Best NBA Player Props Today, 04/22: Can Brooks Shoot the Suns to an Upset?

We’ve got a two-game slate on the NBA hardwood for Wednesday as the postseason’s first round rolls on. Six of the eight first-round series have played two games at this point. Meanwhile, the top team in each conference takes the floor in the 1/8 matchups here. One top seed looks to take a 2-0 series advantage while the other looks to even things up.

Let’s take a spin around the league and see what’s on tap while identifying the best NBA bets today.

NBA Schedule

Magic @ Pistons, 7 pm ET (Magic lead 1-0)

Suns @ Thunder, 9:30 pm ET (Thunder lead 1-0)

Best NBA Bets Today – Player Props

Dillon Brooks, Suns Over 16.5 Points (-115, BetMGM): If the Suns have a prayer of winning a game, much less harbor hopes of an upset, they need big performances from their smaller guys. That means Devin Booker, Jalen Green and Brooks have to step up. Brooks fired up plenty of shots in the opener, 22 to be exact. However, he hit just six of them, including three of 10 from beyond the arc. Brooks did score 18 points in Game 1 despite the poor shooting. With that kind of volume shooting the ball, he should edge over the number here.

Cade Cunningham, Pistons Over 27.5 Points (-120, BetMGM): Cunningham seemed to be the only player for the Pistons intent on shooting the ball with any regularity in Game 1 against the Magic. He was on the floor for 40:18 and jacked up 27 shots in the contest. Cunningham hit 13 of those 27, including three of eight from beyond the arc, and hit 10 of 11 at the stripe. It all added up to 39 points as he blew past his number of 26.5 set by the books. The only other player to hoist double-digit shots for Detroit was Tobias Harris, who was five of 15. Cunningham will take his share of shots and end up near the 30-point mark again.

Isaiah Hartenstein, Thunder Over 15.5 Points + Rebounds (-114, FanDuel): Hartenstein was on the floor for just 19:45 in Game 1 of this series. He still put up eight points and eight rebounds plus a pair of blocks in that span. As a result, if that was the line he puts up here, your bet would be a winner. However, he has to avoid some of the physicality that got him in foul trouble (four fouls) in the opener. Hartenstein has exceeded this number in seven of his last 10 games. That’s good enough of a track record to back him here.

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Best NBA Bets Today – Sides

Pistons -8.5 (Fanatics, -110): Give Orlando a world of credit for their performance in the opener. Much like they did to Charlotte Friday night, they punched Detroit in the mouth early and didn’t let the Pistons back in the game. With that said, it’s tough to see the Magic sustain that kind of performance back-to-back on the road. The Pistons were 32-9 at home in the regular season and owned a +10.5-ppg scoring margin in those contests. One would expect the Pistons’ supporting cast to play far better than they did in the opener. Perhaps it was rust, maybe jitters, but the Pistons have to put that behind them. Look for them to rebound here and, as a result, even things up with a win here.

Thunder -17.5 (-105, BetMGM): Game 1 was blowout city as the Thunder cruised to a 119-84 victory at home. Oklahoma City owned a +11.5-ppg scoring margin at home in the regular season this year. Last year, they were 11-2 at home in the postseason and six of their wins covered this hefty margin. Ten of the 11 wins came by double figures. Phoenix shot just 34.1% from the floor, including 13 of 39 from beyond the mark, in the opener. The Suns turned the ball over 19 times and were outscored 34-2 in points off turnovers. They were beaten 18-2 in fast break points as well. Oklahoma City wins this one in a romp to take a 2-0 series lead.

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