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NBA Best Bets Tonight | June 12th 2024: The Finals
Written by: Varun Sharma
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Here are our best bets tonight, in the NBA.
It’s Game 3 of the NBA Finals and we’re moving to Dallas. The Celtics are up 2-0 but you know the old saying, a series isn’t over till a road team steals a game. The Mavericks will need some of the guys not named Luka to step up if they hope to get one back at home tonight.
Let’s get into some winners.
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Jayson Tatum o32.5 (-110) via BetOnline – Get a $500 WELCOME BONUS
Jayson Tatum has struggled from the field in this series, but he’s been doing a great job of affecting the game in other ways. JT’s been great during the Celtics playoff run, He’s averaging 25.8 points per game and 5.9 assists during the post-season and he’s been doing everything for his team, but most of all he’s been making the right play.
He’s averaging 52 passes made per game and just under 11 potential assists per game. In Game 1 of the Finals he dished out just 5 assists on 14 potential, making 56 passes.
The Mavericks made a concentrated effort in trying to stop Tatum in Game 1, blitzing him with double teams and triple teams any chance they got. Time after time Tatum forced the defense to collapse on him, only to pass out of the double team and find his teammates in open space.
He took 16 shot attempts in Game 1 and then 22 in Game 2. The volume has been there but his shot just hasn’t been falling. The Mavericks remain without a real matchup for Tatum and according to the law of averages, his shot will start to drop.
Tatum played a team high 42 minutes in Game 1, despite the Celtics 18 point win, and 45 minutes in their Game 2 win. Tonight with no Porzingis, the importance of Game 3 is something Tatum’s well aware of; look for him to respond in a big way.
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Jayson Tatum o32.5 P/A (-110) via BetOnline
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Derek Lively o6.5 Rebounds (+106) via BetOnline – Get a $500 WELCOME BONUS
Through two games in the NBA Finals, Lively’s finished with 7 rebounds and 5 rebounds in Game 1. He’s seen just 19 minutes per game with Jason Kidd inserting an injured Maxi Kleber back into the lineup.
Kleber has played 16 minutes and 19 minutes in two games, finished as a -15 in Game 1 and +1 in Game 2. He went 0-4 in Game 2 from the field and just looked all-around uncomfortable anytime he touched the ball.
Lively finished with 7 rebounds, 3 on the offensive glass on just 9 rebound chances. In Game 3 I’m expecting Lively to see bump in minutes despite finishing both games as a -15.
He’s been a tough man to put out there defensively but with the Mavericks on the verge of going down 0-3, it’s time to try something new.
Derek Lively o6.5 Rebounds (+106) via BetOnline
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