3 MUST BET NBA Player Props Tonight | Richaun Holmes & Evan Mobley 1/22/22

While the NFL Playoffs will take center stage on the sports betting scene tonight, don’t forget about the money-making opportunities in the NBA. It’s a lean Saturday slate with only three games scheduled. Nonetheless, there are still some worthwhile picks to consider, particularly in the NBA prop bets market. You can easily enhance your NBA player props handicapping process further by including the redesigned OddsShopper as well as NBA betting tips today. Thanks to this tremendous tool, finding the best player props and bets is as simple as three quick steps: Filter, sort, bet.

With help from OddsShopper, the following article highlights three must-bet prop predictions for Saturday night’s NBA tripleheader.

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Richaun Holmes Over 6.5 Rebounds (-118, FanDuel)

Tonight will be the third game back on the floor for Richaun Holmes after his latest stretch of missed games due to virus protocols. After playing only 15 minutes in his first contest back, Holmes saw 28 minutes of action on Wednesday night. He was uncharacteristically quiet on the glass finishing with just three total rebounds. That mark is certainly a far cry from the 8.2 Holmes has averaged on the season to date. On the bright side, it has created a buy-low NBA betting opportunity for tonight’s game. OddsShopper shows Holmes’ rebounding prop total set at just 6.5 boards across the market. In a matchup against a Milwaukee Bucks team that will be playing the second game of a back-to-back, Holmes should be able to establish his presence on the interior.

Awesemo’s exact projection of 7.83 rebounds clears the NBA player props total by over one full board. While OddsShopper does list varying amounts of juice pointing towards the over, the market has yet to get out of hand considering that there is still a -118 price available. As a result, this stacks up as one of the top prop bets for Saturday’s card. In addition to a 68% win probability, Awesemo gives this over prediction a 25% expected ROI at the optimal odds.


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Evan Mobley Under 16.5 Points (-118, FanDuel)

With an 18-point performance on Wednesday night, rookie Cleveland Cavaliers center Evan Mobley is now averaging 15.0 per game in his first pro season. That represents a mark that Mobley has either met or exceeded in eight of the last ten games. Unfortunately, it is also a full 1.5 points lower than tonight’s NBA player props line of 16.5 total points. When it comes to that mark, Mobley has only topped it in two of the Cavs’ last five contests. For as bad a team as the Oklahoma City Thunder are overall, they have proven capable of playing tough defense. Coming into Saturday, OKC ranks 17th in defensive efficiency allowing 107.7 points per 100 possession. Considering that Cleveland is third in the same metric, we could be looking at a low-scoring, defensive-minded game tonight.

Despite the fact that OddsShopper is listing juiced odds to the under on Mobley’s scoring prop across the NBA betting market, Awesemo still views it as the preferred side. In fact, an exact projection of 14.83 points comes in well below the betting line and is even lower than Mobley’s own per-game scoring average. At the best odds of -118, this under prediction carries an ROI of 18%.

Mikal Bridges Under 4.5 Rebounds (-135, PointsBet)

While Phoenix Suns wing Mikal Bridges has finished with five and eight total rebounds in the last two games respectively, he is still only averaging 4.0 per game on the season. That average sits exactly 0.5 boards below tonight’s NBA player props rebounding total of 4.5.  The Indiana Pacers somehow managed to knock off the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night despite being without both of their top two big men. While Myles Turner is guaranteed to miss tonight’s game as well, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Domantas Sabonis also sit out for the second straight contest with the ankle injury he suffered on Wednesday.

If Sabonis is indeed ruled out or at less than 100%, it’s fair to question just how much Bridges will be needed on the glass for Phoenix tonight. The Suns would presumably have a massive advantage down low if Deandre Ayton and JaVale McGee are matched up against backups. This along with the fact that the prop line is higher than Bridges’ per-game average leads Awesemo to prefer betting the under. OddsShopper shows that the market apparently agrees with that assessment. The under on this rebounding prop has commanded heavy juice at all major sportsbooks. However, bettors can still claim a 10% expected ROI by making this wager at the best value of -135.

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