{"id":376943,"date":"2025-10-22T15:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T19:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=376943"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:09:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T19:09:15","slug":"spurs-vs-mavericks-prop-picks-october-22-2025-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/spurs-vs-mavericks-prop-picks-october-22-2025-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs vs. Mavericks prop picks Oct. 22: Bet on Cooper Flagg at plus money in NBA debut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cooper Flagg makes his NBA debut on Wednesday night at home against Victor Wembanyama&#8217;s San Antonio Spurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The latest<\/strong>: Flagg and Wemby were first-overall draft picks in their respective years, and both are among the most promising young players in the NBA. With notable absences tonight for players like Kyrie Irving and De&#8217;Aaron Fox, look for the young guns to make some noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out these Spurs vs. Mavericks picks for the season opener on Oct. 22 in Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets and start betting on the NBA today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-0a4ee124-09d4-4260-81c9-fd6fe232dbb3\">Spurs vs. Mavericks picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet:<\/strong> <strong><strong>Wembanyama over 24.5 points <\/strong>(-112)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\">I&#8217;m ready for the next chapter of Wembanyama&#8217;s ascendance to superstardom, and it should start immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wembanyama can truly score from anywhere, which makes him a matchup nightmare for any opposing team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s tall enough to hang on the rim without jumping, but he was also comfortable attempting 8.8 threes per game last year (cashing in at a 35.2% clip).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mavericks have ample size and defensive skill up front with Flagg, Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II and more. With that in mind, Wemby could decide to chuck a high volume of shots from the outside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Bet on Wemby&#8217;s opening night props at NorthStar Bets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I looked at his odds for over 2.5 threes (-125), and they seemed reasonable. But Wemby only attempted 10 threes across five preseason games, which spooked me a bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not that preseason stats should carry much weight, but on opening night, I&#8217;d rather lean on his all-around scoring talent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Especially in the absence of Fox, who figures to be the team&#8217;s second-leading scorer this year behind Wemby. Fox (hamstring) is out on Wednesday, as is Jeremy Sochan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wemby averaged 24.3 PPG last season before a blood clot issue cut his season short. He was cleared to play in July and should be firing on all cylinders tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: In two games last year without Fox (post-trade), Wembanyama went 2-0 vs. this line. He attempted exactly 20 shots in both games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Wager on tonight&#8217;s loaded 12-game NBA slate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flagg NBA debut prop bet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Flagg over 3.5 assists <\/strong><\/strong>(-163)<\/strong>: There&#8217;s some unavoidable conjecture involved with this play since we&#8217;ve never seen Flagg in a meaningful NBA game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you want to bet on him to succeed in some way tonight, this is easily my favourite way to do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Spurs allowed the eighth-most assists per game last year (28.0).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>None of the Mavericks&#8217; returning players averaged 4.5 assists or more last year. And their new point guard, D&#8217;Angelo Russell, ranked 47th in the NBA last year at 5.1 APG.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Bet on Cooper Flagg&#8217;s NBA debut<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without an obvious go-to facilitator, this line looks completely clearable for Flagg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his lone collegiate season at Duke, Flagg averaged 4.2 APG. But he was also the team&#8217;s leading scorer (19.2 PPG), so it&#8217;s not like he was maxing out in the assist department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between AD, Russell and Klay Thompson, there are plenty of capable scorers for Flagg to defer to (and dish to) in his debut game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>Spurs vs. Mavericks picks made at 3 p.m. ET on 10\/22\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cooper Flagg makes his NBA debut on Wednesday night at home against Victor Wembanyama&#8217;s San Antonio Spurs. The latest: Flagg and Wemby were first-overall draft picks in their respective years, and both are among the most promising young players in the NBA. 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