Today’s Best Bets

Welcome to FTN’s Best Bets. We use our incredible tools and models to research and find value in the betting markets.

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Here are our favorite bets of the day. To see all of our plays, check out the bet tracker.

5/17/24

Donte DiVincenzo Over 2.5 Assists, -135 (DraftKings)

Bet by: Sam Choudhury

• 35 minutes per game in the playoffs (11 games)
• 3.5 assists per game logging 35+ minutes (33 games)
• 3.8 assists per game logging 35+ minutes on the road (12 games)
• 3+ assists in 69.7% of games logging 35+ minutes (23/33 games)
• 3+ assists in 75% of games logging 35+ minutes on the road (9/12 games)
• 4+ assists in 3 out of the last 4 games against Indiana (75%)
• 3+ assists in 5 out of the last 8 games against Indiana without Mitchell Robinson (83.3%)

Isaiah Hartenstein To Record 4+ Assists, -135 (FanDuel)

Bet by: Sam Choudhury

• 4+ assists in 55% of games in the playoffs (6/11 games), averaging 29.6 minutes per game
• 4+ assists in 66.7% of games logging 23+ minutes in the playoffs (6/9 games)
• 5+ assists in 66.7% of games in the playoffs without OG Anunoby & Mitchell Robinson (2/3 games)
• 5+ assists in 100% of games logging 23+ minutes in the playoffs without OG Anunoby & Mitchell Robinson (2/2 games)
• 4+ assists in 4 out of 5 games in Round 2 against Indiana (80%)
• 5+ assists in 4 out of the last 5 games without OG Anunoby & Mitchell Robinson (80%)
• 4+ assists in 4 consecutive games logging 23+ minutes
• 5+ assists in 4 consecutive games logging 23+ minutes without OG Anunoby & Mitchell Robinson

Obi Toppin Over 8.5 Points, -125 (FanDuel)

Bet by: Sam Choudhury

• 10.5 points per game (93 games)
• 12.3 points per game logging 19+ minutes (56 games), averaging 19.3 minutes in the playoffs (11 games)
• 9+ points in 62% of games (57/92 games)
• 9+ points in 72.7% of games in the playoffs (8/11 games)
• 9+ points in 80.4% of games logging 19+ minutes (45/56 games)
• 9+ points in 8 out of the last 10 games (80%)
• 9+ points in 4 out of the last 5 games at home (80%)
• 9+ points in 13 out of the last 16 games logging 19+ minutes (81.3%)
• 9+ points in 12 out of the last 14 games logging 19+ minutes at home (85.7%)
• 9+ points in 6 out of 8 career games against the Knicks (75%)

5/18/24

Luka Doncic Over 6.5 1st Quarter Points, -112 (DraftKings)

Bet by: Sam Choudhury

• 9.8 1st quarter points per game (81 games)
• 7+ 1st quarter points in 72.8% of games (59/81 games)
• 7+ 1st quarter points in 81.8% of games in the playoffs (9/11 games)
• 7+ 1st quarter points in 7 out of the last 8 games (87.5%), scoring 6 points in the lone miss
• 7+ 1st quarter points in 10 out of the last 11 games against OKC (90.9%)

Jalen Williams Over 4.5 Assists, -125 (DraftKings)

Bet by: Sam Choudhury

• 5.1 assists per game in the playoffs (9 games)
• 5.8 assists per game in the playoffs on the road (4 games)
• 5+ assists in 55.6% of games in the playoffs (5/9 games)
• 5+ assists in 75% of games in the playoffs on the road (3/4 games)
• 5+ assists in 5 out of the last 7 games against Dallas with Kyrie Irving (71.4%)
• 5+ assists in 4 consecutive games against Dallas on the road