Shaedon Sharpe Points Prop is currently Over/Under 21.5 (-115/-125).
Key Factors
Favors Over
Shaedon Sharpe has attempted 15.1 shots from the field per game this season, a significant increase from his 8.1 mark last season.
In comparison to last year's 3.5 mark, Shaedon Sharpe's shot attempts from downtown have surged this year to 5.9 per game.
Compared to last season's 21.8 clip, Shaedon Sharpe's playing time has spiked this season to 36.8 minutes per game.
The Portland Trail Blazers are expected to see a rise in possessions today from facing the 4th-speediest pace road team in the NBA over the last 10 games (the Mavericks).
Offensive rebounds lengthen possession and lead to additional opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers rank 2ndbest in in the league with 14.3 offensive rebounds per game this year.
Favors Under
Shaedon Sharpe has committed 3.0 personal fouls per game this year, quite a bit more than his 1.7 fouls per game last year.
In regard to offense, the Portland Trail Blazers's lackluster 105.2 points per game with the home court advantage measures as the worst in the league this year.
The matchup vs. Dallas is a difficult one; when the Dallas Mavericks are on their home court, they have given up the 15th-least points per game in the NBA to the opposing team's starting SGs since the start of last season (15.4).
The 3rd-slowest pace-of-play home offense in the NBA this year has been the Trail Blazers.
This year when they are on the road, opposing clubs have nabbed 11.9 offensive boards per game (4th-highest in the league) against the Dallas Mavericks (retaining possessions that can generate additional chances for offense).