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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Points Prop is currently Over/Under 9.5 (-135/+105).
The money has been on the Over as it opened 9.5 @ -125 before it was bet up to 9.5 @ -135.
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FACTORS THAT FAVOR THE OVER:
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has sunk a whopping 51.1% of his attempts from beyond the arc this year, quite a bit more than his 40.7 mark last year.Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has been on the court for 33.4 minutes per game this year, ranking among the most used players in the NBA: 88th percentile.Offensive rebounds retain possession and result in additional opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Denver Nuggets rank 7thbest in in the league with 12.1 offensive boards per game over the last 10 games.With the home court advantage, the Houston Rockets have given up the 8th-least offensive boards per game (10.2) in the league to opposing clubs this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession, and a lack of them may therefore reduce additional opportunities for scoring and assists).Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has successfully made a whopping 93.1% of his foul shots this season, significantly higher than his 83.2 mark last season.
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FACTORS THAT FAVOR THE UNDER:
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Compared to last season's 2.2 mark, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's personal fouls per game have surged this season to 2.6.This year when they have the home court advantage, the other team's starting SGs have totaled 10.6 field goal attempts per game (15th-fewest in the NBA) against the Rockets, making this a tough matchup.The Nuggets have played at the 5th-slowest pace-of-play in the NBA as the visting team this year.The Houston Rockets have played at the 3rd-least up-tempo tempo in the NBA away from their home court this year, which should decrease plays for the Denver Nuggets.As a team, the Nuggets have been lousy at getting to the charity stripe: 3rd-worst in the NBA this year, tallying a measly 19.5 free throws per game.
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