Moses Malone averaged the most points per game by a center in 1978-79, with 24.8 per game.

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	NAME	PPG	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Moses Malone M. Malone	24.8	1978-79	HOU	82	41.3	17.6	1.8	1.0	1.5	8.7	16.2	54.0	7.3	9.9	73.9	60.4	7.2	10.5	4.0	3,390	2,031	1,444	147	79	119	326	223
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	23.8	1978-79	LAL	80	39.5	12.8	5.4	1.0	4.0	9.7	16.8	57.7	4.4	5.9	73.6	61.2	2.6	10.2	3.5	3,157	1,903	1,025	431	76	316	282	230
3	Artis Gilmore A. Gilmore	23.7	1978-79	CHI	82	39.8	12.7	3.3	0.6	1.9	9.2	16.0	57.5	5.3	7.2	73.9	61.9	3.6	9.1	3.8	3,265	1,940	1,043	274	50	156	310	280
4	Tom Owens T. Owens	18.5	1978-79	POR	82	34.0	9.0	3.7	0.7	0.7	7.3	13.4	54.8	3.9	4.9	79.4	59.7	3.2	5.8	3.0	2,791	1,520	740	301	59	58	247	329
5	Alvan Adams A. Adams	17.8	1978-79	PHX	77	30.7	9.2	4.7	1.4	0.8	7.4	13.9	53.0	3.0	3.8	79.9	57.0	2.9	6.3	3.6	2,364	1,369	705	360	110	63	279	246
6	Robert Parish R. Parish	17.2	1978-79	GSW	76	31.7	12.1	1.5	1.3	2.9	7.3	14.6	49.9	2.6	3.7	69.8	52.9	3.5	8.6	3.1	2,411	1,304	916	115	100	217	233	303
7	Dan Issel D. Issel	17.0	1978-79	DEN	81	33.9	9.1	3.1	0.8	0.6	6.6	12.7	51.7	3.9	5.2	75.4	56.8	3.0	6.1	2.1	2,742	1,380	738	255	61	46	171	233
8	James Edwards J. Edwards	16.7	1978-79	IND	82	31.0	8.5	1.1	0.7	1.3	6.5	13.0	50.1	3.6	5.4	67.6	54.2	2.2	6.3	2.0	2,546	1,366	693	92	60	109	162	363
9	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	16.6	1978-79	BOS	68	37.0	9.6	3.6	1.1	0.8	7.2	14.9	48.3	2.2	2.8	80.7	51.6	2.2	7.4	2.6	2,517	1,127	652	242	76	51	174	263
10	Rich Kelley R. Kelley	15.7	1978-79	NOJ	80	33.8	12.8	3.6	1.6	2.1	5.5	10.9	50.6	4.7	5.7	81.4	58.5	3.8	9.0	3.6	2,705	1,253	1,026	285	126	166	288	309
11	Jack Sikma J. Sikma	15.6	1978-79	SEA	82	36.1	12.4	3.2	1.0	0.8	5.8	12.6	46.0	4.0	4.9	81.4	52.9	2.8	9.5	3.1	2,958	1,281	1,013	261	82	67	253	295
12	Jim Chones J. Chones	13.4	1978-79	CLE	82	34.8	10.3	2.2	0.6	1.2	5.8	13.1	44.0	1.9	2.6	73.5	47.2	3.2	7.1	2.3	2,850	1,102	842	181	47	102	187	278
13	Darryl Dawkins D. Dawkins	13.1	1978-79	PHI	78	26.1	8.1	1.6	0.4	1.8	5.5	10.7	51.7	2.0	3.0	67.2	54.5	1.6	6.5	2.5	2,035	1,018	631	128	32	143	197	295
14	Kent Benson K. Benson	12.3	1978-79	MIL	82	26.0	7.1	2.5	1.1	1.0	5.0	9.7	51.8	2.2	3.0	73.5	55.5	2.3	4.8	1.9	2,132	1,006	584	204	89	81	156	280
15	Billy Paultz B. Paultz	11.5	1978-79	SAS	79	26.9	7.9	2.3	0.4	1.6	5.1	9.6	52.6	1.4	2.5	58.8	54.1	2.1	5.8	2.0	2,122	912	625	178	35	125	157	204
16	Leon Douglas L. Douglas	11.4	1978-79	DET	78	28.4	8.5	0.9	0.5	0.7	4.4	8.9	49.0	2.7	4.2	63.4	52.9	3.2	5.3	2.4	2,215	892	664	74	39	55	190	319
17	Marvin Webster M. Webster	11.3	1978-79	NYK	60	33.8	10.9	2.9	0.4	1.9	4.4	9.3	47.3	2.5	4.4	57.3	50.4	3.3	7.6	2.8	2,027	678	655	172	24	112	170	183
18	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	10.9	1978-79	WAS	77	31.2	10.8	4.1	0.9	0.5	4.5	7.8	57.7	2.0	3.1	64.3	59.9	3.6	7.2	2.0	2,406	843	830	315	71	37	156	204
19	Swen Nater S. Nater	10.7	1978-79	SDC	79	25.4	8.9	1.8	0.5	0.4	4.5	7.9	56.9	1.7	2.1	80.0	60.5	2.8	6.1	2.2	2,006	846	701	140	38	29	170	244
20	Sam Lacey S. Lacey	10.6	1978-79	KCK	82	32.0	8.6	5.2	1.3	1.7	4.3	8.5	50.2	2.0	2.8	73.9	54.4	2.2	6.4	3.0	2,627	867	702	430	106	141	245	309
21	Rick Robey R. Robey	10.4	1978-79	TOT	79	22.3	6.5	1.7	0.6	0.2	4.1	8.5	47.8	2.2	2.8	77.7	53.0	2.1	4.4	2.1	1,763	818	513	132	48	15	164	232
22	Caldwell Jones C. Jones	9.3	1978-79	PHI	78	27.8	9.6	1.9	0.5	2.0	3.9	8.2	47.4	1.6	2.1	74.7	51.2	2.3	7.3	2.0	2,171	725	747	151	39	157	156	303
23	Tree Rollins T. Rollins	8.4	1978-79	ATL	81	23.5	7.3	0.6	0.6	3.1	3.7	6.9	53.5	1.1	1.7	63.1	55.3	2.7	4.6	1.1	1,900	683	588	49	46	254	87	328
24	Joe Meriweather J. Meriweather	7.9	1978-79	TOT	77	22.0	5.3	1.0	0.5	1.2	3.1	6.5	48.4	1.6	2.4	67.4	52.4	1.9	3.5	1.7	1,693	610	409	79	40	94	130	283
25	Mike Green M. Green	7.5	1978-79	SAS	76	21.6	4.7	1.5	0.5	1.6	3.1	6.3	49.3	1.3	1.9	70.1	52.8	1.7	2.9	1.2	1,641	571	354	116	37	122	89	230

