games on the season (7/8 (87%) at home) and I’m not buying into Giannis shutting him down entirely; he’s THAT good of a player. 1U