The Atlanta Hawks will face the Portland Trail Blazers out west tonight. The Hawks are coming off a tough home loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. Likewise, the Trail Blazers dropped a winnable game at home to the Toronto Raptors. Bettors looking to score some value on Monday night’s late game should tail this Hawks-Trail Blazers NBA player prop at FanDuel — the book has left too much value on the Clint Capela player prop markets. Check out OddsShopper’s tools for other sharp plays.
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Best Hawks-Trail Blazers NBA Player Prop | Clint Capela
Clint Capela Prop O/U 12.5 Points
The Portland Trail Blazers cannot defend the paint right now. Their defense ranks 23rd in points in the paint allowed per game this year (52) and has slid to 26th through the last seven games (56). They have allowed the third-most makes per game in the restricted area (20.1) as well. Opposing centers have done most of that damage: the Blazers rank 30th in points allowed per game to opposing centers on the season (26.7) and through the last seven games (38.8).
Portland’s recent struggles against centers should jump off the screen at you. The Golden State Warriors, who have allowed the second-most points per game to centers over the last seven contests, have given up 9.2 fewer points per game than the Blazers. The gap between the 30th-ranked Blazers and the 29th-ranked Warriors is wider than the gap between the Warriors and the 10th-ranked Los Angeles Clippers. Yikes.
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Recent lowlights for Portland include a 27-point game for Precious Achiuwa, a 14-point game for Jakob Poeltl and a 31-point game for Thomas Bryant. Although Atlanta’s center, Clint Capela, can’t shoot from outside the paint, he leads the Hawks in both makes (4.9) and attempts (6.9) from the restricted area this year, and with Trae Young questionable, he could even see an uptick in offensive volume.
Bettors should take advantage of Capela’s matchup by placing a one-unit ladder bet at FanDuel Sportsbook. Their standard market for Capela, which sits at 12.5, slots in right at his season average (12.3). However, Capela has beaten this number in 17 of his 34 starts, good for a 50% hit rate. Capela scored a whopping 22 points in one start and averaged 15 per game against Portland last year, so teasing this all the way up to 20+ points has value. New users at FanDuel can secure up to a no-sweat first bet of up to $3,000 on this year’s Super Bowl!
Best NBA Hawks-Trail Blazers Player Prop: Clint Capela Over 12.5 Points (-118 for 0.6 Unit) at FanDuel
Best NBA Hawks-Trail Blazers Ladder Bet: Clint Capela 15+ Points (+150 for 0.3 Unit) at FanDuel
Best NBA Hawks-Trail Blazers Ladder Bet: Clint Capela 20+ Points (+600 for 0.1 Unit) at FanDuel
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