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NBA playoff prop bets: Milwaukee Bucks Brook Lopez props for 7/1/2021

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The NBA Playoffs roll on Thursday for the Milwaukee Bucks, so let's take a look at Brook Lopez's prop bets and lines. The point total set for Lopez in Thursday's game against the Atlanta Hawks is 13.5.

Over his last five performances, Lopez has finished with an average of 11.8 points and 1.6 blocks per contest. On the season, he's averaged 12.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks while shooting 51.0% from the floor.

The Bucks are being picked to win the contest by bookmakers, who list them as 3-point favorites, while the over/under is set at 214.5 points. The teams will hit the court on Thursday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals, starting at 8:30 PM ET. Let's dig into some insights and stats to figure out how Lopez will fare in this matchup, especially as it pertains to his betting markets.

Brook Lopez prop bets breakdown

Points Over/Under : 13.5
Over Odds : -125
Under Odds : -110
Points per game : 12.3

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

Lines last updated at 10:35 PM EST on June 30, 2021.

Brook Lopez points insights

The 12.3 points Lopez has scored per game this season is 1.2 fewer points than his points prop bet over/under set for Thursday (13.5).
Lopez has scored more than 13.5 points 31 times this season (out of 85 total games - 36.5%).
Lopez's season-long average points prop bet total, 11.9 points, is 0.4 fewer points than his per-game scoring average.
50.8% of Lopez's outings this year have seen him fall short of his point prop total (33 out of 65 opportunities).
50.6% of Lopez's matchups this year have seen him go over his season-long average points prop total of 11.9 points (43 out of 85 contests).
The Hawks' opponents are racking up 119.7 points per game, which is the most given up by an NBA squad this season.

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Brook Lopez rebound insights

Lopez has averaged 1.4 less rebounds per game (5.1) than his prop bet total in Thursday's game (6.5).
In 25.9% of his games this season (22 out of 85), Lopez has gone over his prop bet total for his next matchup (6.5 boards).
The average prop bet over/under Lopez has had set for rebounds this year is five. He usually has surpassed that value as he has grabbed 5.1 rebounds per game, 0.1 more boards than his average prop.
Just 40% of the time this year (26 out of 65 opportunities), Lopez has outpaced his rebounds prop bet total.
Teams are grabbing 47.0 rebounds per game against the Hawks this season, the third-most given up by a squad.

Brook Lopez assists insights

Lopez has averaged 0.6 assists per game, 0.1 more than Thursday's assist over/under (0.5).
In 42.4% of his matchups this season (36 out of 85) Lopez has dished out more than 0.5 assists.
Lopez has averaged 0.1 more assists per game than his average assist prop bet over/under of 0.5.
In just 42.4% of Lopez's contests (36 out of 85) he's recorded more than 0.5 assists (his average assist prop total this season).
Opponents of the Hawks have dished out 25.0 assists per game this season, the 10th-most against any NBA team.

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