The Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns will face each other in an early Western Conference showdown. Both teams are loaded with high-end talent like Devin Booker and Anthony Edwards, and they meet for the first time this season in what looks like the game of the night in the NBA. With Phoenix favored by 4-points, this game should be a close battle between two teams looking to make a run to the Western Conference Finals. Bettors should target the below Timberwolves-Suns prop bet involving Chris Paul — or check out OddsShopper’s tools for other sharp plays.
Best Timberwolves-Suns Prop Bet | November 1
Chris Paul O/U 11.5 Points
Averaging only 9.3 points per game, it’s been a rather unspectacular start to the season for Paul. Shooting a pedestrian 34.6% from the field and 23.8% from three, it’s no surprise that Paul’s scoring is down from a career average of 18.1 points per game. Enter a matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves, however, and it’s time to buy low on CP3.
While there’s no doubt Paul’s scoring has struggled this season, it’s important to remember that the season is still young and that the former Wake Forest star averaged close to 15 points per game last season. Certainly that’s more solid than spectacular, but for our purposes it far exceeds his current points prop of 11.5 on FanDuel.
Projected to score 12.54 points tonight, Paul couldn’t ask to be in a better spot tonight, matched up with a Timberwolves team he’s scored 20 or more points against in each of the past three meetings. While backing CP3 to go above any point total right now might seem like a risky proposition, this line is just too low and the over is the correct side.
Best NBA Player Prop: Chris Paul OVER 11.5 Points (-128) at FanDuel
