The Portland Trail Blazers will visit the Atlanta Hawks tonight. The Hawks are coming off a deflating loss to the Washington Wizards under new head coach Quin Snyder. With the new regime in Atlanta, player minutes have been changing, and bettors looking for an NBA Trail Blazers-Hawks prop can take advantage. Caesars has left a bit too much value on the Clint Capela player prop markets. Make sure to check out OddsShopper’s tools for other sharp plays.
Best Trail Blazers-Hawks NBA Player Prop | Clint Capela
Clint Capela Double-Double
With Jusuf Nurkic sidelined, the Portland Trail Blazers have been using Drew Eubanks at the five. Eubanks is a respectable player, but Portland’s defense has struggled mightily in the restricted area lately. The Trail Blazers rank 29th in points allowed in the paint per game (60.6) over their last seven contests, through which they are a dismal 2-5. They have allowed the fifth-most points per game to centers (25.8) and the 11th-most rebounds (16.9) through that stretch.
A look at some recent box scores reveals just how bad things have gotten in Portland. Willy Hernangomez, a low-usage backup center for the New Orleans Pelicans, racked up seven points and seven rebounds in only 21 minutes on Wednesday. Golden State’s Kevon Looney compiled 14 points and seven rebounds in only 23 minutes. Capela is a much higher-usage big who spends far more time on the floor than both of those guys.
Capela played a monstrous 35 minutes in his first game with Snyder at the helm. He racked up 13 points and 15 rebounds in that contest. Capela was already averaging a double-double per game despite playing only 26.6 minutes before the coaching change, but his role should expand as Snyder will likely feature him as he featured Rudy Gobert in Utah. Look for him to feast against a reeling Trail Blazers squad.
The prop totals for Capela’s points (11.5) and rebounds (10.5) both have value, but the books are stacking the juice on the over. So instead, bettors should just back Capela to record a double-double. The odds for this prop sit at -123 on Pinnacle, a sharp book, and -125 at DraftKings Sportsbook. That makes the -103 available on Caesars Sportsbook a screaming value. Readers yet to register at Caesars can get their first bet on the house up to $1,250!
Best Trail Blazers-Hawks Player Prop: Clint Capela Double Double (-103) at Caesars
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