{"id":330957,"date":"2025-02-28T09:39:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=330957"},"modified":"2025-02-28T09:39:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:39:46","slug":"nba-prop-bets-february-28-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-bets-february-28-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop bets Feb. 28: Look for Haliburton, Holmgren and Leonard to shine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One guard and two forwards are featured in Friday&#8217;s NBA prop bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/tyrese_haliburton\">Tyrese Haliburton<\/a> draws a nice matchup against the Miami Heat and should be a threat to tally 10-plus assists. I expect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/chet_holmgren\">Chet Holmgren<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/kawhi_leonard\">Kawhi Leonard<\/a> to make their mark as scorers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out the best NBA prop bets for Feb. 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-0a4ee124-09d4-4260-81c9-fd6fe232dbb3\">NBA prop bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba\">Full NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report\">NBA injury report<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players\">NBA player stats<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/standings\">NBA standings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet: Holmgren over 17.5 points (+100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:110391\">Embed: #110391<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Oklahoma City Thunder are at their best when Holmgren is healthy, stretching the floor as a 7-footer with an enviable shooting stroke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re seeing right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After two and a half months on the shelf with a hip fracture, the second-year big man returned on Feb. 7 and was brought along somewhat slowly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He isn&#8217;t playing back-to-backs, and he&#8217;s only crested the 30-minute mark twice through six games. But his results in the past three games are very encouraging:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>20.3 PPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>57.9 FG%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>50.0 3PT%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>84.6 FT%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>18+ points in all 3 games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s matchup between the Thunder and the Atlanta Hawks has a projected total of 242 points. It should be fast-paced, and Holmgren should have ample opportunities to build on this offensive rhythm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I considered backing Holmgren over 1.5 threes (-121) as my best bet, partially because the Hawks allow the fifth-most 3s per game. But given that Holmgren hasn&#8217;t attempted more than five 3s in any post-injury game, this felt a bit safer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a scoring touch from all over the floor, this is a number Holmgren should be able to clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: In his lone matchup against the Hawks this season, on Oct. 27, Holmgren scored 25 points on 8-of-12 shooting (6-for-8 from the free-throw line).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best NBA picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Haliburton 10+ assists (-103)<\/strong>: After back-to-back years averaging double-digit assists, Haliburton has taken a step back this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, his 8.7 APG ranks fourth in the NBA, and he&#8217;s cranked up the passing volume lately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In his past five games, Haliburton has averaged 10.8 assists while logging 19.6 potential assists per game (i.e., passes that lead directly to a shot).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Last month, in his most recent matchup against the Heat, Haliburton racked up 15 assists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Dating back to February 2023, Haliburton has cashed this prop in four of six matchups with Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Heat allow the fifth-most assists per game to opposing point guards (9.57), per Betting Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Leonard over 1.5 threes (-129)<\/strong>: Leonard has long been an accomplished 3-point shooter, it&#8217;s just that he doesn&#8217;t always take a bunch of shots from outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But he&#8217;s in enough of a groove right now that I&#8217;m looking to back him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In his past five games, Leonard has shot 12-for-25 (48.0%) from beyond the arc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He has 2+ threes in 4 of 5 games &#8230; and the outlier was a game where he didn&#8217;t attempt any 3s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s too soon to have a full handle on the Los Angeles Lakers&#8217; defensive profile with Luka Doncic, but the early returns show a team willing to yield more 3s to provide support around the rim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Doncic&#8217;s first game as a Laker on Feb. 10, the team has allowed the third-most attempted 3s per game in the NBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>Picks made at 9:10 a.m. ET on 02\/28\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One guard and two forwards are featured in Friday&#8217;s NBA prop bets. The pregame narrative: Tyrese Haliburton draws a nice matchup against the Miami Heat and should be a threat to tally 10-plus assists. I expect Chet Holmgren and Kawhi Leonard to make their mark as scorers. Check out the best NBA prop bets for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":330967,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-330957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NBA prop bets Feb. 28: Picks, predictions &amp; odds | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our best NBA prop bets for Feb. 28, 2025. 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