Lakers vs. Warriors prediction: 3 prop bets that are guaranteed to profit

By Jason Reed | Oct 18, 2021

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2. Anthony Davis over 7.5 rebounds (-135)

Somehow Anthony Davis does not even have the highest rebounding total on the Los Angeles Lakers. Russell Westbrook has been given a higher rebounding line at 8.5 rebounds. Yes, Westbrook is the best rebounding guard in the league and perhaps of all time, but it is still crazy that his number is higher than Davis.

That is a complete stay away. Westbrook can easily get over that 8.5 number but there is also the chance that he is less of a rebounder with the Lakers, who are easily the biggest team that he has ever played for.

What seems like a much more likely outcome is Anthony Davis snagging at least eight boards. Yes, he now, in theory, has to compete with Westbrook and is going to share the glass with LeBron James as well.

However, that is really the only competition that Davis has. The team has DeAndre Jordan and Dwight Howard to split time at the five and they will grab boards but at this point in his career, Davis is a better rebounder than both men.

The Warriors lack size and Davis has a big advantage in this one. When these two teams played in the Western Conference Play-In Tournament Davis dropped 25 points with 12 rebounds, comfortably over the 7.5 line.

This feels like a no-brainer, quite frankly.

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