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NBA Player Prop Bets to Target on Thursday 3/2/23

Austan Kas  —  @AustanKas Mar 2nd, 2023

Here, we'll focus on utilizing daily fantasy basketball projections and a slew of other tools to help make money betting player props. For this article, we are focusing on the NBA odds at FanDuel Sportsbook to pinpoint spots where value can be had tonight.

The prop-betting experience on FanDuel Sportsbook is getting even more fun. You can track your player props with real-time updates and place in-game props with ease.

Please note that betting lines and our daily fantasy basketball projections may change throughout the day after this article is published.

Jordan Poole Under 24.5 Points (-125)

It's always hard to click submit on a Jordan Poole under because the dude can light it up when he's cooking and has zero conscience. He just had one of those games last night, netting 29 points and taking 24 shots.

But I like this under.

Prior to Wednesday's game, Poole had scored fewer than 25 points in 12 of his previous 15 games, including 4 of the last 5. He's also been a slightly worse scorer at home than on the road, netting 20.0 points per night in the Bay Area and 21.7 per game on the road.

This home date with the Los Angeles Clippers is a tough matchup, too, as the Clips have held the point guard position to 24.1 points per game, the ninth-fewest.

We project Poole to score 23.1 points. The under looks like the side to be on.

Zach Collins Over 7.5 Rebounds (-120)

The San Antonio Spurs-Indiana Pacers game is an interesting one as of early Thursday afternoon. It's going to be an over-friendly environment -- we know that much. The total is 238.0 points, and both sides are in the bottom five in defensive rating as well as the top 10 in pace. Giddy up.

But there are injury situations for each team, with Keldon Johnson and Tyrese Haliburton questionable. That makes this a volatile situation until that's cleared up, but I think this is a prop we can target with some conviction.

The Pacers are third-worst in rebound rate and have allowed the center position to amass 14.9 rebounds per night, the eighth-most.

Zach Collins has logged at least 28.5 minutes in five straight games. He's gone for eight-plus boards just twice in that time but can take advantage of this matchup.

Our model has Collins snagging 8.5 rebounds on Thursday.