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Best NBA prop picks Dec. 6: Predictions on Anthony Edwards, Bam Adebayo, Russell Westbrook

I’m looking to the 8 p.m. window on Saturday for my NBA prop bets, including two predictions from the Sacramento Kings vs. Miami Heat matchup.

Today’s NBA props narrative: With Sacramento’s best player on the sidelines, I expect Bam Adebayo to put in work for the Heat. And for the Kings, Russell Westbrook is a strong pick to can multiple 3s.

Check out my plays in the best NBA prop picks for Dec. 6, featuring a prediction on Anthony Edwards.

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NBA prop picks Dec. 6

Best bet: Adebayo to record a double-double (-137)

Adebayo is on a roll right now, and his Heat will face a Kings squad that’s missing its centrepiece, Domantas Sabonis.

What does Sabonis bring to the Kings when he’s on the court? Well, he’s the three-time reigning NBA rebound leader, and he has averaged a 12-rebound double-double in every season since 2019-20.

Sabonis will miss his ninth consecutive game tonight. In the previous eight, starting centres went 5-3 vs. this prop while averaging 20.6 points and 12.0 rebounds, collectively.

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On the season, the Kings have allowed the second-most points and the most rebounds to opposing centres, per Fantasy Pros.

Enter Adebayo, who is averaging 19.9 points and 10.9 rebounds over his past seven games. He should be the next centre to really benefit from a Sabonis-less Sacramento.

Miami did play last night, but Adebayo has played a pair of back-to-backs already this season. So hopefully he isn’t sidelined on Saturday.

As long as he’s on the floor, the three-time all-star centre should thrive in this matchup.

Key stat: Adebayo has four double-doubles in his past five games vs. the Kings, averaging 19.6 PPG and 10.4 RPG in that span.

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Westbrook over 1.5 threes (-139): There’s a lot of extra juice on this prop, but I think it’s warranted for Westbrook, and I still want to buy in.

Now in his 18th year, Westbrook is nowhere near the peak of his powers. But he is shooting career-best 37.1% from 3-point land.

Westbrook is attempting 5.3 threes per game, which is the third-highest average of his career.

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Miami plays at the fastest pace in the NBA (105.63 possessions per 48 minutes), and Sacramento is fairly close behind in eighth. There should be ample opportunities for both sides to get a bunch of shots up.

The Heat also happen to allow the most 3-point attempts per game (42.1), so hopefully Westbrook is in the mood to fire away.

So far this season, Westbrook is 13-9 vs. this prop.

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Edwards over 29.5 points (-121): Edwards got into some foul trouble last time out and finished with just 11 points on a wildly uncharacteristic six shot attempts. Don’t expect that to become a trend.

Prior to his six-shot dud, Edwards had exceeded the 30-point threshold in six consecutive games.

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The shooting guard is averaging 28.8 PPG on the season and should be in for another scoring binge tonight.

His Minnesota Timberwolves have a rest advantage vs. the Los Angeles Clippers (the NBA’s oldest team), who just played last night in Memphis.

L.A. is allowing the third-most PPG to opposing shooting guards this season. And Edwards dropped 37 on the Clips when he last faced them at home in January.

NBA prop picks made at 9:50 a.m. ET on Dec. 6, 2025.

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Mavericks vs. Thunder SGP predictions Dec. 5: Back Cooper Flagg, Klay Thompson and Dallas on spread

Friday’s loaded 12-game slate ends with a clash between the Dallas Mavericks and NBA-best Oklahoma City Thunder.

The pregame narrative: Dallas has won three straight behind the return of Anthony Davis, while the Thunder (21-1) enter on a 13-game winning streak.

Check out my +310 Mavericks vs. Thunder SGP predictions for Dec. 5, featuring Dallas on an alternative spread and prop picks on Klay Thompson and Cooper Flagg.

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Mavericks vs. Thunder SGP predictions

Parlay: Mavericks +16.5 | Thompson 3+ threes | Flagg 25+ points/rebounds/assists (+310)

Mavericks +16.5 (-127): The Mavericks’ last three games: A win over the Los Angeles Clippers before a pair of impressive victories over the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat (both top-five seeds in their respective conferences).

Dallas has been without Davis for two-thirds of the season, but he’s back and balling.

He’s a top NBA prop pick of mine tonight.

The Mavericks, fourth in defensive rating (the Thunder are No. 1), are much better than an 8-15 club.

That almost entirely hinges on Davis’ availability, mind you. He’s a game-changing talent who’s likely to flirt with his fifth straight 25-and-10 season. But AD also has help, and the most impressive player of his supporting cast is the No. 1 overall pick.

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Despite their remarkable start, the defending champs are only 11-11 ATS because of enormous spreads like this.

The Thunder are down All-NBA defender Lu Dort and big man Isaiah Hartenstein, helping even the playing field a bit more against a Mavs team dealing with its own batch of injuries.

Dallas has only lost one game by more points than this. When these teams met in October, OKC won by seven points on the road.

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Thompson 3+ threes (-150): Thompson has put a nasty start to the season behind him, providing Dallas with the sharpshooting it envisioned out of him.

The veteran guard has topped this number in 10 of his last 12 games, drilling five-plus triples five times over that stretch.

