NBA Finals: Best Player Prop Bets For Celtics-Warriors Game 1

NBA Finals: Best Player Prop Bets For Celtics-Warriors Game 1

Let's take a look at some of the best player prop bets for Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Celtics and Warriors. BetQL subscribers can see more player projections and prop bets with star ratings for every game. Click below to sign up for a BetQL Day Pass!

Klay Thompson Over 20.5 Points (-102) on FanDuel

After failing to hit 20 points through the first four games of the Western Conference Finals, Thompson went off for 32 in Game 5 to help move the Warriors back into the NBA Finals.

He's averaging 19.8 points a game this postseason, and at times has struggled to find his shot, given that he's still working his way back after missing two-plus seasons.

Sometimes it just takes one game to help give a shooter their confidence back and, as we know, Klay can find a rhythm pretty quickly. Hitting eight 3s in an elimination game can certainly be a major carry-over factor in Game 1.

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Jayson Tatum Over 3.5 Turnovers (-105) on BetMGM

Tatum will have the ball in his hands a ton, and just like Miami, Golden State will do everything they can to hound him on every possession with different looks.

He averaged 4.7 turnovers last series, going over this number in four of the seven games. Given the fact that the Warriors finished just behind the Celtics in defensive rating during the regular season and are still sitting a solid sixth during the playoffs, they have the capabilities to go after the Eastern Conference Finals MVP relentlessly.

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Marcus Smart Over 2.5 Made 3s (+115) on DraftKings

The Warriors have always been the team that makes you prove you're not a liability from 3, and Smart can certainly be that. That can actually benefit him in Game 1 when it comes to clean looks.

Look at how Golden State has defended inconsistent shooters in the playoffs and you'll get why Smart will get some open shots early. Ja Morant couldn't find his outside shot against the Warriors, and they left him plenty of space to prove otherwise. Same for Kyle Anderson. Josh Green and Frank Ntilikina were the next up in the Western Conference Finals.

Given the Warriors' likelihood, at least early in the series, to essentially make Smart show that he can be a consistent shooter from 3, there's a chance he could catch them off guard and find a rhythm in Game 1 with space. Smart hit five 3s in Game 2 against the Heat, and played hurt the rest of the series, but was still able to hit three more in Game 7.

He's never afraid to take the open invitation (those two games mentioned above came with a combined 22 attempts for Smart), and let's not forget he shot 39.4 percent from 3 against the Bucks.

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