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Wednesday Player Prop Best Bets
Below you’ll find my official plays on the player prop market for Wednesday. These are the ones that make the VSiN Pro Picks page and count towards my season-long record.
Devin Booker Over 25.5 Points (-108) vs. Cavaliers
Suns at Cavaliers – 3:30 pm ET
Booker’s jumper has been a major problem recently, but I like him to get himself going against the Cavaliers tonight. Jordan Ott’s offense is designed to put players in good positions to score, so Booker should have some opportunities to go at some of Cleveland’s smaller defenders. That said, even if Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell aren’t directly matched up with Booker, he should have some time to attack them.
The Cavaliers are also a little careless when playing physical defense, as only five teams in the NBA are putting opponents on the free throw line more often. Booker, who attacks downhill rather often, should take advantage and earn some trips to the line. Cleveland is also pretty weak defending in isolation, where Booker absolutely thrives.
I just see Booker flirting with 30 points here, even if we haven’t seen him as a killer as of late.
Zion Williamson Over 23.5 Points (-112 – 1.5 units) vs. Bulls
Pelicans at Bulls – 7:00 pm ET
Williamson had a 29-point game against the Bulls earlier in the year, so this is a matchup we have already seen him take advantage of this season. And realistically, there’s no reason he can’t flirt with 30 again. Chicago is the worst team in the NBA defending at the rim, where Williamson scores 77% of his points. When he attacks, I expect him to have no trouble finishing at the cup. In fact, he scored his 29 points on only 14 shots when these teams met on November 24.
The pace of this game should also help Williamson. The Pelicans are playing at the second-fastest pace in the NBA over the last two games, while the Bulls are No. 2 in pace over the course of the entire season. If this is an up-and-down affair, he should be a terror in transition. He’ll also have more opportunities to thrive in a half-court setting.
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Noteworthy OptaAI Player Prop Edges
Check out the OptaAI Player Props pages for more of these! VSiN Pro subscribers can find 50+ player prop ideas on a daily basis! We’ll list the top edges in some of the biggest markets below, but there will always be a lot more to uncover on the pages themselves.
Jalen Smith Over 11.5 Points (-115) vs. Pelicans
Our OptaAI player prop projections have him going for 16.91 points.
Ryan Dunn Under 5.5 Rebounds (-147) vs. Cavaliers
Our OptaAI player prop projections have him finishing with 3.38 rebounds.
Dyson Daniels Over 3.5 Assists (-155) vs. Timberwolves
Our OptaAI player prop projections have him projected for 6.37 assists.
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