I have one NBA prop bet from each of Sunday’s games.
The pregame narrative: First up, Cade Cunningham is in a good spot to rack up assists against the Brooklyn Nets. After that, I like Franz Wagner and Zaccharie Risacher to fill the basket.
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Best bet: Wagner over 20.5 points (-118)
Paolo Banchero was off to a red-hot start before tearing his oblique against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.
It’s a devastating loss for the Orlando Magic but is also an opportunity for other players on the roster to step up.
Wagner is the team’s No. 3 scorer (behind Banchero and Jalen Suggs) and will need to be at his best for the Magic to keep pace with the Eastern Conference’s top teams.
He is putting up 17.7 points on 49.4% shooting, clearing this total in three of six games.
In Orlando’s first game without Banchero, Wagner dropped 17 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers. It wasn’t an eye-popping performance by any means but Wagner took 19 shots, and that type of volume is what I love to see.
Moreover, Cleveland is one of the league’s best defensive units, ranking fourth in defensive rating. Dallas is a respectable 13th but has gotten torched by power forwards so far.
Key stat: The Mavericks have allowed the seventh-most PPG to opposing power forwards (25.97), according to Fantasy Pros.
Quick picks
Cunningham over 6.5 assists (-163): You have to be a real basketball sicko to earnestly tune into today’s Detroit Pistons vs. Brooklyn Nets game.
With that said, Cunningham has a nice chance to smash this total.
Detroit’s point guard is averaging 7.2 assists per night and has put up at least six assists in every game. He has an extremely high floor as a passer and now gets one of the league’s worst teams.
Brooklyn is off to a 3-3 start, ranking 19th in defensive rating. But the squad finished 18 games below .500 last year so I won’t let this decent start fool me.
Risacher over 1.5 threes (-108): Atlanta finished 36-46 last season and had a 3.0% chance of nabbing the first overall pick in the draft. It did and the reward was Risacher.
The Frenchman has had some tough games so far but I like his chances of performing tonight.
New Orleans hasn’t been able to defend the 3-point line at all so far, allowing opponents to connect at a 38.2% clip from deep (sixth-highest in NBA).
Risacher has only cleared this line once so far but he’s attempting 4.5 a night, so I’ll bank on an improvement.
Picks made at 9:45 a.m. on 11/02/2024.
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.