February 5th NBA Player Props – Picks & Over/Unders for Knicks vs Lakers, Saturday Games

• Six NBA games are scheduled for Saturday, February 5th
• Ja Morant, Jimmy Butler and Giannis Antetokounmpo are a few of the All-Stars in action
• Read below for the latest NBA props and best bets

Saturday’s NBA slate starts off with the Orlando Magic hosting the Memphis Grizzlies, a matchup the road team are favored by 7.5 in. Up next it’s the Hornets and Heat in Charlotte, with LaMelo Ball and co coming off a Friday night loss to the Cavaliers.

The Phoenix Suns are in the capital to take on the Wizards at 7:10pm ET, too.

The Knicks and Lakers meet in Los Angeles, with the home team favored by a couple of points in a meeting of underachieving big market teams.

Sacramento and Portland host the final two games of the night, both tipping off at 10:10pm ET. The Kings welcome the Thunder, while Portland faces the defending champion Bucks.

NBA Player Props – February 5th

Odds as of Feb 5 at FanDuel

Reigning Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo has the highest points line at 30.5. The Greek Freak is one of the frontrunners in NBA MVP odds and could put in a statement performance against a poor Portland defense.

Bam Adebayo Points and Rebounds

Bam Adebayo might have only gone over this points line four times in his last 10 games, but he won’t get a much better matchup than the Hornets. Charlotte is 25th in defense for the season, and ranks second-last in rebound rate.

Center is the Hornets’ glaring weakness. They are on the second night of a back-to-back after giving up 29 to Jarrett Allen and 25 to Kevin Love on Friday. Adebayo isn’t renowned for his scoring, yet he’s at 18.1 per game for the season, and his 10 rebounds per game ranks 13th in the NBA, ahead of Karl-Anthony Towns, Steven Adams and Jakob Poeltl.

Charlotte is second in pace on the season. Miami are more deliberate, forcing a lot of halfcourt possessions, but the Hornets’ tendency to get out and run should create extra opportunities for Adebayo to pad his stats.

Adebayo’s season averages come in at 28.1 points and rebounds. With the speed of Saturday’s game, though, we can expect a big night from the former Kentucky big man. There’s a good track record here too, with Adebayo posting 26 and 19 when he faced the Hornets back in October. Charlotte’s defense and rebounding has not improved since then.

Take the over — Adebayo can take advantage when the Hornets go small and will outplay their true fives.

• Pick: Bam Adebayo over 30.5 points and rebounds (-122)

Anthony Davis Scoring

Anthony Davis was quiet in 24 minutes against the Nets on his return from injury. Since then, the former Pelican has played four games and averaged 29.5 points.

Davis has a 31.5% usage rate over that spell, higher than more ball-dominant players including Jayson Tatum, DeMar DeRozan and Kyrie Irving. LeBron James is out for Saturday’s game against the Knicks, leaving Davis as the number one option. He has thrived with such responsibility of late.

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The jump shot is falling more than it was earlier in the season. Davis is being notably more aggressive too, averaging 8.3 free throw attempts over his last four. He had nine or more free throw attempts in just seven of his first 27 outings this season.

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Davis has scored 28 or more in three of his last four. The Knicks have length to put on Davis, but that’s not going to be enough to slow him down. Averaging almost 21 field goal attempts across the last four, Davis will keep shooting.

The over is a good bet here — it’s worth backing up to 28.5.

Pick: Anthony Davis over 27.5 points (-104)