{"id":323159,"date":"2025-01-23T09:53:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T14:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=323159"},"modified":"2025-01-23T10:40:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T15:40:29","slug":"nba-prop-bets-january-23-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-bets-january-23-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop bets Jan. 23: Bet on Victor Wembanyama to dominate Pacers in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\">From early afternoon through the night, I&#8217;ve got three NBA prop bets to cover Thursday&#8217;s action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Victor Wembanyama is the headliner of today&#8217;s NBA matchup in France, and I expect him to put on a defensive masterclass for his countrymen. In the evening, look for Daniel Gafford to capitalize in a plus matchup and for Zach LaVine to rain 3s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out the best NBA prop bets for Jan. 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-0a4ee124-09d4-4260-81c9-fd6fe232dbb3\">Best 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:107204\">Embed: #107204<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet: Gafford to record a double-double<strong> <\/strong>(+105)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a second consecutive night, I&#8217;m targeting a starting centre in a favourable matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes OKC, the league&#8217;s No. 1 team, so favourable? It&#8217;s the lack of size brought on by injuries to Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein. Without them, the Thunder&#8217;s biggest player is 6-foot-8 forward Jaylin Williams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last night, Utah Jazz centre Walker Kessler took advantage of the size mismatch by putting up 17 points and 15 rebounds \u2014 far above his season averages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight, I think the 6-foot-10 Gafford can do similar damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gafford has only re-entered the Dallas Mavericks&#8217; starting lineup because of an injury to Dereck Lively. In four games since then, he&#8217;s put up excellent numbers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>20.0 PPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11.3 RPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>76.2 FG%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three double-doubles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The catch is that Gafford&#8217;s only game in that stretch without a double-double came against the Thunder (eight points, six rebounds). But that&#8217;s because foul trouble restricted him to just 20 minutes of action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gafford has played 30-plus minutes in the three other recent starts, and a similar workload should be enough for him to cash this bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: OKC allows the third-most rebounds per game (46.4) in the NBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wembanyama over 4.5 steals\/blocks (-141)<\/strong>: Thursday&#8217;s matchup for Wembanyama is more of a home game than any matchup he&#8217;s had in San Antonio, as his Spurs take on the Indiana Pacers in Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wemby&#8217;s prop markets are pretty juiced up for this 2 p.m. ET tip-off, but I&#8217;m willing to pay the price in his steals\/blocks (i.e., &#8220;stocks&#8221;) market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The heavy favourite to win Defensive Player of the Year is leading the league in blocks (4.0), and he also averages 1.1 steals per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over his past 16 matchups, Wembanyama has cashed this bet 12 times while averaging 5.8 stocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indiana plays at the eighth-fastest pace in the NBA (100.5 possessions\/game). More possessions means more opportunities for Wemby to be a menace in front of the French faithful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LaVine over 2.5 threes (-137)<\/strong>: LaVine&#8217;s days with the Chicago Bulls could be numbered as the trade deadline looms. If a deal does happen, his talent as a 3-point shooter will be a key reason why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 11-year vet has always been a solid shooter from deep, but he&#8217;s found a new level this year. He&#8217;s averaging 3.2 makes on an NBA-high 45.0% shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coming off a 5-for-12 effort from beyond the arc on Monday (vs. the Clippers), LaVine has now cashed this bet in 19 of his past 28 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight he&#8217;ll face the Golden State Warriors, who allow 3.1 threes per game to opposing small forwards (fifth-most in the NBA, per Betting Pros).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>Picks made at 9:35 a.m. ET on 01\/23\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From early afternoon through the night, I&#8217;ve got three NBA prop bets to cover Thursday&#8217;s action. The pregame narrative: Victor Wembanyama is the headliner of today&#8217;s NBA matchup in France, and I expect him to put on a defensive masterclass for his countrymen. 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