One night after beating the New Orleans Pelicans, the 30-12 Boston Celtics will face the 27-13 Brooklyn Nets in a crucial Eastern Conference battle. The Nets have lost Kevin Durant to an MCL sprain, but the Celtics could be without some players of their own — Marcus Smart and Robert Williams III both sat out last night. Bettors should target this Celtics-Nets NBA player prop for Thursday’s action — too much value remains on the player prop markets for Royce O’Neal. Check out OddsShopper’s tools for other sharp plays.
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Best Celtics-Nets NBA Player Prop Bet | Royce O’Neal
Royce O’Neal Player Prop O/U 14.5 Points + Rebounds
With Kevin Durant sidelined, the rest of the Brooklyn Nets will have to step up. O’Neal, who has averaged 9.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game already this year, must become an even bigger contributor. O’Neal racked up six points and four rebounds in his prior game against the Celtics, but that came alongside Durant, who scored a team-high 31 points. Notably, O’Neal attempted 12 shots, tied for the third-most he has taken this year.
O’Neal shoots effectively from parts of the floor the Celtics have struggled to defend. Boston has surrendered the seventh-most above-the-break 3-pointers per game this year (9.4). O’Neal ranks second on the Nets in above-the-break 3-pointers per game (1.9) on 43.1% shooting. He ranks ahead of Durant in made shots from above the break.
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Further, O’Neal should see an uptick in rebounds because the Celtics are on the wrong end of a back-to-back. Boston has rebounded well this year but owns a net rebounding differential of -20 when playing without rest. O’Neal hasn’t played without Durant this year, but he nabbed four rebounds against Boston earlier in the season. He averaged seven rebounds per game against the Celtics last year with the Jazz, making the over for O’Neal’s rebounds a solid NBA player prop for Celtics-Nets.
Bettors should tail this bet at DraftKings Sportsbook for the best juice. Other books have this line set to -110 or worse. Although superstars like Kyrie Irving and Jayson Tatum may draw more attention on the NBA player prop markets, role players like O’Neal are often the better value bets. Users yet to register at DraftKings can earn $200 in bonus bets with a $5 wager! New users in Ohio can take advantage of that deal by using this link instead.
Best NBA Celtics-Nets Player Prop: Royce O’Neal Over 14.5 Points + Rebounds (-105) at DraftKings
