Zach Thompson details his best player prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for tonight’s game between the Clippers and the Mavericks.
Friday night continues group play in this year’s Emirates NBA Cup, and in one of the nice Western Conference matchups, the Los Angeles Clippers roll into Dallas to face the Mavericks at 8:30 p.m. ET.
Both teams only have three wins on the year and have dealt with some significant injuries. They’re in Group B in the West, and the Clippers won their first Cup game, while the Mavs lost their matchup with the Grizzlies last week. This is the first meeting of the season between these teams, and both are looking to get back in the win column.
The Mavs have lost two straight and six of their last seven, while the Clippers have dropped six straight.
On DraftKings Sportsbook, the Clippers are 2.5-point road favorites, with the game total set at 219.5 points. In addition to the main game line, DraftKings Sportsbook has a host of player prop bets for Friday night’s matchup.
In this post, I’ll take a look at a few of my favorites.
Let’s dive in.
Clippers vs. Mavericks Best Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
Brandon Williams 20+ Points + Assists (+103)
Williams has started the last two games for Dallas, producing over this combo line in each matchup. He had 19 points and three assists against the Bucks on Monday and followed it up with 17 points and nine assists in 33 minutes on Wednesday at home against the Suns.
Williams has averaged 10.5 points and 2.9 assists on the season but many of those games were in a smaller role. He has at least 20 points and assists in three straight games, which were also his first three games with at least 25 minutes on the floor.
Williams gets a favorable matchup against the Clippers, who have allowed the fifth-most fantasy points to point guards, and the fourth-year guard from Arizona is a great place to start building player prop picks for this matchup, with plus-money odds at only 20 points plus assists.
Derrick Jones Jr. 10+ points (-108)
Former Maverick Derrick Jones Jr. has played big minutes for the Clippers this season, especially with Kawhi Leonard (foot/ankle) missing the last five games and ruled out Friday. Bradley Beal (hip) missed the last two games and is out for the season since he will need surgery on his left hip fracture. Without Kawhi and Beal, Jones should continue to get all the minutes he can handle.
Jones has started all 11 games this season for the Clippers, averaging 10.5 points in 24.7 minutes per game. He had eight points in Wednesday’s loss to the Nuggets, even though he only played 20 minutes since the game was lopsided. Before that, he had scored at least 10 points in five of his previous six games, and he has reached double-digit scoring in seven of his 11 games overall (64%) this season.
With a little added playing time and possibly some extra juice from returning to Dallas, I think Airplane Mode should be able to take flight for at least 10 points Friday night.
Cooper Flagg over 10.5 Assists + Rebounds (-101)
The No. 1 overall pick in last year’s NBA Draft has been asked to fill a big role for the Mavs this season, and he has had predictably inconsistent results. Flagg typically gets plenty of usage but his shooting has been streaky.
One way to back the Maine Event without needing to rely on his scoring is to use this line for his assist and rebounds. On the year, Flagg has averaged 6.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists for an average of 10.1 rebounds + assists.
Flagg has at least 12 assists + rebounds in each of his last three games, and he has gone over this prop line in six of his last eight contests. Since they’re letting him grow on the job, the Mavs give Flagg plenty of playing time in almost every game script. With at least 34 minutes in seven of his last eight games, he should be set for another hefty workload, giving him a good chance to get at least 11 assists and rebounds on Friday in what should be a close game against the Clippers.
Both Anthony Davis (calf) and P.J. Washington (shoulder) are questionable. I like the Flagg and Williams props at this price even if both Davis and Washington play, but I like them even more if one or both are ruled out.
