{"id":323420,"date":"2025-01-24T09:44:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T14:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=323420"},"modified":"2025-01-24T09:45:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T14:45:35","slug":"nba-prop-bets-january-24-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-bets-january-24-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop bets Jan. 24: Fade LaMelo Ball, back Tyrese Maxey at plus money"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\">I&#8217;ve grabbed one NBA prop bet apiece from Friday night&#8217;s three-game slate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: LaMelo Ball shoots a lot, and he&#8217;ll face a weak opponent tonight &#8230; but I still think fading him is the right call. I also have plus-money plays on Tyrese Maxey and Zach Edey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out the best NBA prop bets for Jan. 24.<\/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:107348\">Embed: #107348<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet: Ball under 31.5 points<strong> <\/strong>(-112)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ball has the confidence and the shot volume to go nuclear on any given night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But generally speaking, the stars would really have to align for me to bet him to clear a points prop this high. And I don&#8217;t view tonight&#8217;s matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers as that kind of situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For one thing, Ball (wrist) is listed as questionable on the injury report.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tonight&#8217;s projected total for Blazers\/Hornets is 220.5 points, which is the lowest total of the night. Both teams rank in the bottom half of the league in possessions per game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>With or without Brandon Miller, Ball isn&#8217;t hitting this over very often.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s go a bit deeper on that third point. With Miller (wrist) sidelined due to injury, Ball theoretically has more opportunities to shoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then again, without Miller, it&#8217;s a lot easier for opposing defences to opt to double-team Ball. And his numbers reflect that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>With Miller (20 games):<\/strong> 30.1 PPG, 24.9 FGA, 42.4 FG%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Without Miller (9 games):<\/strong> 26.6 PPG, 21.9 FGA, 40.6 FG% <strong> <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Portland is a bad team, but it can dedicate enough defensive resources to Ball to keep him under this lofty total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Ball has gone under 31.5 points in 18 of 29 games this year, including seven of nine without Miller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top point scorer &#8211; Maxey (+110)<\/strong>: This is somewhat unconventional, but I really like Maxey as the top point scorer in tonight&#8217;s Cleveland Cavaliers versus Philadelphia 76ers matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Joel Embiid operating in milk carton mode this year, Maxey has been left to pick up the slack most nights. And that&#8217;s exactly what he&#8217;s done \u2014 especially in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maxey has been the 76ers&#8217; leading scorer in eight straight games, averaging 30.6 PPG in that span.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He was the game&#8217;s top scorer in six of those eight matchups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Without Embiid, Maxey is averaging 27.8 PPG and has 30+ points in 9\/25 games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cavaliers are a much deeper squad, which is why they sit atop the Eastern Conference. They don&#8217;t need any individual player to go off the way Maxey typically needs to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In January, Maxey is averaging 27.6 PPG. The highest scorer on the Cavs this month is Darius Garland at 23.4 PPG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Edey over 7.5 rebounds (+106)<\/strong>: This line used to be a cinch for Edey, but he&#8217;s seeing far fewer minutes right now than earlier in the year \u2014 and that&#8217;s been a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, in the right matchup, I see some value in taking a flier on the ginormous Canadian rookie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Edey is averaging 7.2 rebounds this year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The New Orleans Pelicans (Edey&#8217;s opponent tonight) allow the most rebounds per game to opposing centres (17.4), per Betting Pros.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that Edey has gone under 7.5 rebounds in nine of his past 10 games. He&#8217;s also averaging just 17.8 minutes in that span despite starting nine of those matchups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 20 games before that, Edey averaged 8.0 rebounds in 21.9 minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had nine boards in his lone matchup against the Pelicans on Dec. 27, so hopefully the Memphis Grizzlies give him enough run tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>Picks made at 9:35 a.m. ET on 01\/24\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve grabbed one NBA prop bet apiece from Friday night&#8217;s three-game slate. The pregame narrative: LaMelo Ball shoots a lot, and he&#8217;ll face a weak opponent tonight &#8230; but I still think fading him is the right call. I also have plus-money plays on Tyrese Maxey and Zach Edey. 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