2022 NBA playoffs - Betting tips for Friday's Game 3 matchups

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Holiday's high ceiling: The Bucks lost Khris Middleton to a knee injury in Game 2's loss to the Bulls. With Milwaukee missing this key playmaker for at least the next few weeks, it's important to note Jrue Holiday has seen his usage rate — an estimate of team plays consumed by a player — spike by a team-high 4.8% with Middleton off the floor this season. In regards to Holiday's traditional splits regarding his teammate, he's slashed for 17.3 points, 6.9 assists, and five rebounds while sharing the floor with Middleton this season, while he's leaped to superstar levels with 23.6/8.4/4/9 with his teammate off the court this season. With this in mind, Holiday is a DFS building block and savvy target for player props and single-game parlays.

Fading Jimmy Buckets: «Oh my god, Jimmy Butler is amazing. Did you see him Tuesday night? I'm hammering all of his overs tonight, Atlanta can't guard him.» Maybe it's not that direct, but that seems to be the public perception after the Heat star went off for 45 points in the Game 2 win… but be careful. Remember that Las Vegas prop markets are built, at least in part, on where the action pushes it, so that general train of thought is going to be folded into all of his props tonight. This regular season, Butler scored at least 30 points nine times and in the game following, he scored north of 21 points just three times. In those near 300 minutes played after a big game, he made a total of two triples. Two. He made four Tuesday night alone and that helped open up everything else. He's a great player and a tough cover, but tread lightly in assuming the Game 2 production is something