Sportsline

Jabari Smith Jr. has a 69% success rate on this player prop line. …

Jasyon Tatum has an incredible streak going in this category. ...

The Rockets allowed the Lakers to shoot 61 percent in Game 1. ...

Fade the team who have had five straight goalless losses across UCL and EPL

Houston has gone over 70.8 of the time so far...

Vegas won the first meeting 4-2. ...

Chelsea is in free-fall, and Brighton is surging. ...

Buffalo tries for a 2-0 series lead. ...

Feels like a trap spot for Bayern ....

FanDuel. If nothing else, Anthony Edwards has proven himself to be a willing rebounder in the postseason. Registering 9 boards in Game 1, Ant Man had has averaged at least 7 rebounds over each of his last two playoffs. With Rudy Gobert going toe-to-toe with Nikola Jokic, and Julius Randle underperforming on the glass all season, Edwards should be able to cash in. He’ll rarely be involved defensively in the on-ball action, guarding the low usage Cam Johnson and Christian Braun.

Murray scored 30 points in Game 1, and he was 0-for-8 on 3’s, and 7-of-22 shooting overall. Find the highlights, it was awkward watching the Wolves just chase Murray around, then running into him to send him to the line (he went 16-of-16 on FTs). He could have shot more and scored far more. There is no good matchup for Murray, and the Timberwolves are a bottom-five team in defense vs. point guards.

This number has dropped to 9.5 at multiple books but I am also good going Over 10.5 at plus money. Nikola Jokic had 11 assists on 21 potential assists in Game 1, right in line with how he performed vs. Minnesota in the regular season. He is very comfortable facing Rudy Gobert and is happy to set up his teammates instead of bulling his way to the basket. Look for more of the same in Game 2.

FanDuel. Nikola Jokic delivered 11 assists in Game 1 on 21 potentials - a number that should have translated to 12-13 dimes, based on his regular season averages. But as I pointed out on Twitter/X before Game 1, this matchup is solid for Jokic to rack up the assists. The Timberwolves, despite stingy opponent assists numbers overall, were 19th in the regular season in assists allowed at the basket. Jokic, when playing 30+ minutes, has cleared this line in 24/32 games against teams outside the top 10 in opponent restricted area assists allowed. Rudy Gobert, who played as well as the Wolves could have hoped on Saturday, will press Jokic to get the ball out of his hands. I love this look at plus