Best NBA Player Props: Buy the Dip on James Harden (May 3)

The Philadelphia 76ers scored a surprise upset win over the Boston Celtics in Game 1 despite the absence of Joel Embiid. The star center will return to the floor in Game 2, which means the Celtics have a much tougher fight on their hands. With so much action in store, even the sharpest bettors can let the best NBA player props slip through their fingers, especially the below James Harden player prop.

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Stokastic’s NBA Bet Pro model is all over this NBA player prop for Wednesday’s playoff action.

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Today’s Top NBA Player Prop | May 3 Playoff Games

James Harden Prop O/U 34.5 Points, Rebounds & Assists (PRA)   

Did the sportsbooks overcorrect the numbers for James Harden? The Joel Embiid news obviously changes Philadelphia’s offensive approach, but cutting Harden’s prop totals by such a massive margin doesn’t feel right. Harden is coming off a monster Game 1 showing and will suffer from some regression, but this number doesn’t make sense.

Harden is averaging 35.6 PRA in the playoffs, and NBA Bet Pro projects him for a whopping 38.9 PRA tonight. Harden absolutely destroyed the Celtics in Game 1, and now they’ll have to stop Embiid while also limiting the damage he can do.

The over has an expected win rate of 58%, per NBA Bet Pro, making it the best NBA player prop on the board. Readers can take advantage of this deal at DraftKings Sportsbook, where new users can score $150 in bonus bets after placing a winning $5 moneyline wager!

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Best NBA Player Prop: James Harden Over 34.5 PRA -125 at DraftKings

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Isaiah Sirois is a Sports Betting Analyst at OddsShopper/Stokastic specializing in basketball, football and motorsports. He uses a wide variety of analytical tools to identify value on event-specific markets, and you trust his columns will be stuffed to the brim with data. Basketball is Isaiah’s favorite sport to handicap, and he has covered NBA, WNBA, NCAA and FIBA markets for OddsShopper and other sites. However, Isaiah’s favorite sport to follow is auto racing, and you can usually find him watching NASCAR or IndyCar during their seasons. He will be a fan of Team Penske and Ford Performance until the end of time. Isaiah graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history from Emory University.

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