{"id":338206,"date":"2025-04-05T11:53:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T15:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=338206"},"modified":"2025-04-05T11:53:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T15:53:07","slug":"nba-prop-bets-april-5-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-bets-april-5-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop bets April 5: Bet on Anthony Edwards, Giannis Antetokounmpo on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/anthony_edwards\">Anthony Edwards<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/giannis_antetokounmpo\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> headline Saturday&#8217;s NBA prop bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Edwards has a very attainable 3-point total against the Philadelphia 76ers while Giannis should keep his 30-point streak alive tonight against the Miami Heat. I&#8217;m also fading Memphis&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/zach_edey\">Zach Edey<\/a> on the glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out the best NBA prop bets for April 5.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full NBA betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best Bet: Edwards 3.5 threes (-121)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:112157\">Embed: #112157<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve backed Edwards to clear his 3-point total in consecutive outings, and he&#8217;s come through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only thing that would give me pause about doing it again is Edwards playing reduced minutes in a blowout, with the Timberwolves being 15-point road favourites on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if Minnesota plans on running Philadelphia out of its building, it will likely be because Ant-Man has a game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edwards has been one of the league&#8217;s best 3-point shooters this season, ranking second in makes (4.0) and attempts (10.1) per game. And look what he&#8217;s done from deep in his last four games:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>April 3 vs. Brooklyn: <\/strong>5-for-10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 1 vs. Denver:<\/strong> 5-for-15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 30 vs. Detroit:<\/strong> 4-for-10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>March 28 vs. Phoenix:<\/strong> 4-for-10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The 76ers are trotting out a disgustingly bad lineup in a blatant tank job to get yet another No. 1 pick. So unsurprisingly, their defence \u2014 particularly beyond the arc \u2014 has been horrible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Philadelphia&#8217;s opponents are shooting 38.0% from deep, the second-highest mark in the NBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best NBA picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Antetokounmpo over 28.5 points (-124):<\/strong> Giannis is likely going to finish third in MVP voting behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic and it&#8217;s not hard to see why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Greek Freak is averaging 30.4 points per game (second-best in the NBA) on 60.2% shooting and has been cooking down the home stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has scored 30-plus points in six straight games, shooting above 60.0% in each of those contests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Milwaukee Bucks take on a Miami Heat team which is above average defensively, though Giannis has been efficient against them in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s 3-3 against this line in his last six games vs. Miami while shooting 58.5% from the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Edey under 9.5 rebounds (+102):<\/strong> Fading a 7-foot-4 centre on the glass is always scary, but this seems like the spot to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edey is going up against a Detroit Pistons team which ranks fourth in rebounding rate (51.3%) and allows the fourth-fewest rebounds to opposing centres, per Fantasy Pros. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian has cleared this mark in consecutive games but was 1-9 against this mark in the 10 games before that. He&#8217;s also only averaging 7.9 rebounds as a starter this season, which is well below this number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>NBA prop picks made at 11:15 a.m. ET on 04\/05\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthony Edwards and Giannis Antetokounmpo headline Saturday&#8217;s NBA prop bets. The pregame narrative: Edwards has a very attainable 3-point total against the Philadelphia 76ers while Giannis should keep his 30-point streak alive tonight against the Miami Heat. I&#8217;m also fading Memphis&#8217; Zach Edey on the glass. 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