NBA Player Props: Bet Anthony Davis in Lakers vs Nuggets

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Via Harry How/Getty Images. Pictured: Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates his basket to tie the game 84-84 during the fourth quarter in a 104-101 Lakers win over the Golden State Warriors in game four of the Western Conference Semifinal Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena on May 08, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

  • The Lakers and Nuggets kick off the Western Conference Finals tonight from Denver.
  • The Nuggets are favored, but Anthony Davis will play a key role on both ends of the court in this matchup.
  • Find out how PropBetGuy is playing Davis below.

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NBA Player Prop & Pick

Anthony Davis, Over 35.5 Points + Rebounds

Odds-115
Time8:30 p.m. ET
Books AvailableDraftKings

As always, Game 1s offer us player prop bettors a chance to reset and explore edges in a brand new playoff matchup. With the Nuggets and Lakers squaring up in the Western Conference Finals, I’m keying in on Anthony Davis to have a big start to the series.

Davis has been a bit mercurial during these playoffs; he’s averaging 35.3 combined points and rebounds per game, but his range of outcomes has spanned from 18 to 53 P+R. Overall, he’s cleared this line in half of the 12 playoff games.

In looking at the matchup against the Nuggets, the stars have aligned for Davis to put together a strong Game 1.

First, Davis has produced at high levels against the Nuggets and Nikola Jokic during his tenure in Los Angeles. In the nine full games he’s played in the regular season against the Nuggets, Davis has eclipsed this line five times. As great of a player Nikola Jokic is, he’s not a strong rim protector – the Nuggets allowed the fourth-highest field goal percentage, and the eighth-most made baskets per game, within six feet of the basket this season.

Second, the rest factor also works in the Brow's favor. Davis and the Lakers are operating on three full days of rest; when AD has had at least two days of rest between games this season (excluding injuries), he’s cleared this line in 15 of 22 games (including the playoffs). I expect the Lakers to establish Davis early and often in an effort to exploit the matchup against Jokic. Los Angeles will also want to save the legs of a 38-year-old LeBron James for later in the series.

I have Davis projected at 39 points and rebounds tonight and would play this line comfortably up to over 36.5 P+R.

Pick: Anthony Davis Over 35.5 Points + Rebounds | Play to 36.5 P +R

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