Welcome to Bales’ Bananas – Monkey Knife Fight NBA Prop Picks 1/14! Below I will discuss my NBA favorite plays for tonight’s slate!
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More or Less 2/2 – Phoenix Suns/Atlanta Hawks
Devin Booker has struggled to score in his last couple games, but he’s still averaging 29.6 points per game over the last 10 days. He also scored 30+ points in 7 consecutive games prior to that. In those 7 games, Booker is averaging 34.7 points on 22.4 shot attempts, 4.1 three-point attempts, and 9.9 free throw attempts per game. He gets an elite matchup against the Atlanta Hawks. They currently rank eighth in the NBA in pace and 26th in defensive rating. Booker scored 27 points in his only matchup against Atlanta this season, although he only played 32 minutes. He’s expected to see minutes in the high-30s tonight, adding to his opportunities.
Trae Young is expected to return from injury tonight. He’s averaging 31.8 points on 21.6 shot attempts, 10.0 three-point attempts, and 11.0 free throw attempts per game over the last 10 days. Young has also scored 29+ points in 7 of his last 10 games. He gets a solid matchup against the Phoenix Suns, who rank 10th in the NBA in pace and 19th in defensive rating. Surprisingly, Young scored only 21 points in 35.5 minutes in his only matchup against Phoenix this season. With that being said, he struggled from the field in that game. This could quickly turn into a shootout between two of the better scorers in the NBA, and both players are likely to score 30+ points in these matchups.
Play 1 unit on Devin Booker OVER 29.5 points and Trae Young OVER 28.5 to win 3 units (3x)
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