I’m targeting Cade Cunningham as my best NBA prop bet tonight.
The pregame narrative: Cunningham has been putting up career-best numbers in points and assists and should stuff the stat sheet against the Charlotte Hornets.
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Best bet: Cunningham over 32.5 points/assists (-125)
Cunningham is averaging career highs in points (23.3), rebounds (7.3) and assists (8.8).
He hasn’t been particularly efficient from a scoring standpoint but ranks fourth league-wide in helpers and sees a nice matchup tonight:
- Charlotte is 19th in defensive rating
- The Hornets allow the 10th-most assists per game
- They allow the ninth-most assists per game to PGs, according to Fantasy Pros
Cunningham narrowly fell under this line against Charlotte on Nov. 6 with a 20-point, 10-assist triple-double. But he also shot 9-of-23 (39.1%) from the field in that game, which is his third-lowest mark of the season.
Since then, the fourth-year point guard is 4-3 against this line with at least 30 points/assists in six of those games.
Considering Charlotte struggles to defend the midrange, he should have a bounce-back shooting night.
Cunningham takes 39% of his shots from that area of the court, which ranks in the 72nd percentile of all NBA players, per Cleaning the Glass.
Key stat: Cunningham leads the Pistons in field goal attempts (19.6/game) and ranks eighth in the NBA in potential assists (14.6/game).
Picks made at 2:38 p.m. ET on 11/21/2024.
Avery joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2022 before stepping into a full-time role soon after. He loves betting on and analyzing golf — mainly because it’s easier than actually playing — but is a fan of all sports, from the NFL to the UFC.