Welcome to Bales’ Bananas – Monkey Knife Fight NBA Prop Picks 2/24! Below I will discuss my NBA favorite plays for tonight’s slate!
More or Less 2/2 – Atlanta Hawks/Philadelphia 76ers
John Collins has caught fire recently. He scored 21+ points in 8 of his last 10 games. Over that span, he’s averaging 24.6 points per game. More importantly, he’s shooting 63.9% from the field and 80% from the line in those contests. Collins gets a tough matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers, who rank 18th in the NBA in pace and fourth in defensive rating. He struggled in their two matchups this season, but is averaging only 11.5 shot attempts per game in those contests. Collins is likely to see a larger offensive role in this game, and has found more success on the road this season. Overall, he’s averaging 22.5 points per game outside of Atlanta, and he could continue that success tonight.
Al Horford recently moved to the bench for Philadelphia. His minutes have been limited, while his role has also diminished. He’s averaging only 2.6 assists in 27.1 minutes per game over his last 8 games. He also posted 5+ assists in only 1 of those 8 contests. Ben Simmons has been ruled out tonight, while Tobias Harris is a game-time decision. The Simmons injury didn’t change Horford’s new role, but he’ll likely see increased usage if Harris is also out. Still, this total is a bit high, even in a plus matchup. Horford played 32 minutes in his only game against the Atlanta Hawks this season, posting only 2 assists. While he’s a versatile big that has passing ability, this total is simply set a bit too high for the role he’s playing at the moment.
Play 1 unit on John Collins OVER 20.5 points and Al Horford UNDER 4.5 assists to win 3 units (3x)
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