{"id":317501,"date":"2024-12-28T12:28:49","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T17:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=317501"},"modified":"2024-12-28T12:28:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T17:28:49","slug":"nba-prop-bets-december-28-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-bets-december-28-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop bets Dec. 28: Take overs on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, De&#8217;Aaron Fox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\">A pair of talented point guards headline Saturday&#8217;s NBA prop bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is playing at an MVP-calibre pace, and I believe he can stay hot on the road tonight. Elsewhere, look for De&#8217;Aaron Fox to hit a reasonable scoring target and fade Jerami Grant amid a cold streak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out the best NBA prop bets for Dec. 28.<\/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:104491\">Embed: #104491<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet: Gilgeous-Alexander over 35.5 points\/rebounds (-124)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\">Gilgeous-Alexander is one of two players leading the charge in the MVP conversation, and he&#8217;s certainly playing up to that billing right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\">The superstar point guard has put up blistering numbers over his past 13 games, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>34.2 points\/game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6.3 rebounds\/game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>53.4 FG%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\">With an average of 40.5 PR in that span, Gilgeous-Alexander has cleared this line consistently. On Saturday, I don&#8217;t expect much resistance from the Charlotte Hornets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charlotte&#8217;s issues stem more from the offensive side than on defence, but the team is still subpar in terms of defensive rating (20th). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, the Hornets allow the seventh-most rebounds per game to opposing point guards (6.7), per Betting Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are better matchups out there for a guy like SGA, but this one&#8217;s good enough that I expect he&#8217;ll continue wreaking havoc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Gilgeous-Alexander has gone over 35.5 points\/rebounds in nine of his past 13 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grant under 14.5 points (-109)<\/strong>: Tonight marks the third time this month that the Portland Trail Blazers will face the Dallas Mavericks. And I&#8217;m expecting another dud from Grant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Dec. 1, Grant finished with 14 points on 4-of-10 shooting against Dallas. He followed that up with just three points on 1-of-7 shooting on Dec. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grant is averaging 15.0 PPG on the season, but his recent production has been a step below that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 16 games since Nov. 13, Grant has averaged 12.6 PPG and hit this under 12 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fox over 24.5 points (-137)<\/strong>: The Sacramento Kings are having a weird one, after a questionable firing of head coach Mike Brown, but that shouldn&#8217;t affect Fox&#8217;s steady production as a scorer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fox is on his way to averaging 25-plus points for the fourth time in five seasons. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He&#8217;s cashed this bet in four of his past five games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the Kings&#8217; point guard is a reliable bucket-getter against the Los Angeles Lakers, who he&#8217;ll see tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the start of the 2022-23 season, Fox has averaged 30.4 PPG against the Lakers in 11 matchups. He has 25-plus points in all three prior meetings this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 12:04 p.m. ET on 12\/28\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pair of talented point guards headline Saturday&#8217;s NBA prop bets. The pregame narrative: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is playing at an MVP-calibre pace, and I believe he can stay hot on the road tonight. Elsewhere, look for De&#8217;Aaron Fox to hit a reasonable scoring target and fade Jerami Grant amid a cold streak. 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