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We have a typically expansive mid-week slate on tap Wednesday, and the 10 games on the docket include Warriors-Rockets and Thunder-Trail Blazers clashes.
Let’s dive into three player props that catch our eye for Wednesday’s busy ledger.. Be sure to check out the NBA betting trends page for odds, data and insights on every game.
Best NBA Wednesday Props
- Stephon Castle Over 10.5 Rebounds + Assists
- Walker Kessler Over 24.5 Points + Rebounds
- Zion Williamson Over 25.5 Points + Rebounds
Stephon Castle (Spurs vs. Bulls) Over Rebounds + Assists
Castle has taken a step back as a shooter early this season, but the third-year wing is still putting up a solid 14.3 points per game. However, given his 39.2% success rate from the field, we can steer clear of any prop involving Castle’s point total and instead hone in on two other impressive parts of his game. The 2024 fourth overall pick is enjoying a career-best season as a rebounder (6.1 RPG) and is also dishing out 5.2 dimes per contest.
Castle’s matchup Wednesday should lend itself to a solid stat line, as the Bulls are playing at the league’s fastest pace (NBA-high 108.5 possessions per game) and have surrendered the fifth-most rebounds per game to two-guards (7.4). Chicago is also conceding an Eastern Conference-high 30.0 assists per home game, and Castle is averaging 11.7 rebounds + assists across 29.0 minutes per contest in his last seven games.
Original Line Publish: 10.5
Walker Kessler (Lakers vs. Bucks) Over Points + Rebounds
Kessler has taken his starting opportunity in Los Angeles and run with it, as the big man is leveraging his good health to put up 14.9 points, 10.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 2.3 blocks and 1.3 steals per contest. Kessler does all his work from in close, so his 69.1% success rate from the field is impressive but not necessarily surprising. Kessler has been even better in his last six contests, averaging 28.5 points + rebounds while taking a solid 13.6 field-goal + free-throw attempts per game.
Kessler’s Wednesday opponent is perhaps the worst team in the league, and Milwaukee just took a 117-85 drubbing from the Knicks on Tuesday night. The Bucks are now 1-10 and are surrendering the fourth-most points (24.1) and eighth-most rebounds (15.4) per contest to centers, setting Kessler up for another highly productive night. And, while a blowout scenario is in the cards, Kessler could still conceivably see his usual allotment of 28-30 minutes before calling it a night.
Original Line Publish: 24.5
Zion Williamson (Pelicans vs. Nets) Over Points + Rebounds
Williamson will come into Wednesday’s favorable matchup with an added advantage – he’ll be well-rested after being given Monday’s blowout loss to the Warriors off for rest. Zion had just posted his second 25-point outing of the last four games in the contest prior to his night off, and he’s averaging 28.3 points + rebounds across 35.0 minutes per game over the entirety of that span.
The Nets have the player that held Zion’s power forward spot warm in New Orleans before Williamson’s arrival in 2019, Julius Randle, manning the four, and Brooklyn is giving up the fifth-highest offensive efficiency rating to the position (29.6). The Nets are also yielding 36.9 points + rebounds per contest to fours, as well as the fourth-most total points in the paint per game in the last three (56.0). Meanwhile, Williamson is scoring 67.6% of his points in that part of the floor, furthering the case for this prop.
Original Line Publish: 25.5
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