Ahead of Friday's winner-take-all NBA Play-In game between the Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat, Action Network betting analyst Gilles Gallant found two player prop picks he's looking to parlay for the highly anticipated matchup. He explains below how and why he's betting 3-point props for two opposing stars below.
DeMar DeRozan Under 0.5 3-Pointers (+115)
| Best Line | Bet365 |
DeRozan hit this under in Wednesday's Play-In game against the Toronto Raptors and I'm going back to the well. He hasn’t hit a 3-pointer in a postseason game since April 2018 vs Wizards when he was still with the Raptors. He’s played 12 playoff games since then and taken 10 3-point attempts with zero makes.
Derozan ranked 11th in 3-point shooting percentage on the Bulls this season at 32% on fewer than 2 attempts per game. In 25 career games against Miami, DeRozan has only hit a 3 in seven of them (28%). DeRozan did hit a 3 in Miami for their first matchup of season, but in the second game they faced off (Dec. 23), he shot 0-for-1 from behind the arc.
Jimmy Butler Over 0.5 3-Pointers (-115)
| Prop | Butler Over 0.5 3s (-115) |
| Best Line | Bet365 |
It's a tale of “Will he or Won’t he” for these two superstars. Although Butler didn’t hit a 3-pointer against the Atlanta Hawks in their Play-In game Tuesday, he has proven that he’s a different player in the postseason. He hit at least one 3-pointer in 11 of 14 playoff games last season. He's also shooting 48% from beyond the arc since the All-Star break. Four of the Raptors' five starters hit at least one 3 against Chicago in their Play-In game.
