{"id":335575,"date":"2025-03-23T11:29:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T15:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=335575"},"modified":"2025-03-23T11:29:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T15:29:33","slug":"nba-prop-bets-march-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-bets-march-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop bets March 23: Fade Russell Westbrook, back Quentin Grimes on Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two guards 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>: Russell Westbrook will have an outsized opportunity to produce against the Houston Rockets with Nikola Jokic sidelined \u2014 but I&#8217;m still fading his lofty PRA total. Elsewhere, back Quentin Grimes to keep scoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out the best NBA prop bets for March 23.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/basketball\/competitions\/10240\"><strong>Full NBA betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report-news\"><strong>NBA injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players\"><strong>NBA player stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/standings\"><strong>NBA standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet: Westbrook under 23.5 points\/assists (-120)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Westbrook is averaging 12.3 points and 6.3 assists this season, putting him well below this total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously, he&#8217;ll have more chances to produce without Jokic, which is baked into this higher-than-usual line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Westbrook has gone under this mark more often than not without the three-time MVP and draws a nightmare matchup against the Rockets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Westbrook is averaging 14.8 and 6.2 assists (21.0 P\/A) in nine games without Jokic this season. In those contests, he is 4-5 vs. this line.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Houston allows the eighth-fewest points and fourth-fewest assists to shooting guards per game, according to Fantasy Pros.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rockets have the fifth-best defensive rating since the all-star break (12-4 record) and should dictate the pace of this game with Jokic out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Westbrook has gone under this mark in three of his last four games without Jokic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best NBA picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grimes over 26.5 points (-118)<\/strong>: Grimes is on a Linsanity-type run for the Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sixth-year journeyman guard was acquired just before the trade deadline and has been the team&#8217;s leading scorer in March with Tyrese Maxey and Joel Embiid sidelined:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>28.2 PPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>19.6 FGA\/game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>52.9\/40.9\/71.0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>25+ points in 9 of 11 games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Grimes is shooting the ball a ton, which has raised his scoring floor considerably. What makes this even more remarkable is that he was averaging just 10.2 PPG in 47 appearances with the Dallas Mavericks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight, his 76ers take on an Atlanta Hawks team allowing the third-most PPG to shooting guards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>NBA prop picks made at 10:10 a.m. ET on 03\/23\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two guards headline Sunday&#8217;s NBA prop bets. The pregame narrative: Russell Westbrook will have an outsized opportunity to produce against the Houston Rockets with Nikola Jokic sidelined \u2014 but I&#8217;m still fading his lofty PRA total. Elsewhere, back Quentin Grimes to keep scoring. Check out the best NBA prop bets for March 23. 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