Best NBA Player Props Today for April 29: All Hail King James

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Two closeout games are on tap for tonight, as the Los Angeles Lakers look to finish off the Houston Rockets and the No. 8-seeded Orlando Magic try to complete the upset with a win over the Detroit Pistons.

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Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers look to hold serve at home after the home team won each of the first four games of the series against the Toronto Raptors.

My NBA picks cover all three games for this April 29 slate.

Best NBA player props today

Player

Pick

Paolo Banchero

Over 34.5 points + rebound + assists

-112

Donovan Mitchell

Over 27.5 points

-112

LeBron James

Over 15.5 rebounds + assists

+100

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Prop #1: Paolo Banchero Over 34.5 points + rebounds + assists

-112 at bet365

Paolo Banchero shot a putrid 4-for-18 from the field in Game 4, but he still finished with 30 PRA.

Banchero will be better offensively in Game 5, especially with Franz Wagner’s status up in the air. Given his extensive injury history this season, I expect Wagner to sit this one out.

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During the regular season, Banchero averaged 32 PRA with Wagner in the lineup compared to a whopping 37.7 with him sidelined. 

The Orlando forward closed out the regular season on a high note, averaging 36.4 PRA across his final eight games. He went for 35+ four times and finished with exactly 34 once more.

Banchero posted PRA totals of 36, 32, 46, and 30 in Games 1-4 of the series, respectively, but he was even better against the Pistons in the regular season.

In three regular-season matchups with Detroit, Banchero averaged 39.3 PRA and hit the Over on this line in every game.

Prop #2: Donovan Mitchell Over 27.5 points

-112 at bet365

Donovan Mitchell’s home-road splits were noticeable during the regular season, but they’ve been glaring in this series.

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In Games 1 and 2, Mitchell averaged 31 points while shooting 55.8% from the floor and 47.1% from beyond the arc. In Games 3 and 4 at Scotiabank Arena, he totaled 35 points on a miserable 13-for-40 from the field and 5-for-17 from long distance…

The series is now a best-of-three…

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