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Rui Hachimura Points Prop is currently Over/Under 12.5 (-100/-130).
The money has been on the Over as it opened 11.5 @ -125 before it was bet up to 12.5 @ -100.
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FACTORS THAT FAVOR THE OVER:
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Rui Hachimura has converted 2.4 threes per game over the last 5 games, 0.7 more than he's made from 3-point range over the course of the year.Rui Hachimura has averaged 31.3 minutes per game playing at home this year, ranking him in the 84th percentile -- putting him among the most-used players in the league.Rui Hachimura has made 87.5% of his free throw attempts over the last 5 games, 12.6% more than he's sunk in all games this year.As a team, the Los Angeles Lakers have been very successful at drawing fouls at home: 2nd-best in the league this year, totaling 24.1 free throws per game.Rui Hachimura stands to see a rise in performance for all stats in light of having the home court advantage in this game.
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FACTORS THAT FAVOR THE UNDER:
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This year, the other team's starting SFs have averaged 40.6% on field goal attempts (3rd-worst in the league) vs. the Timberwolves, identifying this as a hard matchup.The Lakers have played at the 5th-most sluggish pace-of-play in the league over the last 15 games as the home team.The Lakers will likely suffer a drop-off in possessions in this contest from competing against the 2nd-slowest pace offense in the NBA over the last 10 games (the Minnesota Timberwolves).Offensive rebounds preserve possession and generate further chances for scoring and assists, but the Los Angeles Lakers grade out 4thworst in in the league with a mere 9.7 offensive boards per game this year.This year, the other team's starting SFs have attempted 2.4 free throws per game (10th-lowest in the league) vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves, finding it difficult to get to the charity stripe.
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