2022 NBA playoffs - Betting tips for Wednesday's first-round matchups

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Take What They Give You: The Bucks are a top-3 defense in terms of the highest percentage of opponent 3-pointers made. Nikola Vucevic has been more than happy to oblige this series and has averaged 8.3 3PA per game. Chicago's backcourt is far from healthy at the moment, so Vucevic will get all of the usage he can handle, something that makes him a viable prop target and DFS staple in this win-or-go-home spot.

Chicago Deep Dish: The Bulls could be without Alex Caruso and Zach LaVine tonight. LaVine paced the team with a whopping 22 potential assists in Game 4, while Caruso netted four dimes in just 17 minutes before he suffered his injury. With LaVine and Caruso both questionable, DeMar DeRozan's assist prop and DFS lineups including Ayo Dosunmu appear inviting. For those seeking some underrated scoring upside, Patrick Williams delivered his first career playoff double-double on Sunday and should be busy tonight.

Air Gordon: The Warriors' newly formed lineup is potent, to say the least, but it does open up some matchup advantages for Aaron Gordon. In Game 4, he played a series-high 35 minutes, took 11 shots from the field, and made more free throws (10) than he had attempted over the first three games of the series (7). Gordon's ceiling is only so high as he shares a frontcourt with Nikola Jokic, but his impressive stat line on Sunday (21 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 blocks) didn't happen by accident. He may be relied upon heavily again tonight.

Joker's Scoring: It is clear that the Nuggets' offense funnels through Jokic. While the team relies on his generational passing talent to produce clean shots for