The NBA playoffs are always wild, wacky and filled with knife-thick drama. With players putting everything on the line in an attempt to bask in championship glory, naturally, the pressure-packed games are tremendously fun to wager on. As a result, the sportsbooks offer many creative ways to enhance the action. What is Brad's SGP for Game 4 of Thunder vs. Mavericks? Check out his leans below.
The pick — SGP: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 20+ points, 5+ rebounds, 5+ assists, 1+ three, 1+ block at Mavericks (+116, DraftKings)
DraftKings offers:
Back in the day when this scribbler was a wee lad, Kellogg's single-serve packs of mini-boxed cereals was the breakfast of champions. Apple Jacks, Fruit Loops, Corn Pops and Frosted Flakes colorized milk to provide an energizing jolt, and they likely produced prediabetes. Delicious.
Despite the lacking nutrition, variety — at least for this prepubescent — was indeed the spice of life.
Nowadays, SGA props have replaced the self-inflicted tooth rot. Oklahoma City’s premier stat sheet stuffer is, generally speaking, a buffet of sports betting goodness.
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Whether tailing offensive or defensive data, the MVP runner-up simply compiles the crooked numbers. In the Western Conference semifinals against the Mavericks, he has averaged 31.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game. He’s also chipped in at least one three and one blocked shot in all three contests.
In what should be an uptempo matchup — OKC ranks No. 2 in pace this postseason — and given his likely dissection of a relatively mediocre Dallas defense (No. 8 in playoff D efficiency), Gilgeous-Alexander is a solid bet to accumulate across the board.
Fill the bowls with bucks, SGA.
NBA postseason record: 8-19, -9.83 units
BONUS TIME — Donovan Mitchell OVER 3.5 three-pointers vs. Celtics (-135, DraftKings)