Pickswise has had a very successful start to the NBA play-in tournament in terms of player prop selections. All 3 of the selections hit last night, making it 6 out of 6 for our most recent player props. Tonight I will be looking to keep that run going, with 2 games on the NBA slate. The Chicago Bulls will visit the Toronto Raptors. That will be followed by the Oklahoma City Thunder’s trip to take on the New O rleans Pelicans. Both games will be live on ESPN.
Do check out our'NBA picks for today's games. But for now let's take a look at my favourite player prop selections.
CJ McCollum over 5.5 assists (-115)
New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum has enjoyed sharing the ball against the Oklahoma City Thunder this season. He is averaging 9.5 assists per night against them, having hit the over on this line in each of the games. While Brandon Ingram has taken on more of the playmaking burden of late for the Pelicans, he dropped 34 points the last time he faced the Thunder. I expect him to return to his more aggressive self tonight, looking to get his shots off with McCollum reverting to being the facilitator.
McCollum should have success getting into the paint, especially with Jonas Valanciunas helping to create space in pick-and-roll situations. Over the last 10 games the Pelicans are top of the league in 3-point percentage. When the defense collapses in on the playmaker and he kicks it out to his shooters, they look well set to convert and rack up assists for the guard.