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NBA playoff prop bets: Denver Nuggets Monte Morris props for 6/13/2021

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The Denver Nuggets take to the court Sunday for a night of NBA Playoff basketball with plenty of betting action. Let's focus in on Monte Morris' prop bets and lines for his upcoming outing. Morris has an over/under of 11.5 points in Sunday's contest against the Phoenix Suns.

Morris records an average of 10.7 points and 3.6 assists per contest this season, while connecting on 46.7% of his shot attempts. Over just his last five games, he's averaged 15.2 points and 5.6 assists in each matchup and has shot 39.7% from the floor.

The Nuggets will face the Suns on Sunday in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals, starting at 8:00 PM ET. The Suns are being picked to win the matchup by sportsbooks, who list them as 3.5-point favorites. The over/under is set at 221.5 points. Let's take a look at how Morris has fared this season and in recent outings to provide insights into his betting lines for this matchup.

Monte Morris prop bets breakdown

Points Over/Under : 11.5
Over Odds : 100
Under Odds : -133
Points per game : 10.7

Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports' betting odds for a full list.

Lines last updated at 1:46 PM EST on June 13, 2021.

Monte Morris points insights

The 11.5 points prop bet over/under set for Morris on Sunday is 0.8 more points than his season scoring average (10.7).
Morris has put up more than 11.5 points 22 times this season (out of 56 total games - 39.3%).
Morris' season-long scoring average, 10.7 points per game, is 0.2 fewer points than his average points prop bet over/under.
In less than half of his opportunities - eight of 21 this year (38.1%) - Morris has gone over his point total.
In less than half of his games - 27 of 56 this year (48.2%) - Morris has gone over his season average points prop bet total (10.9).
The Suns' opponents are scoring 113.4 points per game, which is the 11th-most given up by an NBA squad this season.

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Monte Morris rebound insights

Morris has grabbed 2.1 rebounds per game, 0.4 fewer boards than his prop bet for Sunday's game (2.5).
In 23 of 56 games this year (41.1%), Morris has pulled down more than 2.5 rebounds.
The average prop bet over/under Morris has had set for rebounds this year is 2.4. He usually has gone under that number as he has grabbed 2.1 rebounds per game, 0.3 fewer rebounds than his average prop.
In only eight of his 21 opportunities (38.1%), Morris has gone over his rebounds prop bet total.
In only 23 of his 56 contests (41.1%), Morris has surpassed his average rebounds prop bet total of 2.4 boards.
Opponents of the Suns have averaged 43.3 rebounds per game this season, the 24th-most against any NBA team.

Monte Morris assists insights

Morris has averaged 3.6 assists per game this year, 0.1 assists more than his prop bet for the matchup on Sunday (3.5).
In 46.4% of his matchups this season (26 out of 56) Morris has dished out more than 3.5 assists.
Morris' per-game assist average (3.6) is 0.8 more than his average assist prop bet over/under (2.8).
Morris has dished out 2.8 or more assists (his average assist prop total) in 38 of 56 of his games (67.9%).
Teams are averaging 23.6 assists per game against the Suns this season, the 23rd-most given up by a squad.

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