{"id":313268,"date":"2024-12-05T12:25:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T17:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=313268"},"modified":"2024-12-05T12:25:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T17:25:13","slug":"nba-prop-bets-december-5-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-bets-december-5-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop bets Dec. 5: Fade Podziemski, ride with Vucevic and Booker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\">Neither Steph Curry nor Victor Wembanyama are playing tonight, and those situations influenced two of my Thursday night NBA prop bets.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><strong>The pregame narrative: <\/strong>In the late-night spot, I&#8217;m fading Brandin Podziemski from 3-point range in a tough matchup. But I do like the over on a pair of props involving Nikola Vucevic and Devin Booker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out the best NBA prop bets on Dec. 5.<\/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:102573\">Embed: #102573<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet: Podziemski under 1.5 threes (-122)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curry&#8217;s absence theoretically frees up plenty of 3-point shooting opportunities for his teammates. But I don&#8217;t expect much out of Podziemski from deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s partially because I don&#8217;t expect much out of the Golden State Warriors from the 3-point line as a whole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s opponents, the Houston Rockets, have put up stellar defensive numbers beyond the arc:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5th in 3PT% (34.3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2nd in 3s allowed per game (11.9)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3rd in opponent attempted 3s per game (34.7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Curry was out when the Warriors faced the Rockets last month. In that matchup, Podziemski went 0-for-3 from deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the season, Podziemski is shooting just 20.6% from 3-point range. He was a 38.5% shooter from deep last year, but he still only averaged 1.2 makes due to low volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buddy Hield is 22-for-41 (53.7%) from 3-point range in the four games Curry has missed this season. If anyone should be letting it fly for the Warriors tonight, it&#8217;s him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Podziemski has gone under 1.5 threes in 16 of 19 games, averaging 0.7 threes so far this season.<\/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>Booker over 10.5 rebounds and assists (+107)<\/strong>: Booker is averaging 3.8 rebounds and 6.6 assists this year (10.4 RA), which puts him right in line with this number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And given the juicy matchup he&#8217;ll see tonight against the New Orleans Pelicans, I think an over is well within reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Orleans allows the second-most rebounds (7.4\/game) and the second-most assists (5.3\/game) to opposing shooting guards, per Betting Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Booker has cashed this bet in nine of his past 16 games, amassing 11.2 RA in that span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vucevic over 20.5 points (-109)<\/strong>: Tonight could be a huge night for Vucevic with Wembanyama sitting out for the San Antonio Spurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, in his lone matchup against the Wemby-less Spurs, Vucevic had 24 points in 31 minutes. He also added 16 rebounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t mind a points\/rebounds prop for the 14th-year centre, but the points prop feels a bit safer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vucevic is averaging 20.9 PPG and will be able to operate without a 7-foot-4 menace guarding him in the paint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>Picks made at 10:13 a.m. ET on 12\/05\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neither Steph Curry nor Victor Wembanyama are playing tonight, and those situations influenced two of my Thursday night NBA prop bets. The pregame narrative: In the late-night spot, I&#8217;m fading Brandin Podziemski from 3-point range in a tough matchup. 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