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2022 NBA Playoffs: Why DeMar DeRozan is the man for the Chicago Bulls in Game 5 against Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night
The Chicago Bulls will be without Zach LaVine tonight as they look to save their season against the reigning champs in Milwaukee.
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With LaVine out for the Bulls due to COVID protocols, the expectation is that the scoring responsibility will fall even heavier on DeMar DeRozan and Nikola Vucevic.
Plus with their seasons on the line, we can expect some high minutes from these guys, with DeMar in particular a chance to play almost every minute tonight, just as Kevin Durant (47 of 48 mins) did for the Nets in their Game 4 loss to the Celtics.
DeRozan spent some of this season in MVP conversations, in particular when he went on a hot run earlier in 2022 with Zach LaVine once again on the sidelines.
In 14 games without LaVine this season, DeRozan averaged a monstrous 33.9 points per game, as opposed to (a still impressive) 26.3 when taking the court alongside his partner in crime.
Yes, we will continue to post about DeMar DeRozan as long as Zach Lavine is out 😎
— Dimers.com (@DimersCom) January 24, 2022
Over his last three games, DeMar has averaged 35.3 PPG, 4.3 RPG and 4.3 APG 💎
Predict his stat line vs. the Thunder tonight ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/A0Ng20wh5z
These numbers without LaVine spell very good things for prop bettors, with DimersBOT projecting DeRozan for 33 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in Game 5.
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So, how exactly can a prop bettor make the most of these projections from our data model? By betting his Over on his points of course!
Check out DimersBOT's predicted box scores for Game 5 here.
At the time of writing, FanDuel Sportsbook has DeMar's points line at 29.5, which is a nice 3.5 points lower than what our BOT is projecting him for!
Simply click on the button below to get started with a nice DeMar prop for tonight.
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