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Top NBA Plays Thursday March 24th| Be Flexible
As we enter into the final couple weeks of the NBA season the name of the game is going to be flexibility. Teams are going to start getting players healthy for the playoffs, and there's a slew of big names out tonight like Giannis Antetokounmpo, DeMar DeRozan, and seemingly the entire Pacers team.
These last few regular-season slates are going to be wild, let's join them.
🏀Top Player Props March 24th 🏀
LineStar has a new Player Prop tab that lets you search for the best individual props through apps such as DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, Caesars, and PointsBet. Here are some of the best bets for tonight:
🏀Steven Adams (Over 10.5 rebounds) -Grabbed 12 rebounds in 37 minutes on his last back to back, and has 11+ in 4 of the last 5 games overall. Most importantly Indiana could be down two PFs and a center among many other players.
🏀Zach LaVine (Under 26.5 points) - Chalk would say 'over' since DeRozan is out, but now LaVine just draws more attention from the Pelicans defense. He's gone under this total in three straight and is playing on a sore knee.
🏀Jonas Valanciunas (Over 10.5 rebounds) -Lock in rebounds vs. Chicago right now, they gave up 20 to Rudy Gobert and 12 to Deandre Ayton last week. Valanciunas has 12+ boards in four straight and has been off since Monday.
🏀Jrue Holiday (Over 24.5 points) - He gets to be option 1A tonight with Antetokounmpo and Middleton out, and has scored 21+ in three of the past four overall (including a 27 and 29 outing with Antetokounmpo).
Tonight's Key NBA Matchups
Cavs @ Raptors (-5), O/U 215 7:30 ET
We've got kind of a pre-tournament game here with the Raptors currently in the #7 seed, just a game back from Cleveland. The #6 seed gets to avoid the play-in tournament so that's a huge spot, and the Cavs have gone 3-0 vs. Toronto head to head this season.
Pacers @ Grizzlies (-12), O/U 236 8:00 ET
It's looking like Memphis will go to 16-2 without Ja Morant considering they are -12 point favorites even with their star PG likely out again with knee soreness. The Grizzlies are on the back to back after a 132-120 win over the Nets last night, but Indiana is on 0 days rest as well following a 110-109 loss to Sacramento.
Wizards @ Bucks (-8.5) , OU 233 8:00 ET
No Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee) or Khris Middleton makes this one a bit more interesting. The Bucks are shorthanded, but this is still a Washington team that has dropped 7 of their last 8, and they've won just one road game since February 2nd.
Bulls (-1) @ Pelicans, O/U 227 8:00 ET
Two teams on different cusps of the play-in tournament with the Bulls trying to avoid it, and the Pelicans trying to hold on and make it. Chicago has a 2 game lead on #7 seed Toronto, while the Pelicans are 1.5 games up on San Antonio for the #10 seed. New Orleans could be getting some reinforcements for the stretch run, with Brandon Ingram (hamstring) returning to practice and Larry Nance, Jr. (knee) probable for his team debut tonight. The Bulls will be without DeMar DeRozan (thigh).
Pelicans officially list Larry Nance Jr. as probable for tomorrow’s game against Chicago.
Brandon Ingram is listed as doubtful.
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez)
8:22 PM • Mar 23, 2022
Suns @ Nuggets (-4) , OU 231.5 9:00 ET
Phoenix can clinch the #1 seed in the West tonight with a win, but they'll have to do it on the back to back following a 125-116 victory in Minnesota last night. That Suns win helped the Nuggets, who now have a 1.5 game lead over the T'Wolves for the #6 seed as they try to stay out of the play-in tournament.
Tonight's Point Guard / Shooting Guard Notables
Jrue Holiday DK $8k | FD $8.2k vs. Washington
Prop bets are expecting a big night (O/U 24.5 points, O/U 10.5 assists, O/U 5.5 rebounds)
No Antetokounmpo or Middleton
De'Anthony Melton DK $5k | FD $5.4k vs Indiana
He's 10-16 from three-point range the last two games as Ja Morant sits
Has hit 6X in 3 of the last 4, plays a shorthanded Indiana team that Melton had 18/4/5 against on March 15th
Duane Washington, Jr. DK $3.1k | FD $4.3k @ Memphis
He is a 3.1k DK punt play with all the injuries the Pacers have tonight.
Has gone 6X in 5 of the last 6
Tonight's SF / PF Notables
Pascal Siakam DK $8.5k | FD $8.5k vs. Cleveland
Cavs getting rolled on the glass with Jarrett Allen still out
Have to imagine Siakam takes 20+ shots in game between #6 and #7 seeds in East
Jerami Grant has 50 fp and Lebron James 76fp in the last two in the frontcourt vs. Cleveland
Oshae Brissett DK $5.3k| FD $5.9k @ Memphis
Should see a decent usage bump with all of Indiana's absences
Memphis giving up 14.3 points and 7.5 rebounds to PF starters over the past 20
Brissett averaging 16/9 last three games
Pat Connaughton DK $4.1k | FD $4.8k vs. Washington
He's taken 18 three-pointers last two games
6X+ in two straight games, minutes should be there again with Antetokounmpo and Middleton out
Tonight's Center Position Notables
Kristaps Porzingis DK $8.4k | FD $8.3k @ Milwaukee
Kyle Kuzma (knee) 24% usage opens up and Porzingis is already at 30.2 in his 8 games with Washington
Porzingis had 22 points and 13 rebounds Monday with Kuzma out, taking 18 shots
Milwaukee 26th defensively vs. the C position past five games, also missing Antetokounmpo and his 11.6 rebounds/game
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