While there’s only one NBA playoff game on tap for Saturday, it’s as good as it gets. The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers have split the six games of their first-round series, and the decider is in Denver at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Here’s a look at Saturday’s Game 7 matchup, including the SportsLine model’s game projections, player props and expert picks. You can also check out the same-game parlay for Clippers-Nuggets using the model’s top-rated player props on SportsLine. We’ll also share today’s featured promo, which is bet365 offering $150 in bonus bets for new users.
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Denver Nuggets, 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT
Four of the games in this series between the No. 4-seeded Nuggets and No. 5-seeded Clippers have been decided by six points or fewer, with three of them coming by one possession. Pretty much every basketball fan can probably guess who is leading the Nuggets in every statistical category this postseason. Nikola Jokic has averaged 25.3 points, 11.8 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 2.2 steals and 0.8 blocks in the first six games, pacing Denver for each and he’s tops overall in the series for rebounds, assists and steals. Kawhi Leonard is the series leader in scoring at 25.5 points per game, while 36-year-old Nicolas Batum is the blocks leader at 1.7.
Jokic’s rebounds prop is at 12.5, and he has gone Under in five straight games when the Nuggets have been favored and facing a top-10 defense. The SportsLine projection model has calculated him for 11.3 boards, making that Under a 3.5-star recommendation. The highest-rated player prop for this contest is Michael Porter Jr. Over 15.5 points + rebounds, with that play coming in at 4.5 stars thanks to a 22.7 projection.
The Nuggets are 1.5-point favorites in Game 7 according to the latest SportsLine consensus odds after opening at -3.5. Denver is listed at -123 (wager $123 to win $100) on the money line, while Los Angeles is a +103 (wager $100 to win $103) underdog. Additionally, the total has dropped from a 209.5 opener to its current standing of 207. We can tell you the model has one side of the spread hitting in more than 50% of simulations, and you can see the model’s latest projections, along with expert picks, at SportsLine. SportsLine experts Mike Barner, Bruce Marshall and Stephen Oh all have issued expert picks for this game. And if you’re looking for tips or strategies when betting on the NBA, check out this NBA Betting Guide from SportsLine.
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