ZT details his best player prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for Wednesday night’s game between the Nuggets and the Clippers.
The NBA’s 12-game Wednesday night smorgasbord features a tasty Western Conference matchup between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers for dessert. It’s like after you’ve crushed the buffet and realize that there’s ice cream sundaes still to go! It’s a tasty way to wrap up the evening, so let’s dive into the options and add just the right player prop bets as the sprinkles on top of a great night of hoops.
The Nuggets are off to a great start this season, going 8-2 after winning five straight games. In contrast, the Clippers have dropped five straight and are just 3-7.
On DraftKings Sportsbook, the Nuggets are still only 3.5-point road favorites, with the game total set at 224.5 points. In addition to the main game line, DraftKings Sportsbook has a host of player prop bets for Wednesday night’s matchup. In this post, I’ll take a look at a few of my favorites. Let’s dive in.
Best Nuggets at Clippers Player Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
Jamal Murray over 30.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists (-113)
Murray and the Nuggets will face the Clippers without Kawhi Leonard (ankle), who will be missing his fifth straight game on Wednesday. The Clippers have allowed the fourth-most fantasy points in the NBA to point guards in the early part of the season, and Murray is heating up after playing through left calf tightness earlier this season.
This is the second night of a back-to-back, so be sure he’s good to go after sitting Saturday and returning with 23 points, eight assists and three rebounds against the Kings on Tuesday night. His 34 PRA (points, rebounds and assists) in that contest were the sixth time in his nine games he has gone over this PRA line. He was limited with his calf issue for a little bit, but he looked good in his return on Tuesday, and if he’s ready to go head-to-head with James Harden in this favorable matchup, he should be able to go over this prop line once again.
John Collins over 1.5 3PM (+123)
Collins moved into the starting lineup for the Clippers on Monday night, and coach Tyronn Lue said the plan was to stick with Collins in the lineup “for a while,” so he’ll likely get another start on Wednesday.
Collins’ first start was a little rough, he finished with only nine points and seven rebounds despite playing a season-high 31 minutes. However, the fact that he logged that many minutes and that he took six three-point attempts makes me like this prop on Wednesday night. Collins had made multiple three-pointers in two straight and three-of-four games before going just 1-for-6 from downtown on Monday. He’s shooting 39.3% from long range on the season, so as long as the usage is there, he has a very good shot to deliver at least two threes in this matchup against the Nuggets on Wednesday night.
Cameron Johnson under 10.5 points (-120)
While most things have been going well for the Nuggets this season, one move that hasn’t paid off yet is the trade to acquire Johnson from the Nets for Michael Porter Jr.
Johnson has struggled out of the gate in Denver and is still finding his way to fit in. He is still starting and getting opportunities but has only gone over this scoring line two times in his 10 games. He’s averaging just 7.7 points and shooting 21.6% from long range.
One of his two games over this point total was Saturday against the Pacers, when he had 12 points, but he fell back to just five points in 22 minutes on Tuesday. He is 0-for-8 from three-point range in his last three games and 2-for-18 (11.1%) in his last five games.
Johnson definitely has the raw talent to turn things around and still fit in with the Nuggets down the road, but I like his point total to go under in this matchup, since there haven’t been any signs that a breakout is coming.
