3 Best NBA Prop Bets for Mavericks vs. Suns Game 1 (Trust Jalen Brunson, Deandre Ayton to Stay Hot)

The Phoenix Suns and the Dallas Mavericks square off in the Western Conference semifinals, and we should be in for a fantastic series. 

Luka Doncic and Devin Booker have both returned from their injuries, but WynnBET has Dallas as a six-point underdog in this game. 

How should we bet Mavs-Suns, specifically from a player prop perspective? Here are a few props I have my eye on tonight. 

Best NBA Prop Bets for Mavericks vs. Suns

• Deandre Ayton OVER 18.5 Points (-115)
• Jalen Brunson OVER 19.5 Points (-125)
• Chris Paul to Record Double-Double (-125)

Deandre Ayton OVER 18.5 Points (-115)

Deandre Ayton has been extremely solid for the Suns in the postseason, as he’s cleared this number in five of six games and still had 22 with Booker returning to the lineup in Game 6 against the New Orleans Pelicans. 

The Mavericks don’t have a shot-blocking threat down low, so I think Ayton has a big game going up against the likes of Dwight Powell and Maxi Kleber. 

Jalen Brunson OVER 19.5 Points (-125)

The Suns are a much, much better team than the Utah Jazz.

That being said, this line is shocking after how well Jalen Brunson has played in the playoffs. 

Brunson has put up 24, 41, 31, 23, 24 and 24 points in his first six playoff games, with three of those games coming with Doncic back in the lineup. 

Brunson has also taken 17 or more shots in every game this postseason, which is the kind of volume we love when taking any sort of points prop. Someone has to score other than Doncic in this game, so why can’t it be Brunson at this discount of a number? 

Chris Paul to Record Double-Double (-125)

Chris Paul dominated in the New Orleans Pelicans series, and he put up a historic 14-for-14 shooting performance to close out Game 6. 

Paul has put up double-digit assists in seven of his last eight games, and he’s registered a double-double in five of those matchups. 

With Booker banged up, I think Paul still needs to handle enough of the scoring load where he gets at least 10 and 10 tonight.

Find Peter Dewey’s full betting record in the NBA this season here.