Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics will look to close out the Atlanta Hawks — who will be without Dejounte Murray due to a suspension for bumping an official — on Tuesday evening in Game 5 of their NBA playoffs series.
Boston suffered a slight setback in the series, dropping game 3, but a minor setback is all it was. The Celtics recovered in Game 4 to establish a commanding 3-1 series lead and effectively make the ensuing game(s) a formality.
Our Action Labs model projections are updated every day and for every single NBA player in the playoffs. Our goal is to try and find small projected edges that can help bettors secure more long-term success.
Read on to see our best position for Tatum this evening.
Jayson Tatum Player Props
*Odds and projections as of Tuesday morning
Though Tatum hasn't necessarily had the world-beating first-round performance that someone like Jimmy Butler has had, he's been efficient and has done his job well. Our projections are backing him to have a better-than-expected closing performance.
According to our model projections, the best prop available this evening for Tatum is his assists line at DraftKings. The book has his o4.5 listed at +115, but we're projecting Tatum for 5.1 assists on the evening. That generates an 8/10 projected grade on this prop selection.
We're also seeing slight value on Tatum's points + rebounds + assists line at FanDuel, which is set at 45.5 (-111 / -115). Our projections have Tatum at 46.4, creating a 6/10 projected grade.
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