NBA: Vit Krejci (Hawks) OVER 14.5 PRA (pts, rebs, assts)
Good morning!! The NFL season ended with a bang last night and I hope you all cashed with YLose! The grind doesn’t stop so I’m back at it early morning trying to find you the best value in the NBA slate. For the first free play I want you guys to take Vit Krejci of the Atlanta Hawks to go OVER 14.5 PRA. Krejci is in his 4th NBA season out of the Czech Republic and he’s become a solid role player. We’ve been backing him with success lately and that should continue tonight. Atlanta’s playing a tough Orlando Magic team, but the Magic haven’t looked good lately. Trae Young is listed as doubtful tonight and Krejci should see a ton of playing time. He played 31+ minutes the last two games and was very productive on the stat sheet. Because of Krejci’s unselfish style of play I love his PRA line since he can do it all. He racked up 25 and 27 PRA the last 2 games and that was with Trae Young playing. His role should be even bigger tonight. Atlanta will be without its top 3 scorers this season and opportunity will be a plenty for others to step up. Lock in Vit Krejci OVER 14.5 PRA and get this line in early today, I think it moves by tip!!
NBA: John Collins (Jazz) OVER 6.5 Rebounds
As a second value spot I’m looking towards John Collins of the Jazz and his rebounding total, currently sitting at O/U 6.5 rebounds. I love the over here because Collins can go for double digits on any given night and it’s a fantastic buy-low spot with him going under in 4 of his 6 games since returning from injury. However, he was slowly getting his minutes back and last game he played 39 minutes against the Suns. Collins will be a major factor for the Jazz tonight and he’s done well against the Lakers on this number. He’s posted 8 and 9 rebounds in the two games against LA this season and now they don’t have Anthony Davis down low accounting for 12+ rebounds per night. Collins averages 8.2 rebounds per game on the season and I think he gets to his average tonight. Take John Collins OVER 6.5 Rebounds for the second dub!!
NBA: Isaiah Hartenstein (Thunder) UNDER 4.5 Assists
Third and final free prop and the vibes are high. I like Isaiah Hartenstein of the Thunder to go UNDER 4.5 assists. Hartenstein is a great big man for the Thunder and has posted a career high 4.2 assists/game this season. But there are several reasons to fade him tonight. First, the Thunder are playing the Pelicans and it could be a blowout early. He’s also now playing alongside fellow big man, Chet Holmgren, who will demand a much higher usage rate than the backups have for most of the season. I really see Hartenstein playing less of a scoring and assist role moving forward. But that’s not to downplay his importance. He’ll still be essential in the pick & roll game and defending the rim. Hartenstein has gone under this line in 4 straight games and I see it cashing once again tonight. Take Isaiah Hartenstein UNDER 4.5 Assists! If this line moves to 3.5 today which I anticipate, I still like it as a plus money bet at that line. Let's go!!
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