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110.1

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9.2

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37.4

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1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	2.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 11/13	UTA	@	HOU	8:30 PM
Sun 11/15	HOU	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Mon 11/16	HOU	@	MIA	7:30 PM
Wed 11/18	HOU	@	IND	7:00 PM
Fri 11/20	HOU	@	DEN	10:00 PM

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Final

115

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PPG Leaders

38.6

Dončić

30.3

Wembanyama

29.7

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13.5

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12.6

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8.5

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3.0

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2.4

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2.2

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5.5

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4.3

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73.4

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71.9

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71.3

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106.1

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FanDuel Points Leaders

759

Wembanyama

685.6

Dončić

583.3

Antetokounmpo

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734.5

Wembanyama

723.3

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37.4

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Worst Record ATS

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1	Celtics	10	2	.833
2	76ers	9	3	.750	1.0
3	Pistons	7	3	.700	2.0
4	Hawks	7	5	.583	3.0
5	Knicks	6	5	.545	3.5
6	Cavaliers	6	6	.500	4.0
7	Raptors	5	6	.455	4.5
8	Heat	5	6	.455	4.5
9	Hornets	4	7	.364	5.5
10	Magic	4	7	.364	5.5
11	Pacers	4	8	.333	6.0
12	Wizards	4	8	.333	6.0
13	Nets	3	8	.273	6.5
14	Bulls	1	9	.100	8.0
15	Bucks	1	11	.083	9.0

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1	Lakers	11	2	.846
2	Spurs	10	2	.833	0.5
3	Rockets	9	3	.750	1.5
4	Trail Blazers	8	3	.727	2.0
5	Timberwolves	8	3	.727	2.0
6	Warriors	8	4	.667	2.5
7	Thunder	8	4	.667	2.5
8	Mavericks	7	4	.636	3.0
9	Grizzlies	7	4	.636	3.0
10	Nuggets	6	4	.600	3.5
11	Suns	4	6	.400	5.5
12	Pelicans	4	8	.333	6.5
13	Clippers	2	8	.200	7.5
14	Kings	1	10	.091	9.0
15	Jazz	1	11	.083	9.5

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DET	113-121
Tue 10/20	PHI	@	NYK	106-100
Tue 10/20	OKC	@	SAS	116-104
Wed 10/21	ATL	@	ORL	132-125
Wed 10/21	MIL	@	WAS	116-128

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Thu 11/12	DET	@	WAS	7:00 PM
Thu 11/12	DAL	@	MIN	8:00 PM
Thu 11/12	CHA	@	PHX	9:00 PM
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Moses Malone averaged the most points per game by a center in 1978-79, with 24.8 per game.

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