Last 10 games
| Defender | Games | Min | eFG% | vs Season | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deni Avdija | 4 | 20 | 50% | -1.5% | medium |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 2 | 19 | 57% | +1.8% | low |
| Luka Dončić | 2 | 18 | 57% | -1.5% | low |
| Brandin Podziemski | 4 | 15 | 50% |
Christian Braun is averaging 11.8 PPG on the season, but his last 5 have jumped to 17.4 PPG, which is well above his baseline and sets up regression risk. His recent workload is stable at 32.4-32.8 MPG, and the home split is stronger than his season mark at 14.4 PPG at home versus 13.6 away. Against this opponent he has historically produced just 8.1 PPG, 3.7 RPG, and 0.7 APG in 11 games, which keeps the ceiling in check even with the recent hot stretch.
no specific defender matchup data. The opponent profile shows a 119.04 defensive rating and a scoring suppression mark of 0.813, which supports a conservative scoring projection even with several opponent absences listed.
| Player | Prop | Line | Pick | Confidence | ML | Trend | Evolution | Actual | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christian Braun▼ | Points | 12.5 | UNDER | 68%MEDIUM | 1/2 | 50% | 11.8→12.5 | 11 | ✓ |
Christian Braun▼ | Rebounds | 5.5 | UNDER | 61%MEDIUM | 2/2 | 60% | FLIP | 3 | ✓ |
Christian Braun▼ | Assists | 2.5 | UNDER | 58%MEDIUM | 1/2 | 50% | FLIP | 4 | ✗ |
Christian Braun▼ | 3PM | 1.5 | UNDER | 63%MEDIUM | 1/2 | 60% | FLIP | 1 | ✓ |
Christian Braun▼ | STL+BLK | 1.5 | UNDER | 60%MEDIUM | — | 80% | FLIP | 0 | ✓ |
This is the clearest play in the data: the best edge is 13.8% at DraftKings, with our model giving the UNDER a 68.3% win probability. Braun’s season scoring baseline is 11.8 PPG, and his 11-game history vs this opponent is only 8.1 PPG, so the recent hot stretch looks more likely to cool off than sustain.
| medium |
| Jalen Brunson | 2 | 14 | 39% | -18.2% | low |
| Defender | Games | Min | PTS | FG% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naji Marshall | 1 | 3 | 9 | 75% | 75% |
| Cooper Flagg | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Brandon Williams | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| Max Christie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 0% |
| P.J. Washington | 1 | 1 | 3 | 100% | 150% |
The value data shows the UNDER as the best side with a 13.8% edge and 25.25 EV per 100. His season mean is 11.76, and his vs-opponent scoring history is only 8.09 PPG in 11 games, which outweighs the recent 17.4 PPG spike.
He averages 4.89 rebounds for the season and 5.2 over the last 10, but the edge is still on the UNDER at 6.2%. With only a modest rebound profile and no major matchup-driven rebounding boost in the data, 5.5 is a fair ceiling.
Braun’s season assist average is 2.86, while the recent mean is 2.8, so this is close to the number but not enough to justify an OVER. The best available edge is still tiny on the UNDER, and his opponent history shows just 0.73 APG across 11 meetings.
He averages only 0.95 made threes per game on the season, and his recent 1.3 is not enough to clear a 1.5 line confidently. The value board also points to the UNDER across books, with the strongest number showing a positive edge.
His season stocks average is 0.97 and recent mean is 1.1, both below a 1.5 threshold. Even though away games are better for stocks at 1.25, the standard deviation is large, so this stays an UNDER lean.