Nicolas Claxton Blocks - Player Prop Bet 1/17/2024

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Nicolas Claxton

F-C · Brooklyn Nets

Blocks

Portland Trail Blazers vs Brooklyn Nets · Jan 17, 2024

Updated Jan 17, 2024 9:47 PM EST

Analysis

Nicolas Claxton Blocks Prop is currently Over/Under 2.5 (+102/-130).

The money has been on the Over as it opened 2.5 @ +104 before it was bet up to 2.5 @ +102.

Key Factors

Favors Over

Nic Claxton has tallied 2.3 blocks per game this year, putting him in the company of the best players in the NBA by this metric: 99th percentile.
Nic Claxton has been on the court for 34.8 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 6.0 more than he's been on the court for overall this season.
The Brooklyn Nets will likely see a rise in plays in this contest from facing the 10th-quickest pace-of-play team in the league over the last 10 games (the Portland Trail Blazers).

Favors Under

Nic Claxton has been called for 2.5 personal fouls per game this year, putting him among the most foul-prone players in the NBA (82nd percentile).
The Nets have played at the 4th-slowest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 25 games.
Nic Claxton is expected to suffer a drop-off in output in all stat categories due to playing on the visting team in this contest.