The back half of tonight’s ESPN NBA doubleheader features a matchup between the Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Lakers. While the visitors will be looking to extend their current winning streak to seven straight, the hosts will be trying to snap a three-game slide and enter the NBA All-Star break with some positive momentum. It’s bound to be an entertaining affair inside Crypto.com Arena this evening and one worth having some NBA betting action on. The revamped OddsShopper is the perfect resource to help find the best NBA player props and betting picks for tonight’s Jazz – Lakers matchup. Let’s take a look at Awesemo’s must-bet NBA betting tips tonight and projections for star Jazz center, Rudy Gobert.
With help from OddsShopper, the following column aims to find optimal odds and discusses some positive ROI NBA prop bets specifically for Gobert in tonight’s matchup.
Best NBA Player Props & Betting Picks | Rudy Gobert
With OddsShopper, finding the best NBA player prop bets is fast and simple. All users must do is filter the prop selections, sort the page and find the best NBA pick to bet. The process is extremely quick and highly effective. Try out the tool for yourself tonight with the three featured Gobert props below.
Over 1.5 Blocks (-110, Caesars)
No player in the NBA today stacks up to Gobert as far as shot blocking is concerned. Despite seeing a reduced role in Monday’s game, the Frenchman still swatted away one shot. On the season overall, Gobert has blocked an average of 2.2 shots per contest. That mark sits over half a block higher than tonight’s NBA player props line of 1.5. The natural reaction here is to explore betting the over.
When it comes to Gobert’s blocks prop in tonight’s game, OddsShopper actually shows some slight juice to the under at multiple sportsbooks. While the best odds on the over sit at the standard -110, OddsShopper believes that there is a 14% expected ROI value in making this wager at that price. A projection of 2.02 blocks puts the win probability for the over at 60%.
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Over 11.5 Rebounds (-165, DraftKings)
Tonight will be only the second game back in the lineup for Gobert after a lengthy injury absence. While he only had seven rebounds across 22 minutes on Monday night, one has to believe that Gobert’s playing time will be ramped back up this evening. In addition, OddsShopper currently shows a divide between sportsbooks on his rebounding total. While some shops list the line at 11.5, others have already moved up one full rebound and have a total of 12.5.
Despite the fact that bettors would need to lay a hefty amount of juice to bet over 11.5 boards, OddsShopper maintains that doing so is a positive ROI wager. After all, Gobert has averaged 14.9 rebounds per game over the course of the full season. Thus, the NBA player props total sits over four full boards below his typical production. A projection of 12.98 rebounds still translates to a 64% win probability for the over.
Over 12.5 Points (-130, DraftKings)
Coming into Wednesday’s matchup, Gobert has averaged 15.9 points per game. Despite the limited minutes in his first game back on Monday, he still managed to score 14. Along with more playing time expected tonight, Gobert’s offensive output also figures to benefit from a lackluster Lakers defense and a fast-paced game. Both the Jazz and Lakers rank in the upper half of the NBA in Pace Factor this season with Los Angeles averaging an especially fast tempo.
Once again, OddsShopper reveals a discrepancy between sportsbooks with regard to Gobert’s NBA player props scoring total. While the majority of the NBA betting market lists this prop at 12.5, one sportsbook is set a full point higher at 13.5. Of the two totals, OddsShopper prefers playing over the lower number most. Despite the best odds requiring bettors to lay a -130 price, the ROI for this wager is still positive at 8%.
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