How NBA points actually behave

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Across 542 NBA players with at least 10 logged games in points, this page measures 32390 games in total. The median player in that field averages 8.0 points. The line closest to a coin flip sits at 7.5 for the median of the 542 players whose distribution supports one. Half the field is more often over it, half more often under. The deepest sample here is Julian Champagnie, with 118 logged games. Of the 537 players whose spread can be measured, 38 cluster tightly around their average, 247 vary moderately and 252 swing widely. 542 of them have at least three games home and away, so the venue gap below is measured rather than assumed. Every figure is counted from official box scores and describes games already played. It is not a projection, and on its own it says nothing about whether any price on offer is worth taking.

Measured as of 2026-11-15, rebuilt daily from official box scores. Window: 2025-10-21 to 2026-11-14. No prices appear on this page.

32,390 logged player-games from 1,509 unique games. A player-game is one player in one game, so a single game counts once for every player it logged.

Where the coin-flip line sits in NBA points

Each player's own most balanced threshold: the half-point line he has finished above in closest to half his logged games, measured from his distribution rather than read off a book. Deepest sample first, not best to worst. The 40 deepest samples of 542 measured; the figures above this table are over all 542.

NBA points: measured field
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageBalanced lineHit rate there
Julian ChampagnieSpurs11811.0 pointsOver 10.559 of 118 (50%)
Keldon JohnsonSpurs11811.6 pointsOver 10.563 of 118 (53%)
Mikal BridgesKnicks11313.5 pointsOver 13.556 of 113 (50%)
Harrison BarnesSpurs1088.1 pointsOver 7.550 of 108 (46%)
De'Aaron FoxSpurs10617.4 pointsOver 16.555 of 106 (52%)
Karl-Anthony TownsKnicks10619.4 pointsOver 19.554 of 106 (51%)
Carter BryantSpurs1053.9 pointsOver 2.558 of 105 (55%)
Dylan HarperSpurs10513.0 pointsOver 12.557 of 105 (54%)
Jalen BrunsonKnicks10526.5 pointsOver 27.551 of 105 (49%)
Javonte GreenPistons1056.4 pointsOver 6.548 of 105 (46%)
Luke KornetSpurs1045.5 pointsOver 5.550 of 104 (48%)
Stephon CastleSpurs10416.8 pointsOver 16.553 of 104 (51%)
Julius RandleNets10320.4 pointsOver 19.550 of 103 (49%)
Desmond BaneMagic10219.8 pointsOver 19.550 of 102 (49%)
Duncan RobinsonPistons10212.8 pointsOver 12.555 of 102 (54%)
Jake LaRaviaLakers1027.5 pointsOver 6.546 of 102 (45%)
Devin VassellSpurs10113.4 pointsOver 13.548 of 101 (48%)
Donovan MitchellCavaliers10126.9 pointsOver 27.550 of 101 (50%)
Jamal SheadRaptors1016.8 pointsOver 6.546 of 101 (46%)
James HardenCavaliers10122.0 pointsOver 20.549 of 101 (49%)
Naz ReidHornets10113.9 pointsOver 13.549 of 101 (49%)
Jordan ClarksonKnicks1007.7 pointsOver 7.551 of 100 (51%)
Rudy GobertTimberwolves10010.0 pointsOver 9.551 of 100 (51%)
Sandro MamukelashviliLakers10010.7 pointsOver 10.550 of 100 (50%)
Toumani CamaraTrail Blazers10013.0 pointsOver 12.553 of 100 (53%)
Ronald Holland IIPistons997.2 pointsOver 6.551 of 99 (52%)
Victor WembanyamaSpurs9925.2 pointsOver 25.551 of 99 (52%)
VJ Edgecombe76ers9915.4 pointsOver 13.553 of 99 (54%)
Wendell Carter Jr.Magic9911.9 pointsOver 11.549 of 99 (49%)
Amen ThompsonRockets9817.9 pointsOver 17.551 of 98 (52%)
Ausar ThompsonPistons989.7 pointsOver 8.551 of 98 (52%)
Daniss JenkinsPistons989.8 pointsOver 7.550 of 98 (51%)
Jaden McDanielsTimberwolves9815.3 pointsOver 15.550 of 98 (51%)
Luke KennardSuns988.7 pointsOver 8.550 of 98 (51%)
Payton PritchardCeltics9816.4 pointsOver 15.550 of 98 (51%)
Quentin GrimesLakers9812.0 pointsOver 11.549 of 98 (50%)
Reed SheppardRockets9813.0 pointsOver 12.548 of 98 (49%)
Collin GillespieSuns9711.8 pointsOver 11.551 of 97 (53%)
Luguentz DortHawks978.0 pointsOver 7.546 of 97 (47%)
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerHawks9720.5 pointsOver 20.546 of 97 (47%)

The steadiest NBA points records

Standard deviation in the market’s own units, and the same figure as a share of the player’s average so it means the same thing in points as in passing yards. A narrow spread means the average is close to what a typical game actually looked like; it says nothing about what the next one will look like.

