Best NBA Player Prop Bets Today for Monday, April 22

The Cleveland Cavaliers waxed the Orlando Magic on Saturday with a more physical brand of basketball than what we saw from them in last year’s postseason. It’s unclear how the Magic will adjust, but after getting cooked by Donovan Mitchell (30 points), I suspect they’ll turn up the heat on him. One potential consequence of an increased focus on limiting Mitchell would be more open looks for Max Strus.

Strus already got several open looks in Game 1 but failed to convert them. Strus finished with seven points, shooting 37.5% from the floor and 25% from beyond the arc. He went only 2-for-6 (33.3%) when taking uncontested shots. If Strus sees a similar volume of uncontested shots, or if he gets even more of them due to defensive adjustments by Orlando, he should sail over his points total (9.5).

The 9.5 is just too low for a player like Strus. He averaged 12.2 points per game in the regular season (and 12.2 after the All-Star Break). He also averaged 12.8 points per game versus the Magic in the regular season, surpassing the 9.5-point mark in three of four games.

Bettors who back Lowry to stay under the 8.5 points mark at DraftKings are beating the market by a meaningful margin. Lowry is trading at +100 or worse everywhere, including Pinnacle, a sharp book, which has this bet priced at -119. Well, everywhere except for DraftKings, where you’ll find Lowry under 8.5 points priced at +110!

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