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NBA playoff prop bets: Milwaukee Bucks PJ Tucker props for 7/3/2021

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The Milwaukee Bucks take to the court Saturday for a night of NBA Playoff basketball with some interesting betting options. Let's focus in on PJ Tucker's prop bets and lines for his upcoming outing. The points over/under set for Tucker in Saturday's game against the Atlanta Hawks is 5.5.

So far this season, Tucker has recorded an average of 3.9 points every contest, while over his last five performances, he's averaging 4.2 points and seven rebounds. He's shooting 37.6% from the field this season and 42.1% in his last five games.

The Bucks will face the Hawks on Saturday in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, starting at 8:30 PM ET. The Hawks are being picked to win the matchup by bookmakers, who list them as 2.5-point favorites. The over/under is set at 216.5 points. Let's take a look at how Tucker has performed this season and in recent outings to provide insights into his betting lines for this matchup.

PJ Tucker prop bets breakdown

Points Over/Under : 5.5
Over Odds : -115
Under Odds : -115
Points per game : 3.9

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

Lines last updated at 4:35 PM EST on July 2, 2021.

PJ Tucker points insights

The 5.5 point total set for Tucker's game Saturday is 1.6 more points than his per-game scoring average.
In 26.5% of his games this season (18 of 68 matchups) Tucker has put up more than 5.5 points.
Tucker's season-long scoring average, 3.9 points per game, is 2.0 fewer points than his average points prop bet total.
Less than half of the time - 36% of his matchups this year - Tucker has gone over his point total (nine out of 25 opportunities).
73.5% of Tucker's matchups this year have seen him go under his season-long average points prop total of 5.9 points (50 out of 68 contests).
Teams are scoring 119.7 points per game against the Hawks this season, the most allowed by a team.

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PJ Tucker rebound insights

Tucker's per-game rebound average - 4.2 - is 2.3 less rebounds than his prop bet over/under in Saturday's game (6.5).
In 19.1% of his games this year (13 out of 68), Tucker has pulled down more than 6.5 boards.
Tucker has pulled down 1.2 fewer rebounds (4.2 per game) than his season average prop bet (5.4).
Only 36% of the time this year (nine out of 25 outings), Tucker has gone over his rebounds prop bet total.
Tucker has outpaced his average rebounds prop bet total (5.4 boards) in only 29.4% of his matchups (20 of 68 contests).
The Hawks' opponents are collecting 47.0 rebounds per game, which is the third-most given up by an NBA team this season.

PJ Tucker assists insights

Tucker has averaged 1.1 assists per game, 0.4 fewer than Saturday's assist over/under (1.5).
In 22 out of 68 games this season (32.4%) Tucker has dished out more than 1.5 assists.
Tucker has averaged 1.1 assists per game, 0.4 less per game than his average assist prop bet over/under of 1.5.
In just 32.4% of Tucker's games (22 out of 68) he has recorded more than 1.5 assists (his average assist prop bet total this season).
The Hawks' opponents are collecting 25.0 assists per game, which is the 10th-most given up by an NBA team this season.

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