Best NBA Player Props Bets for March 15
A relatively busy Monday night in the National Basketball Association sees eight games on the slate. The Bucks visit Washington to kick off the night at 7:00 p.m. ET in what should be an entertaining game between two of the higher-scoring teams in the league. The last game of the night is a doozy also as Steph Curry leads his Warriors into LA for a date with the Lakers at 10:30. Make sure you get those rosters locked and loaded before the start of primetime.
But don’t stop your fantasy fix there. Also, check out FanDuel to put a team together for tonight’s hoops action. We’re still trying to find our post-All-Star break groove and improve on the 43-29 season mark by landing our first perfect night of picks since the NBA’s marquee game. As always, we stand behind our predictions, but take a look to see if any other players jump out at you by using the SportsGrid Player Prop Tool. Ensure you always check back throughout the day, as odds and projections may change with news and starting rotations. As always, our top-guys at the FanDuel Sportsbook bring you all the up-to-date and best odds in the industry.
Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Washington Wizards
The Bet: Over 43.5 Points+Rebounds (-120)
Giannis Antetokounmpo is coming off a fantastic game against his Monday night opponent and will be looking for a repeat performance. The Greek Freak absolutely shredded the Wizards on Saturday night to the tune of 33 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists for his sixth triple-double of the season. Not a coincidence the Sportsbooks have responded with a number of 43.5, just a game after Giannis put up a total of 44 points+rebounds. He’s gone over this number in six of his past ten, which includes a massive 38-point, 18-rebound performance against the Kings a few weeks ago. Antetokounmpo has averaged almost 33 points a game over his past nine, with much coming against better defenses than Washington.
The Wizards have been one of the worst defenses in the league all year and were just recently surpassed by Sacramento in points allowed. Washington still gives up the second-most points per game at a 119.7 a night clip. They also allow the sixth-highest opposing field goal percentage and are middle of the pack in points allowed in the paint, somewhere Giannis does much of his damage. He also does plenty of damage on the glass, where the Wizards are the league’s fifth-worst team allowing rebounds. The Bucks superstar should slice up Washington once again tonight.
Milwaukee is a -8.5 point road favorite, but it seems like this one could be closer with Giannis having to play four quarters strong. The Moneyline sits at a bloated -360 while the FanDuel Sportsbook’s total is chunky at 242 in a meeting of two high octane offenses and a pair of bottom-ten defenses. Watch the fireworks fly!
Golden State Warriors Steph Curry vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Bet: Under 27.5 Points (-116)
From one high-scoring superstar to another and from one over to an under, we shift from Giannis Antetokounmpo to Steph Curry. Unfortunately for Curry and his fantasy owners, the Warriors sharpshooter faces a much more formidable defense than the Freak does tonight. The Lakers have allowed the second-fewest points behind the New York Knicks pretty much the entire season. LA is giving up just 106.2 on the sixth-best opponents’ field goal shooting rate. The Lakers also allow the fourth-fewest three-pointers in the NBA, which is a great skill when going up against the league-leader in three-pointers made and attempts. Curry may be hitting almost five triples per game, but the Lakers have shown they can sometimes contain the former MVP.
In their most recent meeting, LA held Steph to just 16 points on 38 percent shooting while going 2-for-7 from behind the arc. This wasn’t the first time LeBron’s gang was able to slow down Curry. While they didn’t meet last season, going up against the Lakers was a nightmare for No. 30 just two seasons ago. Curry put up 11, 14, and seven points in three meetings with their California rival that season. The Warriors’ guard went just 5-of-28 from downtown, and in one game, shot only 21 percent from the floor. Don’t be surprised to see the King face up on Curry and make it a difficult night.
The Warriors are +2.5 point home dogs with a +118 Moneyline, so this one should remain close. The FanDuel’s Sportsbook has a middling total of 224.5, suggesting the Lakers D should keep this one lower.