Best NBA prop bets today for Pacers vs. Celtics (Best bet for Jaylen Brown)
The Boston Celtics are massive favorites at home on Friday night against the Indiana Pacers, and it may not be the most comforting feeling to lay double-digit points just to bet on the C’s.
So, why not bet on some props?
The Celtics are fresh off a big road win over the Sacramento Kings, so things should come much-easier against a banged-up Pacers squad tonight. Here are my two favorite props for this game:
Pacers vs. Celtics best NBA prop bets
- Jaylen Brown OVER 5.5 Rebounds
- Al Horford OVER 9.5 Points
Jaylen Brown OVER 5.5 Rebounds
Jaylen Brown is averaging 6.9 rebounds per game this season, but he’s seen his rebounds prop come crashing down after a few bad rebounding games.
Brown has cleared 5.5 boards in just five of his last 13 games, but this matchup is a perfect bounce-back spot.
Indiana ranks 28th in the NBA in rebounding percentage, and the team’s offensive rating takes a significant tumble whe Tyrese Haliburton is out of the lineup. That leads to more missed shots, and more chances for JB to clear the glass.
5.5 is just too low of a number not to bet the OVER.
Al Horford OVER 9.5 Points
Al Horford has been red hot for the Celtics lately, scoring 10 or more points in 10 of his last 14 games.
The veteran big man is shooting the lights out over that stretch, posting a field goal percentage of 56.4 percent and 3-point percentage of 57.1 percent. Horford has made at least two shots from 3 in 12 of those 14 games.
That gives him a solid floor to clear this prop, and with Robert Williams III back, Horford should play more on the perimeter. I love the OVER for him on Friday.
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