{"id":334193,"date":"2025-03-16T10:49:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T14:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=334193"},"modified":"2025-03-16T10:49:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T14:49:55","slug":"nba-prop-bets-march-16-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-bets-march-16-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop bets March 16: Bet on Luka Doncic, LaMelo Ball and Dyson Daniels on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Point guards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/luka_doncic\">Luka Doncic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/la_melo_ball\">LaMelo Ball<\/a> headline Sunday&#8217;s NBA prop bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Doncic (calf) is listed as probable after sitting on Friday and I expect him to torch the Phoenix Suns. Ball, meanwhile, has a very attainable 3-point total against the Los Angeles Clippers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out my top NBA prop bets for March 16.<\/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<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba\">Full NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report\">NBA injury report<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players\">NBA player stats<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/standings\">NBA standings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet: Doncic over 40.5 points and rebounds (-124)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:111281\">Embed: #111281<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a massive total but Doncic is well equipped to clear it on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former Dallas Maverick has been balling for the Lakers and is well-rested heading into a solid matchup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>First six games with Lakers: <\/strong>19.3 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 1-5 vs. this line<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Last seven games with Lakers:<\/strong> 31.9 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 2-5 vs. this line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Doncic hasn&#8217;t cleared this mark regularly but is L.A.&#8217;s go-to scorer and will have increased rebounding opportunities with LeBron James, Rui Hachimura and Jaxson Hayes sidelined. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s recorded 12 and 11 boards in two games without LeBron while averaging 33.5 points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Suns allow the fifth-most rebounds and ninth-most points to PGs per game, according to Fantasy Pros, and Doncic has routinely killed the team that passed on him in the 2018 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Doncic is 8-2 against this line in his last 10 full games against the Suns, averaging 36.5 points and 8.5 rebounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best NBA picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Ball over 3.5 threes <\/strong>(-122)<\/strong>: The great thing about betting on Ball&#8217;s 3-point total is you know he&#8217;s going to put up shots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charlotte&#8217;s point guard takes 11.5 threes per night, which would rank first in the NBA had he played enough games to qualify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since returning from a two-game injury absence on March 1, he&#8217;s been cashing in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4.0 makes\/game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11.1 attempts\/game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4-3 vs. this line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Clippers have struggled to defend the perimeter since the all-star break, giving up the eighth-most 3s per game to point guards and ranking 20th in 3-point defence (36.5%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ball went 7-for-11 from deep his last time out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Russell over 5.5 assists (-106)<\/strong>: This is an A-plus matchup for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/d_angelo_russell\">D&#8217;Angelo Russell<\/a>, who has steadily contributed as a facilitator since joining the Brooklyn Nets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The point guard is averaging 5.7 assists per game with Brooklyn and has at least four assists in nine straight games. That gives us a solid baseline to work with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russell cleared this mark in three of his last four and plays an Atlanta Hawks team allowing the fifth-most assists per game to opposing PGs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hawks play with the second-fastest pace in the NBA while the Nets play at the slowest pace, so it&#8217;ll be interesting to see who dictates the tempo of this contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their first matchup this season, Atlanta won 120-116. If that many points are put up again, I like Russell&#8217;s chances of dishing out six assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>NBA prop picks made at 10:15 a.m. ET on 03\/16\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Point guards Luka Doncic and LaMelo Ball headline Sunday&#8217;s NBA prop bets. The pregame narrative: Doncic (calf) is listed as probable after sitting on Friday and I expect him to torch the Phoenix Suns. 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