Mike Bets #110: Give Khris his respect

The second round of this year’s All-Star fan vote came out, and there was a notable player missing from the Eastern Conference forward group once again – Khris Middleton. If you add him to that group of ten and rank the new group of eleven across a variety of stats, this is where Middleton ends up –

Games: 3rd

FGs per game: 9th

FG%: 6th

Threes per game: 4th

3PT%: 1st

FTs per game: 11th

FT%: 1st

eFG%: 1st

ORebs per game: 9th

DRebs per game: 9th

Assists per game: 2nd

Steals per game: 6th

Blocks per game: 11th

Turnovers per game: 4th (as in 4th fewest)

Fouls per game: 7th (same way here)

Points per game: 9th

PER: 6th

TS%: 4th

Usage %: 11th

Offensive Win Shares: 1st

Defensive Win Shares: 6th

Win Shares: 3rd

Win Shares per 48: 4th

Offensive BPM: 5th

Defensive BPM: 8th

BPM: 8th

VORP: 6th

Average Rank across all listed stats: 5.7

He’s one of the most efficient scorers in the game, a very good playmaker, and a serviceable defender. He’s arguably the best, most important second option in the league that isn’t named Anthony Davis. He belongs up near fourth place and Jayson Tatum instead of not even in the top ten.

And with that, let’s get to today’s picks.

$11 for spread, $10 for ML

• UCLA (-4) v. Washington State

• Colorado (PK) v. Stanford

• USC (-11.5) v. Washington

• Boise State (-9.5) v. UNLV

• Belmont (-12) v. Eastern Kentucky

• Arizona State v. Oregon (+105)

• Minnesota v. Purdue (+3)

• Arizona v. Oregon State (+12)

• Kansas v. Iowa State (+14.5)

• Utah v. Cal (+4.5)

• NBA Picks

Pacers (-3.5) v. Pistons

Heat v. Rockets (+115)