Boston Celtics star shooting guard Jaylen Brown has been one of the steadiest forces on the team in this most chaotic of seasons in 2019-20.
That’s making him rise in stock in terms of a solid bet according to our sister site HoopsHype.
In a recent article exploring the best prop bets of the day, the Georgia native is being touted as such by Geoff Clark, who has outlined Brown’s status as a solid wager with our official online sportsbook, BetMGM.
While the lion’s share of media attention has been focused on first-time All-Star Jayson Tatum due to the Duke product’s prodigious leap forward on both ends of the floor, Brown has quietly put together a rock-solid fourth season that’s worth a wager according to Clark.
The bet suggested by Clark is for the Cal-Berkeley product to score at least 20 points on their opponent tonight, the Miami Heat.
For that, the listed line is +105, a very reasonable bar for Brown given he’s scored over 20 points in both meetings of the two teams this season to date, which is due in part to how Boston operates on offense, as well as how the Heat defend.
With Miami heavily reliant on 2-3 zone defense, it creates a number of opportunities to score for Brown.
He is of course a good 3-point shooter able to function as a release valve when cutters trying to break the zone are collapsed on.
And he has shown signs of getting good at longer midrange shots he’ll be open for if the zone attempts to double Tatum, Gordon Hayward or Kemba Walker.
His athleticism, newfound ball and body control and strength also make him one of the better candidates to be the slasher, especially against their bigger lineups, so there’s usually a lot of opportunities for Brown to score against this version of the Heat.
