NBA Playoffs Player Prop Picks From Beyond the Arc: Count on Max Strus, Payton Pritchard, and More in Game 2
NBA Playoffs Player Prop Picks From Beyond the Arc: Count on Max Strus, Payton Pritchard, and More in Game 2
Here are our player prop picks, predictions, and odds for tonight's Game 2 matchup between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat.
Heat vs. Celtics Game 2 Start Time and Where to Watch, and Odds
- Date: May 19, 2022
- Game Time: 8:30 pm ET
- Where to Watch: ESPN
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Payton Pritchard 2+ 3PM/Jimmy Butler 1+ STL/Jayson Tatum 1+ 1Q Reb +105 (Bet $100 to win $105)
*Odds available at DraftKings at time of publishing*
Pritchard is the obvious choice to benefit from Derrick White missing this game. While their skill sets are vastly different, Pritchard has shown he's worthy of playing 20+ minutes in a playoff game, and that's what I expect to happen today. Without Smart in Game 1, Pritchard played 30 minutes, scoring 18 points on 4-11 shooting. While I don't expect that kind of volume to be repeated (probably won't be trailing 15+ most of the game), Pritchard likely has a floor of between 15-20 minutes without White. In his three playoff games with 15+ minutes, he went 4-11, 4-6, and 2-4, the volume should be there.
Butler has been mister dependable this postseason. Adding his steal to my parlays has been great, he has recorded a steal in every postseason game thus far (11/11), and 2+ in 9 of those 11 games. He recorded four in game one of this series, with his 40+ minute workload there's no reason for me to believe he's going to slow down now. Tatum has 1+ 1Q rebound in 12/12 playoff games, I know Williams and Horford are both back, but he was able to hit this number with them in the lineup.
Max Strus 3+ 1Q Points/Jimmy Butler 4+ AST & 1+ STL +105 (Bet $100 to win $105)
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I know Strus let us down after the last game, but I'm expecting a bounce-back here. He faced aggressive on-ball defense from Derrick White and quickly recorded two fouls. He had 3+ first-quarter points in every game in the last series, and despite scoring zero points last game, he took three 3PA. Maybe it's a mistake going right back, but I trust that Strus turns this around here. Butler recorded five assists on 11 potential assists in Game 1, while scoring 30+ points. He's averaging over six assists per game in the postseason despite carrying a huge scoring load. I'm expecting the Celtics to throw a couple of different looks at him plus I love the correlation with Strus.
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