The Los Angeles Lakers, reeling from the loss of LeBron James, will face the Memphis Grizzlies tonight. The Lakers now have an even tougher fight to secure a playoff spot ahead of them, while the Grizzlies can cruise to home-court advantage in the opening round. Bettors searching out high-value NBA Lakers-Grizzlies player props should back Memphis’ star point guard at FanDuel — the book has left a bit too much value on the Ja Morant player prop markets. Make sure to check out OddsShopper’s tools for other sharp plays.
Best Lakers-Grizzlies NBA Player Prop | Ja Morant
Ja Morant Prop O/U 1.5 3-Pointers
Ja Morant has done most of his damage from near the rim this season. The athletic point guard can easily cut to the rim and make jaw-dropping dunks. However, he can also rain fire from deep — at least when he chooses to. Morant is averaging a career-high 1.6 3-pointers per game. Although Morant last cashed the over on this prop five games ago, tonight’s matchup makes for a perfect get-right spot.
The Los Angeles Lakers have struggled to stop opposing sharpshooters lately. Their interior defense, led by Anthony Davis, has stepped up — they rank second in points allowed in the paint per game through the last seven contests (44.9) — at the expense of their perimeter defense. They have also allowed the second-most above-the-break 3-pointers per game through that stretch (12.7) and the fifth-most to point guards (3.6).
Morant should find success against the Lakers from long range. He did just that last season — he averaged 3.7 3-pointers per game against them last year with his season-best (6) and second-best (5) performance coming against them. Further, Morant will play this one in Memphis, and he has averaged 2 3-pointers per game at home — 0.72 more than what he averages on the road — both because of extra volume (1.9 more shots) and better efficiency (2.5% more makes).
Although Morant hit a single 3-pointer against the Lakers back in January, they were a very different team. Patrick Beverley, now in Chicago, and Russell Westbrook, now on a different L.A. team, both helped guard him. Anthony Davis sat out. Bettors looking to take advantage of this NBA player prop should head to FanDuel Sportsbook to buy the over at +116. Readers yet to register at FanDuel can score a no-sweat first bet worth up to $1,000.
Best NBA Lakers-Grizzlies Player Prop: Ja Morant Over 1.5 3-Pointers (+116 for 0.75 Unit) at FanDuel
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