Zach Thompson details his best player prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for tonight’s game between the Warriors and the Bulls.
For the second straight day, the NBA has seven games lined up on the scoreboard, and in one of the later matchups, the Warriors will finish their back-to-back with a road game in Chicago against the Bulls.
Let’s take a look at the matchups and current trends to select a few fun player prop bets to consider from both sides of this matchup on DraftKings Sportsbook. In the big picture, the Warriors are 1.5-point road favorites, with the game total set at O/U 227.5 points.
The Warriors got a big win in Cleveland on Saturday in a breakout game for Pat Spencer. The team is now 12-12 after 24 games as they face the 9-13 Bulls, who have lost six straight, including two home games this week to the Nets and Pacers.
In what should be a very entertaining matchup at the United Center this Sunday night, here are my top three player prop bets.
Warriors vs. Bulls Best Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
Josh Giddey under 21.5 points (-104)
Giddey has been great for the Bulls, don’t get me wrong, but this prop line is just too high for the 23-year-old from Australia. Giddey has stayed under this prop line in 13 of his 20 games (65%) this season and is averaging 20.4 points per game on the year. He has gone under this prop line in seven of his last 10 games as well, and only managed nine points in 33 minutes on Friday.
The Warriors held the Cavs to 94 points on Saturday night, and they should be able to keep the Bulls under control on Sunday, especially if they get Jimmy Butler (knee) back in action.
A big part of this prop will be decided by how much work Giddey gets. The Bulls listed Coby White (calf) as probable, Ayo Dosunmu (thumb) as questionable, and Tre Jones (ankle) as doubtful. In two of the games that Giddey went over this prop line, White was out, so if White is active as expected, Giddey should stay under this point total Sunday night.
Will Richard under 8.5 points (-120)
Even with Butler out on Friday, Richard wasn’t a big part of the offense, especially with Pat Spencer going off for 19 points and seven assists in 29 minutes. Spencer has scored over 16 points in three straight games and played over 20 minutes in each game. While Spencer isn’t on the prop board, his emergence has kept Richard’s role very limited, which makes this a good prop to play.
Richard flashed upside earlier this season without Steph Curry available, but with Curry out with this latest injury, it has been Spencer, not Richard, getting the extra work.
Richard has scored five points or fewer in four straight games and has been under this prop line in seven of his last nine matchups. Until the injury report comes out, it’s hard to know exactly what his role will be, but even with plenty of players out, Richard’s role has been very limited.
Matas Buzelis over 5.5 rebounds (-128)
After taking a pair of scoring unders, let’s jump on an over from Matas Buzelis to close out these Sunday night props. Buzelis has been busy on the boards lately, playing a little bigger due to injuries to several of the Bulls’ bigs.
Buzelis is averaging 5.8 rebounds per game on the season, but he has averaged 8.5 rebounds in his last four games. He went over this prop line in three of those four games and has at least five boards in seven of his last nine games.
