Alex Hunter shares his three favorite player prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for Sunday’s seven-game slate.
Sunday presents a seven-game NBA slate and below are three of my favorite NBA player prop picks on DraftKings Sportsbook for Sunday’s slate.
Top NBA prop bet picks
Jalen Johnson O 42.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists (-115)
Johnson is fresh off a 29-point, 12-rebound and 12-assist triple-double vs. the Cavaliers on Friday and he now gets a much easier matchup vs. the 76ers, who rank 20th in defensive rating, compared to the Cavaliers, who rank eighth. Both Trae Young (knee) and Kristaps Porzingis (illness) missed that matchup vs. Cleveland and will remain out Sunday.
This will be the sixth game of the season Johnson has played without both Young and Porzingis, and with these two starters inactive, Johnson has put up superstar-like numbers, averaging 27.6 points, 11.2 rebounds and 10.6 assists per game. The forward has cleared 42.5 PRA in three of these five games and with both Young and Porzingis off the floor this season, Johnson is leading Atlanta in usage rate (28.1%), assist rate (36.5%) and rebound rate (16.8%).
Zach Edey O 11.5 Rebounds (-110)
The Grizzlies have won back-to-back games and Edey has been dominant on the glass in these victories, grabbing 15 rebounds vs. the Pelicans and 19 rebounds vs. the Clippers. The center saw over 30 minutes in both of these victories and Edey should continue to see big minutes Sunday vs. the Kings.
The Purdue product leads Memphis in plus/minus by a comfortable margin this season and the Grizzlies are only a 2.5-point favorite for this matchup on DraftKings Sportsbook. Edey is averaging a huge 18.0 rebound chances per game this season – which ranks 11th in the NBA – and the big man should have another huge outing as a rebounder vs. this Sacramento club that is giving up the 11th-most rebounds per game this season (46.4).
Karl-Anthony Towns U 23.5 Points (-123)
This number is oddly inflated for Towns tonight. The big man is facing a Raptors defense that ranks fifth in rating this season and while OG Anunoby (hamstring) remains out for the Knicks, Jalen Brunson is healthy and in the 16 starts Towns and Brunson have made together this season, Towns is only averaging 20.5 PPG.
The center’s usage dips to 25.4% with Brunson active, which is a decrease from Towns’ 26.2% average for the season. Another factor here is that a blowout win for New York is possible, which would likely result in a decreased workload for Towns. The Knicks are at home, where they are 9-1 with an 11.9-point margin of victory this season. Meanwhile, Toronto is playing its second game in two nights and the Raptors are just 1-2 on the second leg of back-to-back sets this season. All in all, 23.5 points is too high of a number for Towns tonight and he is a great bet for this under.