2021-22 NBA Stat Leaders Picks, Predictions, Odds and Best Bets

Every NBA season presents the opportunity to show off you predictions skills, with betting markets on who will lead the league in scoring, rebounds, assists and made 3-pointers.

As you would expect, the superstars of the league have the shortest odds for these markets, with guys like Luka Doncic, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard featuring heavily.

Scoring Leader Odds

Bradley Beal +300

Stephen Curry +350

Luka Doncic +400

Damian Lillard +700

Joel Embiid +800

Rebounds Leader Odds

Clint Capela +125

Rudy Gobert +150

Jonas Valanciunas +600

Domantis Sabonis +800

Nikola Vucevic +1200

NBA Assists Leader Odds

James Harden +100

Trae Young +250

Russell Westbrook +400

Luka Doncic +400

Nikola Jokic +1000

NBA Made 3-Pointers Odds

Stephen Currry -200

Damian Lillard +400

Buddy Hield +600

Duncan Robinson +1000

Klay Thompson +2000

Now, let's get into our expert DPOY picks and predictions for the 2021-22 NBA season ⬇️

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NBA Scoring Leader Picks

Damian Lillard +700
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I correctly picked the scoring leader last season and I think I'll do it again with Lillard set for a big season. The eventual make up of the Blazers squad will be interesting with CJ McCollum continually floated as trade bait whenever a big name comes up. If CJ is dealt, for someone like Ben Simmons, it could result in a big uptick of production for Lillard. 

In addition to whatever happens in Portland, and the rest of the pure scorers like Durant, Harden, Curry etc, will have their scoring opportunities limited by their teammates. This is a great chance for Lillard to claim the scorer's title.

Trae Young +3000
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Young suffers badly from poor shot selection leading to poor shot percentages, especially from deep range where he only shot 34% from last season. Even with that, the Atlanta guard was able to put up 25.3 points per game, and 29.6 the season before. We need to see a more mature, more meticulous Trae Young this season as the Hawks continue their ascent as an NBA force. If he can be a little smarter, a scoring title is not completely outside the realms of possibility for him.

Russell Westbrook +10000
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Super, super long shot here, but Russell Westbrook has done it before and could do it again - especially if the likes of Anthony Davis and LeBron James endure the same luck with injury that they had last season. We know he can put up the big numbers on a consistent basis if he has to.

NBA Rebounds Leader Picks

Rudy Gobert +150
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Gobert is coming off back-to-back seasons of averaging a career-best 13.5 rebounds again and it's tough seeing anyone that could get close to him again this year. There isn't great value in this bet, but it's by far the best bet to take given Utah's emphasis on playing a brand of basketball that values defense.

Domantis Sabonis +800
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Sabonis was one of Gobert's main challengers last year but was still quite a way back with only 12 boards on average for the season. Sabonis plays a lot bigger than what is 6'11" frame suggests, but the question will be whether the Lithuanian has reached his ceiling or not from a stats point of view. Time will tell.

Joel Embiid +2000
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A lot of this will depend on what happens with Ben Simmons. If he is traded then you can expect to see these +2000 odds vanish for Embiid to lead the league in rebounds.

The former No. 3 pick pulled down 10.6 boards last season in 51 games. The inkling is that a lot of Embiid's stats will go up if Simmons is moved on, so it's worth putting a small amount of money on this speculative pick just in case.

NBA Assists Leader Picks

James Harden -120
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These are very short odds, but they're warranted. Not only is Harden one of the best passers in the league, he also has two of the best scorers (Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving is he suits up) knocking down his dimes, as well as Joe Harris, who despite a poor playoffs performance, shot 47.5% from three last season.

The fact that Harden can also score in a multitude of ways means that defenses can't just try to stop his passing, which means that the above-mentioned guys will often be free for easy assists.

The 2017-18 MVP averaged 10.9 assists in his 36 regular season games for the Nets last season and should honestly be able to push that up above 12 per game in 2021-22.

LaMelo Ball +3000
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Arguably the most entertaining offensive player to enter the league in years, LaMelo Ball looks set to only improve over the coming seasons.

Melo averaged 6.1 assists last season, but with a full year in the system behind him, this number has a chance to sky rocket in 2021-22.

The Hornets should get better this season and with guys like Gordon Hayward, Kelly Oubre Jr, and Terry Rozier knocking down shots, the 6"6 point guard will be absolutely feasting on dimes.

Kyle Lowry +8000
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These odds seem WILD. Lowry has averaged great assist numbers throughout his NBA career, with a high of 8.7 per game in 2018.

And now, with players like Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson around him, the great facilitator should get an absolute fill-up of dimes as he runs the court in his veteran status.

NBA Made 3-Pointers Picks

Steph Curry -200
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If Steph Curry plays the minimum required games to qualify, he will average the most made three-pointers in the league. Take it to the bank.

Duncan Robinson +1000
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Now, if Steph's not going to take out this title, the next most likely guy is definitely Dame, but I'm looking for more value.

Duncan Robinson is one of the most automatic three-point shooters in the league and with Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and the above-mentioned Kyle Lowry feeding him the rock, he should be wide open pretty often.

Robinson recently signed a mega five-year, $90 million contract with the Heat, showing just how much they value him. 

Donovan Mitchell +3000
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One of the (many) guys who can go off from three, Donovan Mitchell will likely be looking to up his production from deep this season as the Jazz make another push for the Championship.

Throughout his career, Spida has averaged 7.7 three-point attempts per 36 minutes, hitting 2.8 of those, but when you look at last year alone, you can see how his numbers are trending.

In 2020-21, Mitchell attempted 9.4 threes per 36 minutes, making 3.6 of them. This season could see Donovan attempt over 10 per game, with over 4 made threes per game certainly not out of the question. 

If he can suit up for say 80 games this season, he's the best shot of the guys at this price range to cause an upset.

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