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The Thunder are superb in several areas, but teams have had success against them from long range.

OKC ranks 22nd in opponent 3-point percentage and 24th in threes allowed per game.

Thompson has averaged at least 3.0 threes in every season since 2013-14.

Cooper Flagg prop pick

Flagg 25+ PRA (-175): Flagg faces a difficult task vs. this Thunder defence, but I can’t ignore his recent run.

And even if he’s slowed down offensively, he’s been strong on the glass and I expect that to continue with Dallas facing frontcourt injuries.

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Flagg appears to have already shaken the rookie bug.

He has scored 20-plus points in all games during Dallas’ win streak (including a career-high 35) and is shooting 47.6% from the field.

Flagg has recorded seven-plus rebounds in six of his past seven games.

The 18-year-old has corralled 10 rebounds twice and nine in another two games, demonstrating his upside.

Flagg’s worst game of his young career came against the Thunder (two points on 1-of-9 shooting with two rebounds). Expect him to come out motivated.

Mavericks vs. Thunder predictions made at 3:05 p.m. ET on Dec. 5, 2025.

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Hornets vs. Raptors prop bets Dec. 5: Immanuel Quickley should cash in on plus matchup

For the third time in three weeks, the Toronto Raptors face the Charlotte Hornets.

The latest: Toronto, which has a two-point regulation win and a seven-point OT loss against Charlotte, is a 7.5-point home favourite on Friday night. The Hornets are 1-10 SU on the road, while the Raptors are 8-3 at home (with a buzzer-beater loss vs. the Lakers last night).

Check out these Hornets vs. Raptors prop bets for the game on Dec. 5, featuring LaMelo Ball and Immanuel Quickley.

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Hornets vs. Raptors prop bets

Best bet: Ball under 2.5 threes (+110)

Ball has been among the very worst 3-point shooters this season and is well worth fading against a stout defensive team.

So far this year, Ball is shooting 29.3% from deep. Among 91 players averaging at least 5.0 attempted over 10-plus games, that is the sixth-worst 3PT%.

This under is 9-2 in his past 11 games (9-6 overall).

At the start of the season, Ball’s 3-point shot volume was far too high for me to want this under. He attempted 43 threes in his first four games (10.8/game) and hit this over in four straight.

The volume has remained high, but it did come down enough that his inefficiency is now making this a tough line to clear.

From Oct. 30 onward, Ball has averaged 2.0 makes on 8.2 attempts (24.4%).

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The Raptors defend well in general, ranking in the NBA’s top eight in defensive rating and points allowed. And they’re particularly tough on perimeter shooting.

Toronto is allowing the third-lowest 3PT% in the league (32.6%). If Ball keeps his 3-point attempt total to single digits, I really like this play.

Key stat: In two games vs. Toronto this season, Ball has cashed this under both times while going 2-for-13 from deep.

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Quickley over 2.5 threes (-138): Though he’s not quite the volume shooter that Ball is, Quickley has far better efficiency — and a better matchup — to excel from long range tonight.

Toronto’s point guard is 6-for-16 (37.5%) from 3-point range against Charlotte this season, going 2-0 vs. this prop.

The Hornets allow the highest opponent 3PT% in the league (39.7).

Point guards are averaging 3.63 threes per game vs. Charlotte (fifth-most in the NBA).

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Quickley is 11-4 vs. this prop in his past 15 games, shooting a blistering 43.5% from the outside in that span.

His 6.6 attempted 3s per game leads the Raptors, and he should be the primary outside shooter taking advantage of Friday’s matchup.

Hornets vs. Raptors prop picks made at 9:35 a.m. ET on Dec. 5, 2025.

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Best NBA prop picks Dec. 5: Predictions on Jakob Poeltl, Anthony Davis and Amen Thompson

Anthony Davis is the headline-grabbing name for today’s NBA prop picks, but I also have two others I’m targeting in Friday’s loaded slate.

Today’s NBA props narrative: There are 12 games on tap, and Jakob Poeltl and Amen Thompson round out my prop selections. Thompson has been on a tear, and I expect Poeltl to make the most of a back-to-back situation.

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NBA prop picks Dec. 5

Best bet: Poeltl 22+ points/rebounds (-118)

Poeltl sat out the first leg of Toronto’s back-to-back, a difficult 123-120 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers that ended at the buzzer.

The Charlotte Hornets have the rest advantage and have played the Raptors well on two occasions this season (a two-point loss and an overtime win). Toronto will need energy, and I’m looking toward the unselfish Poeltl for that.

Poeltl is a low-maintenance big man who isn’t afraid to muck it up on the glass. And he can get buckets without having his number called repeatedly.

I expect him to be grinding down low, which should help him produce in both of these categories against a good rebounding team that’s allowing the fifth-most points in the paint.

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The 7-footer is averaging a team-best 8.3 rebounds and has scored in double figures in half his games. Poeltl scores close to the basket, converting at a career-best 72.7% clip from the field.

He’s performed well in both games vs. Charlotte, logging more than 30 minutes in each outing.

Nov. 29: 8 points, 11 rebounds
Nov. 17: 13 points, 9 rebounds

Key stat: Poeltl is 8-8 vs. this milestone through 16 games.