I hope everyone enjoys a good day spent with family and friends. Here are two player props worth looking into:
Lebron James UNDER 29.5 points: At pinnacle this bet is right around -135 but its lower at most other spots. Lebron put up 61 against this team earlier in the year, yet the sharps are still taking the under. I think Lebron will try to be more of a facilitator in this first game of the playoffs for the Heat. It doesn't hurt that the total for this game has been bet down four points to 185.5, so the expectation is that we won't see any sort of shootout here. I got this one at -115 and I think it's a suitable bet up to -125.
Trevor Ariza UNDER 21 Points + Assists + Rebounds: IMO this is the stronger of my two plays. Pinnacle has under 13.5 points at around -180 so this play seems supported as well. In the past month, Ariza has seen a reduction in both minutes and FG attempts, and it has worked well for the Wizards. Ariza averaged 17.7 pts/ast/reb in the month of April, and since today's game should be low scoring, his numbers may not even reach his April average.
BOL everyone, let's have a winning day.