Best NBA Player Prop Bets for Oklahoma City Thunder vs. New Orleans Pelicans, April 12
What kind of performances can we expect on Wednesday from Jalen Williams, Trey Murphy, and Josh Giddey? Follow along as our NBA betting expert, Nick Galaida, breaks down three of his favorite NBA prop bets for April 12 on the hardwood.
Wednesday evening’s portion of the NBA play-in tournament slate will wrap up with a matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans at 9:30 p.m. EST on ESPN. Zion Williamson and Jose Alvarado remain out for the Pelicans. Oklahoma City will not be missing any key members of their rotation.
New Orleans is favored by 5.5 points on the spread and the total is set at over/under 227 points.
For those who would prefer to attack the player prop market rather than a side or total, we have three leans below for tonight’s action!
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NBA Player Props – Thunder vs. Pelicans, April 12, 2023
- Jalen Williams o15.5 points
- Trey Murphy o3.5 rebounds
- Josh Giddey more than 6.0 assists
Jalen Williams o15.5 points (-105), DraftKings
In his final 26 regular season games, Jalen Williams eclipsed this market number 16 times, with two games of exactly 15 points in that span. During the month of March, Williams averaged 19.8 points on 13.1 shot attempts per contest – shooting an efficient 56.6% from the floor and 46.3% from beyond the arc. The New Orleans Pelicans have struggled to defend opposing forwards in recent weeks, notably allowing 25 points to Dillon Brooks, 40 points to Jaren Jackson Jr., and 40 points to Kawhi Leonard in the month of April alone. Expect Williams to face little resistance in this spot, which should afford him plenty of opportunity to hit the over here.
Trey Murphy o3.5 rebounds (-120), DraftKings
According to props.cash, Trey Murphy was 19 for 39 to the over at this market number when playing at home this season. His opponent this evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder, have allowed an abundance of rebounds to opposing guards in recent weeks – notably, allowing seven rebounds to Kris Dunn, five rebounds to Stephen Curry, six rebounds to Donte DiVincenzo, and five rebounds to Devin Booker in recent weeks. Murphy played at least 36 minutes in each of New Orleans’ final seven games of the regular season. He is clearly a fixture of what the team is trying to do on a nightly basis. Trust him to get to the over in this spot.
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Josh Giddey more than 6.0 assists, PrizePicks
In February, Josh Giddey averaged 6.1 assists per game. In March, he averaged 7.3 assists. In three games during April, Giddey has posted eight assists, five assists, and eight assists, respectively. Tonight, he gets a matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans, which ranked 12th in opponent assists per game across the final 30 days of the regular season. Per props.cash, nine of the last 14 guards to have an assists prop released against the Pelicans have gone over that market number. Expect Giddey to have high volume in the assist department again on Wednesday in a must-win game.
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