Bourne Dalzell breaks down our favorite bet on the NBA slate, a player prop to the birthday boy himself, Luka Doncic!
Luka Doncic Triple Double vs Raptors
In February, Doncic averaged 34.4 PPG, 9.7 RPG, and 9.7 APG in 10 games, but notched one triple-double. Today is his 25th birthday, so we're hoping for a memorable performance, especially following Max Strus' half-court win against Dallas last night.
In the past 10 games, Doncic has recorded four double-doubles, but in three of those four games (two of the last three) he has come up one rebound or assist short of a triple-double.
Toronto ranks fifth in pace over the last five games and first in tempo over the past five home games. Heading into the second night of back-to-back games against Dallas, Toronto should pick up the pace, which means Doncic will find plenty of opportunities for rebounds and assists.
Doncic averaged 29.3 PPG, 11.0 APG, 9.0 RPG and 38.6 MPG in six games without rest (one triple-double). His 16.5 potential assists per game ranked fourth in February, and his 14.4 rebound chances ranked 25th overall through 10 games.
He has a triple-double against Doncic at +390 odds on FanDuel. He's +320 on his DraftKings and +333 on BetMGM, both of which have him playable at 0.5 units.
Some other fun bets I made for a few bucks were Doncic to be the Mavs' first field goal at +240, same game parlay for Doncic triple double, 30+ points, first basket scorer +3200 It is something.
choose: Luka Doncic Triple Double (0.5u)
Season record: 22-13 (62.8%) +8.92u
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