NBA betting: Why now is the time to bet on Anthony Edwards to lead league in 3s made per game - ESPN

Anthony Edwards has been bombs away from downtown this season, and just over a week in he is making more 3-pointers than any other player in the league.

Can he maintain that pace and be the 3-point king of the league this season?

According to ESPN BET, Edwards is up to the second-shortest odds to lead the league in 3-pointers made per game at +750. He's still a significant underdog to odds-on favorite Stephen Curry (-120), but his odds are a lot shorter on Friday than they were on Tuesday (+2000). So, if you believe the Ant Man can do it, now is the time to get in.

But, can he?

I say yes. Because leading the league in 3-point shooting is largely a volume accomplishment, and no one in the NBA has ever shot more 3-pointers per game than Edwards has this season.

Edwards is taking 13.3 3-pointers per game, ahead of Jayson Tatum (12.2 3PA), Tyrese Maxey (12.0) and LaMelo Ball (12.0) for this season. James Harden holds the NBA record with 13.2 3PA in the 2018-19 season. Harden and Curry have led the league in 3PA every season since the 2012-13 campaign.

The question becomes, will Edwards continue to shoot from 3-point range at such an incredibly high rate? Edwards' career-high is 8.4 3PA back in the 2021-22 season, and last season he set his career-low with only 6.7 3PA.

A funny thing happened last season… the Celtics won the NBA Championship with a team that led the league in 3-point attempts with the second-most 3-pointers in NBA history. Edwards' Timberwolves made the Western Conference Finals despite ranking 23rd in 3-point attempts and 17th in 3-pointers made, but their lack of volume from long-range was noted as part of the reason their offense couldn't keep up with the elite.

Edwards seems to have taken that lesson to