{"id":312700,"date":"2024-12-02T12:43:56","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T17:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=312700"},"modified":"2024-12-02T12:43:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T17:43:56","slug":"nba-prop-bets-december-2-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-bets-december-2-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop bets Dec. 2: Back Jayson Tatum from deep, fade LeBron James&#8217; assist total"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\">I&#8217;ve got prop bets on three of Monday&#8217;s four NBA games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Jayson Tatum is having an MVP-calibre season and should take charge on an injured Boston Celtics team tonight. I&#8217;m also backing Nix Claxton and fading LeBron James&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out the best NBA prop bets on Dec. 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-0a4ee124-09d4-4260-81c9-fd6fe232dbb3\">NBA prop bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba\">NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:102230\">Embed: #102230<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet: Tatum over 3.5 threes (-130)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tatum has been on a scoring binge this season. Check out his numbers through 20 games (NBA ranks in parenthesis):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>29.0 PPG (fifth)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4.0 threes\/game (fifth)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10.5 threes attempted\/game (fourth)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The five-time All-Star is shooting with frequency and accuracy from deep, boasting a respectable 38.1% 3-point percentage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last night, Tatum put up 33 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers while making 4-of-9 threes. He dropped 35 with four triples against the Chicago Bulls the game before that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boston is on a back-to-back and will potentially be without Derrick White (foot) and Jaylen Brown (illness), neither of whom played yesterday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of that, it&#8217;s expected Boston will rest 38-year-old Al Horford alongside Kristaps Porzingis, who just returned from a lengthy injury stint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That means Tatum and Jrue Holiday could be the only members of Boston&#8217;s starting five in the mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Celtics are still heavily favoured against a mediocre Miami Heat team which allows opponents to shoot a middling 36.1% from deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Tatum has cleared this mark in 10 of his last 13 games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-fa134a48-a478-432b-95e0-66881f0d337b\">Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Claxton over 22.5 points and rebounds (-120)<\/strong>: The Brooklyn Nets are also banged up with Cam Thomas and Noah Clowney out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dorian Finney-Smith didn&#8217;t play last night and Ben Simmons (shocker) left the game early with a knee contusion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Someone is going to have to pick up the slack and I think it&#8217;s Claxton. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 6-foot-11 centre is only averaging 8.5 points and 7.6 boards but he&#8217;s going to have an outsized opportunity against an awful defensive team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nets take on a Chicago Bulls squad sitting 29th in defensive rating and allowing the third-most points per game to opposing centres, according to Fantasy Pros. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>James under 9.5 assists (-129)<\/strong>: LeBron hasn&#8217;t skipped a beat in season 22 and is currently dishing out the third-most assists per game (9.4). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s cleared this mark in three of his last four and is exactly 50% against this line on the season. Paying -129 juice to take the under might seem like a bad bet then, but I disagree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minnesota Timberwolves have done well to keep LeBron in check as a facilitator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He only had four assists against them earlier this season and has gone under this mark in nine straight games against the T-Wolves dating back to 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In that span, LeBron has only logged more than six assists once. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 12:09 p.m. ET on 12\/02\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve got prop bets on three of Monday&#8217;s four NBA games. The pregame narrative: Jayson Tatum is having an MVP-calibre season and should take charge on an injured Boston Celtics team tonight. I&#8217;m also backing Nix Claxton and fading LeBron James&#8217; Check out the best NBA prop bets on Dec. 2. 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