The Phoenix Suns paid a heavy price to bring in Kevin Durant from the Brooklyn Nets. Gone are wings Cameron Johnson and Mikal Bridges. With Durant expected to make his Suns debut on Wednesday, bettors looking for the best NBA Suns-Hornets player props should back the point god at DraftKings — the book has left a bit too much value on the Chris Paul player prop markets. Make sure to check out OddsShopper’s tools for other sharp plays.
Best Suns-Hornets NBA Player Prop | Chris Paul
Chris Paul Prop O/U 8.5 Assists
With Durant in town, the books may expect Chris Paul to play off-ball a little more. That may be true, but he doesn’t deserve to have his assist prop shortened. Paul is averaging 8.9 assists and 17.1 potential assists per game this year. He has even averaged 10.4 assists per game since Devin Booker returned to the starting lineup on Feb. 10. Now he’ll have Booker, Ayton and Durant to set up on offense.
With Wednesday’s matchup against the Charlotte Hornets expected to devolve into a blowout, especially with LaMelo Ball sidelined, Paul will need to hit the over quickly. However, he is averaging an impressive 10.2 assists per game in wins, and he dished out 11 assists in just 27 minutes in his last game against Charlotte. Ball, Booker and Ayton all missed that meeting, and the Suns won by a whopping 31 points.
Charlotte lacks the defensive playmakers necessary to slow down Paul and Phoenix’s offense. CP3 drew primary coverage from Terry Rozier in his last meeting with the Hornets and dished out four assists in six minutes while covered by him. He also dished out another in 1:30 of coverage by Dennis Smith Jr., one of Charlotte’s two positively-graded rotation members in FiveThirtyEight’s defensive RAPTOR rating.
The over for this prop opened at -105 at DraftKings Sportsbook. I think a fair price is closer to -115 or -120, especially since the Suns can’t afford any losses in the tight Western Conference race. With Durant also on a minutes limit, he shouldn’t draw too much away from Paul’s passing. Bettors should head to DraftKings to secure this play before the line moves. Readers who are yet to register there can even secure $150 in bonus bets with a $5 moneyline wager!
Best NBA Suns-Hornets Player Prop: Chris Paul Over 8.5 Assists (-105 for 0.52 Unit) at DraftKings