The steadiest NBA points records
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageStandard deviationSpread as % of average
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderThunder9630.5 points7.324%
Meleek ThomasCavaliers1113.6 points3.526%
Giannis AntetokounmpoHeat4927.9 points7.426%
Pascal SiakamPacers7423.7 points6.226%
Kevin DurantRockets9225.2 points6.626%
Damian LillardTrail Blazers1220.6 points5.426%
Jayson TatumCeltics3323.5 points6.126%
Jaylen Brown76ers9027.5 points7.527%
Luka DončićLakers7534.2 points9.327%
Kawhi LeonardRaptors6827.5 points7.327%

The widest NBA points swings

The other end of the same measurement. A wide spread means the average describes the middle of a broad range rather than a typical night, which is worth knowing before reading anything into that average.

The widest NBA points swings
PlayerClubLogged gamesAverageStandard deviationSpread as % of average
Joe InglesTimberwolves301.6 points3.4210%
TyTy Washington Jr.Clippers161.3 points2.7208%
Brooks BarnhizerThunder481.6 points3.0186%
Nikola TopićThunder202.8 points4.9174%
Hunter TysonNuggets212.2 points3.8173%
Johni Broome76ers131.3 points2.2168%
Trey Jemison IIIKnicks131.0 points1.7166%
Kyle Lowry76ers161.1 points1.7165%
Kevin McCullar Jr.Knicks212.4 points3.9163%
Ron Harper Jr.Celtics413.5 points5.5159%

The widest home and away gaps in NBA points

Both averages are over the games actually played at each venue, and the game count for each is in the cell beside it. A gap measured over a handful of games either way is one you cannot distinguish from noise. This table prints the denominators so you can tell which is which. Three games a side is the floor for appearing here at all.

NBA points: venue gaps
PlayerClubHome (games)Away (games)Gap
Walker KesslerLakers19.2 (9)9.8 (9)9.4 at home
Nate WilliamsWarriors12.4 (5)5.6 (9)6.8 at home
Trae YoungWizards21.8 (13)16.1 (15)5.7 at home
Fred VanVleetRockets12.0 (7)17.5 (4)5.5 away
Kawhi LeonardRaptors30.0 (36)24.8 (32)5.2 at home
Elijah HarklessPistons9.6 (11)4.4 (17)5.2 at home
Haywood HighsmithSuns0.8 (4)5.8 (6)5.0 away
Seth CurryWarriors8.7 (6)3.8 (5)4.9 at home
Damian LillardTrail Blazers17.8 (5)22.6 (7)4.8 away
Zach EdeyGrizzlies8.3 (10)13.0 (11)4.7 away

Ahead of their own baseline over the last five

Last five logged games against the full log, reported only where the gap is more than a tenth of the player’s own average. It is a description of five games that have been played and it is not a forecast of the sixth.

Ahead of their own baseline over the last five
PlayerClubLast 5Full logDifference
Joe InglesTimberwolves5.8 points1.6 over 30262% above
E.J. LiddellNets18.4 points5.7 over 26225% above
Alijah MartinRaptors10.8 points3.6 over 34201% above
Rayan Rupert76ers14.4 points5.1 over 66185% above
Jamison BattleRaptors11.6 points4.3 over 79172% above
Tyrese ProctorCavaliers14.8 points5.9 over 67151% above
Rob DillinghamBulls15.8 points6.3 over 65151% above
Chris YoungbloodTrail Blazers6.6 points2.7 over 40147% above
Khaman MaluachSuns8.4 points3.7 over 62124% above
Lachlan OlbrichBulls5.2 points2.4 over 37116% above

Behind their own baseline over the last five

The same comparison in the other direction, and the same caveat: five games is five games, and a run below a baseline is as often noise as it is a change.

Behind their own baseline over the last five
PlayerClubLast 5Full logDifference
Cody WilliamsTimberwolves0.0 points7.9 over 74100% below
Jae'Sean TateRockets0.0 points2.4 over 58100% below
Amir CoffeySuns0.0 points2.9 over 51100% below
Javonte CookeTrail Blazers0.0 points1.2 over 19100% below
TyTy Washington Jr.Clippers0.0 points1.3 over 16100% below
Caleb Love76ers0.4 points10.0 over 5196% below
Moussa CisséMavericks0.4 points4.0 over 4690% below
Julian ReesePelicans1.2 points8.9 over 1887% below
Max ChristieMavericks1.6 points11.4 over 8886% below
Jaden HardyLakers1.2 points8.3 over 6486% below

Common questions

Where does the NBA points coin-flip line sit?

At the half-point threshold each player has finished above in about half their logged games. It is measured per player from their own distribution rather than read off a sportsbook, which is why it is on this page at all: a posted line moves through the day and this page is rebuilt once, so a number taken from a book would be wrong by morning.

Is this a ranking of the best NBA points props?

No. Nothing here is ordered by how good a bet it is, and no price is quoted anywhere on the page. The tables are ordered by sample depth, by spread and by the size of a measured gap, because those are the things a game log can actually establish.

How many games are behind each points figure?

The count is printed beside every one of them. A player only appears once they have ten or more logged games in the market, and games they did not play are absent rather than counted as zero, so an average describes games they were actually in.

Does a points trend on this page predict the next game?

No. A trend here is a comparison between a player’s last five logged games and their full log, and it is reported only when the gap is large enough to be worth naming. It is a description of what has happened, and history is not a forecast.

What these tables are measuring, explained: how to read a hit rate and what its denominator hides, what an over/under line is and what it is not.

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