Tonight marks the start of the NBA Cup, the league’s in-season tournament that debuted last year.
The pregame narrative: I have three prop pick recommendations for the eight-game slate, including a best bet on Tyler Herro. Anthony Edwards and Jusuf Nurkic are also featured plays.
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Best bet: Herro over 22.5 points (-109)
The Miami Heat offence is without Jimmy Butler, meaning there’s more opportunity for others to shine.
And that’s exactly what Herro has been doing all season.
The sharpshooter is averaging career highs in the following categories:
- Points (23.2)
- Made 3s (4.0)
- FG% (50.7)
- FT attempts (3.7)
He’s also dishing out a career-best 5.0 assists and hauling in 5.2 boards. Herro has been fantastic and has the ball in his hands a ton for this Heat team.
The guard has never been shy to unleash and the early efficiency has helped him blow past this line several times.
His worst shooting night of the season came against these Detroit Pistons in October (19 points), but Miami also got a team-leading 23 out of Butler that game.
Key stat: Herro has scored 24-plus points in four straight.
Quick picks
Edwards over 26.5 points (-110): The Minnesota Timberwolves star just dropped a season-high 37 on the Portland Trail Blazers two games ago and gets them again tonight.
This is a big number for any player to clear but Edwards has officially morphed into an upper-echelon scorer.
He’s averaging a career-best 28.3 points, almost 2.5 more than his previous best last season.
That number places him in a tie with Luka Doncic and behind only five guys in the NBA.
He’s taking an absurd amount of 3-point shots but has remained ultra-efficient from deep, converting 5.4/game on 45.8% shooting.
Edwards is 6-4 against this line ahead of tonight’s juicy matchup versus the Blazers, who allow the most points in the NBA to shooting guards (according to Betting Pros).
Nurkic over 21.5 points/rebounds (-121): The big caveat is that Nurkic is questionable with an ankle injury that limited him to 15 minutes — and zero points — last game.
But if he does play, I want a piece of the Phoenix Suns’ 7-footer.
Here’s what he did in his last three games before the injury:
- 15 points, 10 rebounds vs. Dallas
- 20 points, 18 rebounds vs. Miami
- 15 points, 15 rebounds vs. Philadelphia
His minutes have gone up to 27.0 per game this month and he has topped this line all four times he has played at least 25 minutes.
The Suns are down a key starter in Kevin Durant, so that number seems attainable for Nurkic tonight.
Durant’s absence could also free up extra looks down low for Nurkic against a Utah Jazz team that centres have pummeled.
Utah allows the most points per game to the position and the fourth-most rebounds.
Picks made at 3:07 p.m. ET on 11/12/2024.
Chris joined NorthStar Gaming from Covers.com where he was a publishing editor and wrote betting content. Before that, he was the sports editor at VICE Canada, worked for theScore and covered the Blue Jays for MLB.com. In addition to filling out the lineup card each day for the editorial team, Chris writes frequently himself, primarily on the NBA and MLB.