{"id":315574,"date":"2024-12-17T12:55:31","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T17:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=315574"},"modified":"2024-12-17T14:53:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T19:53:26","slug":"thunder-vs-bucks-nba-cup-prop-picks-december-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/thunder-vs-bucks-nba-cup-prop-picks-december-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder vs. Bucks NBA Cup prop picks Dec. 17: Bet on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Gary Trent Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NBA Cup final takes place Tuesday night in Las Vegas and I&#8217;m backing two guards on the prop market for the big game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> I expect Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to go off and also like Gary Trent Jr. of the Milwaukee Bucks to contribute from the perimeter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Thunder vs. Bucks prop picks for the NBA Cup championship game on Dec. 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thunder vs. Bucks prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\"><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><strong>Best Bet: Gilgeous-Alexander over 31.5 points (-124)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a huge number but I&#8217;ll bite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not only is this a plus matchup for Gilgeous-Alexander, but the OKC star enters on fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Milwaukee Bucks have been torched by point guards all season and SGA is the best-scoring PG in the NBA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And he&#8217;s been dialling it up of late for the 20-5 Thunder, who have the best record in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SGA is 9-6 vs. this line over his last 15 games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He&#8217;s dropped 35-plus points five times over that stretch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>December represents his highest-scoring month of the season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He&#8217;s averaging 30-plus PPG for the third straight year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Gilgeous-Alexander generally lives around this number, scoring 30-plus points in 12 of 21 games since the start of November. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s shooting more from long range than ever before and is an elite free throw shooter who gets to the line at the third-highest rate in the NBA (converting at an 86.4% clip). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even in a game with a relatively low total (216), Gilgeous-Alexander should be able to eat the same way recent PGs have versus Milwaukee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bucks have allowed opposing point guards to drop more than 30 points in each of their last three games (Trae Young, Jalen Suggs, Dennis Schroder).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> No team in the NBA allows point guards to score more than the Bucks, per Betting Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trent over 1.5 threes (-113):<\/strong> Trent isn&#8217;t scoring much and faces a tough assignment tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Thunder are No. 1 in the NBA in defensive rating and are holding opponents to the lowest 3-point shooting percentage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But asking for a pair of threes, a number he&#8217;s routinely hit, isn&#8217;t much. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trent is 15-8 versus this line and averaged at least 2.5 triples per game in each of the last four seasons. Nearly 70% of the shots he&#8217;s taking from the field are from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s in a different situation with Milwaukee now and is playing in a reduced role, but remains a big threat from deep and this is a great price to get him at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trent is shooting 38.8% from distance, clearing this line in five of six games in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 12:40 p.m. ET 12\/17\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA Cup final takes place Tuesday night in Las Vegas and I&#8217;m backing two guards on the prop market for the big game. The pregame narrative: I expect Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to go off and also like Gary Trent Jr. of the Milwaukee Bucks to contribute from the perimeter. 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