NBA Player Props Today: Bets For Evan Mobley, Jrue Holiday, More

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Getty ImagesIt’s another busy late-season Sunday in the NBA, as there are seven games on tap. We have several intriguing matchups over the course of the day, with a number of talented players in particularly good individual matchups.
Here are a trio of player props to consider for Sunday’s action (odds listed are best at time of writing, bets listed should be available at multiple sportsbooks).
Evan Mobley, F, Cleveland Cavaliers (vs. Dallas Mavericks)
- Over 19.5 Points (-101 on DraftKings Sportsbook)
- Over 28.5 Points + Rebounds (-102 on FanDuel Sportsbook)
Mobley comes into Sunday’s second consecutive game against the Mavericks riding a wave of productive play. The talented big man is averaging 20.6 points and 9.4 rebounds per contest over his last seven games, per RotoWire, numbers that include his standout 29-point, seven-rebound effort in the first game against Dallas on Friday.
Mobley played that game without Jarrett Allen, and the latter will sit out again Sunday due to his knee injury. The absence of his frontcourt mate naturally boosts Mobley’s prospects, and after Friday’s stellar production, Mobley now sports a 24.3% usage rate and averages 31.2 points + rebounds per 36 minutes with Allen off the floor, per RotoWire.
The Mavericks already proved to be a fruitful matchup for Mobley on Friday, and that certainly remains the case in the rematch. Dallas is now allowing a Western Conference-high 26.8 points per game to power forwards in the last 15 games, along with the third-most rebounds (11.5) per contest to the position in that span, per Fantasy Pros. Dallas is also conceding the eighth-highest offensive efficiency rating to PFs (27.4) per Hoops Stats, as well as 48.2% shooting, including 37.3% from three-point range.
There is blowout risk in this game, as Cleveland is favored by a whopping 17 points at some sportsbooks. However, the Cavaliers have an implied team total of 127.5 points, and if Cleveland does indeed deliver on a lopsided victory, Mobley will likely play a key role in matters getting to that point.
Jrue Holiday, G, Portland Trail Blazers (at Philadelphia 76ers)
- Over 22.5 Points + Assists (-119 on DraftKings Sportsbook)
Holiday is another veteran that will come into Sunday with a head of steam, as the talented guard is averaging 20.1 points (on 52.6% shooting, including 42.7% from three-point range), 6.0 assists and 4.3 rebounds across 30.9 minutes over his last 12 games, per RotoWire. Holiday has also converted an impressive 83.9% of his free-throw attempts during that stretch, affording him a relatively safe statistical floor.
Sunday, Holiday faces off with the team that originally drafted him back in the first round in 2009. However, the version of the 76ers he’ll encounter is significantly short-handed when it comes to key players, as all of Tyrese Maxey (finger), Paul George (suspension), Kelly Oubre (elbow) and Joel Embiid (oblique) will remain unavailable for the interconference clash. That naturally bodes well for the Blazers overall, including Holiday.
Portland is a solid 7.5-point road favorite Sunday, and the Blazers boast an implied team total of 118.25 points. That suggests there should be several useful individual performances, and Holiday certainly has the ability to deliver one of them. The 76ers have unsurprisingly been more vulnerable to point guards recently with Maxey out, giving up the sixth-most assists per contest to ones in the last seven games (10.37) per Fantasy Pros.
Philadelphia has also allowed 37.3% three-point shooting to PGs for the season, while Holiday is draining an impressive 38.8% of his attempts from behind the arc for the season. Given the numerous metrics on Holiday’s side and the fact he’s 6-1 to this prop since Feb. 28, this is a prop worth considering.
Russell Westbrook, G, Sacramento Kings (vs. Utah Jazz)
- Over 12.5 Rebounds + Assists (-120 on Hard Rock Sportsbook)
- Over 25.5 Points + Assists (-125 on Hard Rock Sportsbook)
Westbrook is enjoying somewhat of a resurgent season despite the Sacramento Kings’ struggles. Per RotoWire, the future Hall of Famer entered Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers averaging 15.5 points, 6.5 assists and 5.4 rebounds across 28.9 minutes per contest, adding 1.3 steals per game as well. Westbrook is still capable of churning out the occasional triple-double – albeit at a notably lower frequency than during his heyday – such as his 16-point, 12-rebound, 14-assist tally versus Utah on Nov. 28, or the 12-point, 12-rebound, 10-assist night he put together against Los Angeles.
The success against the Jazz isn’t surprising, considering Utah’s vulnerability to point guards throughout the season. Utah is allowing an NBA-high 27.2 points per game to the position, along with the eighth-most assists (9.2) and 12th-most rebounds (6.5) to PGs. They’ve been even more vulnerable to ones on the boards recently, giving up a league-high 7.9 rebounds per contest to point guards in the last seven games, per Fantasy Pros.
The Jazz’s pace of a Western Conference-high 105.9 possessions per game, per Team Rankings, also certainly comes into play in this scenario, as Westbrook will have plenty of extra opportunities to stuff the stat sheet. The fact Utah has also surrendered an NBA-high offensive efficiency rating to point guards (32.0) only serves to strengthen Westbrook’s case.
Finally, it’s worth noting Sunday’s contest has a narrow 1.5-point spread and a projected total of 233.5 points, so game environment should also be on our side with respect to Westbrook’s chances of producing.