{"id":315243,"date":"2024-12-15T09:59:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T14:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=315243"},"modified":"2024-12-15T09:59:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T14:59:42","slug":"nba-prop-bets-december-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-bets-december-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop bets Dec. 15: Ride with Devin Booker, fade Ja Morant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A trio of stars make up Sunday’s NBA prop bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Devin Booker and Jaylen Brown are both solid picks to turn in productive performances, while Ja Morant is my fade candidate in a suboptimal matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the best NBA prop bets for Dec. 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Best bet: Booker over 9.5 rebounds\/assists (+100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Booker is in his fourth straight season averaging better than 9.5 rebounds\/assists per game, so an even-money price at this number will pique my interest most nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite being listed as a shooting guard, Booker’s facilitation skills are on display plenty for the Phoenix Suns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He’s second on the team in assists per game (6.5) and is second in potential<\/em> assists per game (11.8), which means any pass that leads directly to a shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And though Booker isn’t a dominant force as a rebounder, he does his part as a 6-foot-6 guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tonight’s matchup is against the Portland Trail Blazers, who allow the sixth-most rebounds per game to opponents. The Blazers also allow the fifth-most assists per game to opposing shooting guards, per Betting Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Booker has averaged 10.9 RA since Halloween night and should have a nice opportunity to go over this total on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key stat<\/strong>: Booker has cashed this bet in four straight games against the Trail Blazers, which includes a nine-rebound, nine-assist outing against them in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Morant under 1.5 threes (-118)<\/strong>: Morant has never been a high-volume shooter (or scorer) from 3-point range, and I wouldn’t expect that to change tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now in his sixth year, Morant is a career 31.8% shooter from deep, averaging 1.3 made 3s per game. This year, he’s averaging 1.5 makes on 31.9% efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In four games against the Lakers since January 2023, Morant is 6-for-21 (28.6%) from deep against L.A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are times when Morant is a fair pick to can multiple 3s, but it’d have to be a plus matchup. That’s not what I’m seeing for him on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brown over 21.5 points (-130)<\/strong>: The Washington Wizards are an easy target, and Brown tends to take advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Since the 2022-23 season, Brown has scored 23+ points in five of seven matchups against Washington. That includes both meetings so far this season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    • As a whole this year, Brown is averaging 24.5 PPG despite a dip in shooting efficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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      • Brown has 23+ points in 14\/20 games this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Efficiently or not, I like him to clear this mark against a Wizards team that allows the most points in the NBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Picks made at 10:00 a.m. ET on 12\/15\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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