{"id":331206,"date":"2025-03-01T15:57:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T20:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=331206"},"modified":"2025-03-01T15:57:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T20:57:12","slug":"bucks-vs-mavericks-prop-picks-march-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/bucks-vs-mavericks-prop-picks-march-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucks vs. Mavericks prop picks March 1: Kyrie Irving is primed for high-scoring performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks headline Saturday&#8217;s NBA slate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> The Bucks are steadily climbing the Eastern Conference rankings while the Dallas Mavericks are fighting for position in the loaded West. I&#8217;ve got prop picks on Kyrie Irving and Brook Lopez in this exciting matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Bucks vs. Mavericks prop picks for March 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bucks vs. Mavericks prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"insights\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/basketball\/competitions\/10240\"><strong>Full NBA betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report-news\"><strong>NBA injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players\"><strong>NBA player stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/standings\"><strong>NBA standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet: Irving over 28.5 points (-112)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s no better time for Irving to step up as a scorer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anthony Davis remains out for the time being and this is a great matchup for the shifty playmaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bucks allow the most points per game (25.91) to point guards, per Fantasy Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Irving has cleared this line in four of the past six games, clearing 35 points twice and scoring 42 points against the Golden State Warriors on Feb. 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s playing a ton of minutes right now as he continues attempting to carry the weight of the Mavericks offence on his shoulders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dallas&#8217; injury report is loaded. I&#8217;ll touch on that more later but it forced Irving to play 39.4 minutes per game in February to keep his team competitive in pursuit of a playoff position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I expect the same tonight and it&#8217;s an A-plus matchup for Irving to take advantage of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Irving has only suited up in one game vs. the Bucks since the acquisition of Damian Lillard. He scored 39 points on 16-of-29 shooting in that contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lopez over 13.5 points (-118):<\/strong> Let&#8217;s revisit the injuries on the Mavericks, more specifically to big men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anthony Davis (out)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Derek Lively (out)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daniel Gafford (out)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>P.J. Washington (questionable)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The front office signed Moses Brown to a 10-day contract and the seven-footer added much-needed size to the lineup but replacing that production is a lot to ask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter Brook Lopez. The Veteran big man has cleared this line in four of the past five games, averaging 18.2 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He should be well-equipped in the Bucks&#8217; gameplan tonight and he should see an uptick to his inside scoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 4:25 p.m. ET 03\/01\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks headline Saturday&#8217;s NBA slate. The pregame narrative: The Bucks are steadily climbing the Eastern Conference rankings while the Dallas Mavericks are fighting for position in the loaded West. I&#8217;ve got prop picks on Kyrie Irving and Brook Lopez in this exciting matchup. 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