Breaking Down Prop Betting Odds On The NBA Playoffs

  • Joel Embiid has -200 odds to average 30+ points in the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
  • Jayson Tatum has -130 odds to do the same.
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo has -1000 odds to get at least one playoff triple double.

LAS VEGAS - The NBA Playoffs are about to kick off, and online gambling sites are offering odds on various special wagers throughout the Playoffs.

There were six players in the NBA who averaged more than 30 points per game this season, the most of all time.

In the Playoffs, five different players are either favored or only slight underdogs to average more than 30 points over the duration of the Playoffs.

NBA Playoff 30+ Point Scorer Props

  • Embiid To Average 30+ Points In Playoffs -200
  • Tatum To Average 30+ Points In Playoffs -130
  • Durant To Average 30+ Points In Playoffs +110
  • Brown To Average 30+ Points In Playoffs +120
  • Booker To Average 30+ Points In Playoffs +120

Of these five players, the most favored by far is Joel Embiid, who is likely (-250) to pick up an MVP trophy this season after being a top-3 candidate the last two years running.

He averaged 33.1 points per game this season, and the online gambling sites expect that to continue in the future.

Importantly, Embiid did this while only playing 34.6 minutes per game – a number that will likely go up in the Playoffs.

Jayson Tatum averaged 30.1 points per game on about 37 minutes per game, so it’s possible that he doesn’t see as much of an uptick in time on the court.

Tatum and Embiid are the only two who are favored to average 30+. Conspicuously absent is Giannis Antetokounmpo, who does not have odds on this prop.

Speaking of the Greek Freak, the NBA gambling sites might be getting out ahead of themselves with this prop:

Giannis Antetokounmpo Props

  • Giannis 1+ Triple Double In Playoffs -1000

You’d think this would be an absolute lock, given how dominant Giannis can be, but did you know that he only has two career playoff Triple Doubles?

Now, granted, he does have a two-year streak running here, in the sense that he had one in 2021 and one in 2022, but still, at -1000 odds, that’s a tough ask.