{"id":342303,"date":"2025-04-27T11:29:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T15:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=342303"},"modified":"2025-04-27T11:29:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T15:29:06","slug":"nba-playoff-prop-bets-april-27-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-playoff-prop-bets-april-27-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA playoff prop bets April 27: Bet on guards Schroder, White and Lillard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Derrick White and Damian Lillard headline Sunday&#8217;s NBA prop bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: White should have ample opportunities to rack up assists with fellow guard Jrue Holiday sidelined. Lillard, meanwhile, has had a tough run since returning from injury and is a solid buy-low candidate. A pick on Detroit&#8217;s Dennis Schroder rounds out my plays<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out the best NBA prop bets for first-round playoff action on April 27.<\/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.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><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: White over 4.5 assists (-125)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>White is best known for his 3-point shooting, but the veteran guard can really do it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This season, he averaged 4.8 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game while playing excellent defence. On Sunday, I want to tap into his abilities as a passer against the Orlando Magic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>White has cleared this line in consecutive games, and 11 of his past 13 dating to the regular season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Holiday, much like White, provides secondary production while playing top-tier defence. He was leading Boston with 9.5 potential assists per game this postseason, and is out with a hamstring injury on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That means White should have increased opportunities as a passer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>White averaged 5.4 assists in 19 games without Holiday this season, clearing this line 11 times. He also landed on exactly four assists four times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: White has cleared this total in four straight games without Holiday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best NBA picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lillard over 2.5 threes (-125):<\/strong> Lillard has struggled to find his shooting stroke through two appearances this postseason, going a combined 3-of-16 from deep against the Indiana Pacers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But he&#8217;s still firing with volume, and I&#8217;m hoping the rust from a months-long absence will be shaken off for a pivotal Game 4 on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lillard has always been a clutch playoff performer, averaging 3.3 threes in the postseason on 9.0 attempts per game (36.8%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, he played four playoff games against the Pacers and cleared this line in each of them, averaging 5.0 threes on 41.7% shooting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the Milwaukee Bucks want any chance of advancing to the second round, they&#8217;ll need Lillard to heat up. Doc Rivers should give him the green light to shoot his way out of this mini-slump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Schroder over 15.5 points and assists (-118):<\/strong> Schroder cleared this mark on points alone in his last two games, and has received steady minutes off the bench all series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Game 1:<\/strong> 8 points, 3 assists, 26 minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Game 2:<\/strong> 20 points, 3 assists, 29 minutes <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Game 3:<\/strong> 18 points, 2 assists, 30 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The journeyman point guard has boatloads of postseason experience and should feature heavily in the frontcourt for J.B. Bickerstaff again on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New York allowed the fifth-most PPG to point guards and the 12th-most PPG to shooting guards this season, according to Fantasy Pros.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schroder should be able to score, and I also expect him to chip in as a passer. After all, his 5.3 assists per game mark was the second highest on the Pistons during the regular season behind Cade Cunningham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>NBA prop picks made at 9:41 a.m. ET on 04\/27\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derrick White and Damian Lillard headline Sunday&#8217;s NBA prop bets. The pregame narrative: White should have ample opportunities to rack up assists with fellow guard Jrue Holiday sidelined. Lillard, meanwhile, has had a tough run since returning from injury and is a solid buy-low candidate. 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