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Clark's 'Caps: NBA playoffs player prop predictions - Round 1, 5/31

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The NBA's Memorial Day playoff card is a doubleheader of the 1-vs.-8 matchups from both conferences. Below, we'll highlight Monday's top NBA player prop predictions.

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers try to bring out the brooms in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference First Round playoff series with the Washington Wizards.

Philly has looked every bit the 1-seed of the East as the Sixers are playing great on both sides of the floor. The 76ers have the highest effective field-goal percentage (eFG%) this postseason and the second-best defensive rating.

The West Coast primetime game features the Memphis Grizzlies hoping to even their series with the Utah Jazz in their home building of FedExForum. It has been a team effort for Utah thus far as the Jazz have five players averaging at least 15.0 points per game and the second-highest offensive rating in the playoffs.

Monday's NBA player prop bet predictions

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Philadelphia 76ers SF Tobias Harris OVER 30.5 points, assists & rebounds (-115)

Embiid deserves all the praise being heaped on him but it's somewhat expected since he's an MVP finalist. A pleasant surprise for Philly has been the fantastic play of SF Tobias Harris this series.

Harris is averaging 25.3 points per game on 64.3% true shooting (.571/.455/1.000) with 9.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game in the series. He went Over 30.5 "PRA" in two of the three games and the one contest he didn't go Over is because he played only 23:17.

I like Washington to keep Game 4 close enough so Philly isn't sitting starters in the fourth quarter. This being the fastest-paced first-round playoff series means Harris should have plenty of possessions to collect stats.

BET T. Harris OVER 30.5 points, assists & rebounds (-115) for 1 unit.

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Utah Jazz SF Royce O'Neale OVER 1.5 made 3-pointers (+125)

Utah's offense is scorching Memphis' defense and any adjustment the Grizzlies make will probably include O'Neale's man helping off of him since he's the least scary offensive player in the Jazz's starting five.

Conley or Mitchell off of the pick and roll is deadly because of their ability to hit the open man in the corner or knock down an outside shot if their defender goes under the screen. They can also lob it to a rolling C Rudy Gobert.

The Jazz player most likely to be forgotten with the Grizzlies playing help defense is O'Neale, who has a 69.0% eFG% this series. Also, Memphis is 21st in opposing power forward's 3-point shooting percentage.

Furthermore, O'Neale is averaging the second-most minutes per game for Utah in this series because of his defensive versatility. He had a career-high 58.0 eFG% during the regular season.

BET R. O'Neale OVER 1.5 made 3-pointers (+125) for a half unit.

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