Sunday's NBA playoff openers feature young stars like Paolo Banchero and Victor Wembanyama. Both players are expected to have significant impacts in their games tonight.
Sunday brings another slate of playoff openers in the NBA, with some of the biggest young stars in the league seeing action tonight.
That includes both Paolo Banchero and Victor Wembanyama, both of whom I’m picking to have big games for their teams in my NBA player prop picks for tonight.
Keep reading to see my favorite NBA picks from Sunday, April 19.
Prop #1: Paolo Banchero Over 33.5 points + rebounds + assists
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Both Paolo Banchero and Victor Wembanyama are expected to have big games and make significant contributions to their teams.
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-115 at bet365
The Orlando Magic needed to win on Friday to finally clinch their playoff spot, doing so in style with a 121-90 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. Paolo Banchero was at the heart of that victory, scoring 25 points and putting up 36 total PRA.
That’s nothing unusual for the Magic star, who averaged 35.8 PRA for the season and surpassed his total for tonight’s game in four of his last five regular-season games, including a 31-point, 37 PRA performance against the Detroit Pistons earlier this month.
Orlando will need more performances like that to have a chance in this series. I expect the Magic to lean heavily on Banchero, making him an excellent choice to hit his PRA total tonight and throughout the series.
Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
Where to watch: NBC
Prop #2: Victor Wembanyama Over 11.5 rebounds
-130 at bet365
Victor Wembanyama put together perhaps his most complete season this year, playing 71 games and continuing to dominate defensively. Wembanyama averaged career highs of 25 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, all while the San Antonio Spurs have carefully limited his minutes, letting him play just under 30 per night.
We won’t see those kinds of restrictions or careful usage in the playoffs. Wemby finished the regular season strong on the boards, collecting 13+ rebounds in seven of his last eight.
There’s no reason to expect anything less from the 22-year-old now that the Spurs are pushing to make a deep playoff run, and I love Wembanyama’s rebounding Over tonight.
Time: 9:00 p.m. ET
Where to watch: NBC
Prop #3: De'Aaron Fox Over 1.5 made threes
-120 at bet365
De’Aaron Fox has been an important complementary piece for the Spurs this year, averaging 18.6 PPG on 48.6% shooting. That includes solid shooting from deep, hitting 33.2% of his threes for the season.
We saw Fox shoot more freely from deep in the final few games of the season, hitting 2+ from beyond the arc in each of his last three games.
And with the Portland Trail Blazers certain to focus on preventing Wembanyama from singlehandedly beating them, that should make it easier for Fox to get open and to fire away from deep. With his made threes total at a modest 1.5, I like the Over.
Odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change.
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