{"id":382308,"date":"2025-11-18T13:17:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T18:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=382308"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:17:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T18:17:17","slug":"nba-prop-picks-and-predictions-november-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-picks-and-predictions-november-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop picks Nov. 18: Back De&#8217;Aaron Fox, Anfernee Simons and Deni Avdija"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve got three prop recommendations from Tuesday&#8217;s six-game slate, headlined by a play on San Antonio Spurs guard De&#8217;Aaron Fox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s NBA props narrative<\/strong>: Victor Wembanyama is out, meaning Fox will have to carry the offensive load against the Memphis Grizzlies. Elsewhere, Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija should stay hot despite a tough matchup against the Phoenix Suns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out my top NBA prop picks for Nov. 18, featuring a pick on Anfernee Simons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets &amp; bet on the NBA!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-0a4ee124-09d4-4260-81c9-fd6fe232dbb3\">NBA prop picks Nov. 18<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet:<\/strong> <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Fox over 24.5 points <\/strong>(-130<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is my &#8220;don&#8217;t overthink it&#8221; play of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fox is an elite scorer with 30-point upside, going up against one of the worst defences in the league. Oh, and Stephon Castle is also sidelined with Wembanyama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They have combined to average 43.5 points and 30.3 field-goal attempts per game. Replacing that production is impossible, but Fox can try his best.<\/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 six-game NBA slate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second-year Spur has played five games so far and is averaging 22.0 points on solid 51.2% shooting. He&#8217;s coming off a season-high 28 points against the Sacramento Kings, which also happened to be the first game Wembanyama missed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, he faces a Grizzlies team allowing the most points (29.51) and threes (4.05) per game to opposing point guards, per Fantasy Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All signs point to another big night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Fox has taken 20-plus shots in back-to-back games, including eight 3s in both contests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"product_only\"><a href=\"cacheembed:121153\">Embed: #121153<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best NBA picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Avdija over 25.5 points<\/strong><\/strong> (-110)<\/strong>: Avdija currently sits third on the NBA&#8217;s Most Improved Player odds board after a torrid start to the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2024-25:<\/strong> 16.9 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 3.9 APG, 47.6 FG%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2025-26:<\/strong> 26.0 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 4.9 APG, 48.9 FG%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The big man has been remarkably consistent, scoring at least 19 points in every game while going 8-5 against this line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Bet on Avdija in Suns vs. Trail Blazers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avdija&#8217;s volume is way up from last year, and he&#8217;s averaging a hefty 35.6 minutes in November. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Suns have stifled power forwards all year, allowing the sixth-fewest PPG to the position, but Avdija has done damage in a few other tough matchups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He scored 27 points against the Orlando Magic and 32 points against the New Orleans Pelicans. They allow the fewest and fourth-fewest PPG, respectively, to opposing PFs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA player prop predictions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Simons 3+ threes <\/strong>(+115)<\/strong>: Simons has been very hit-or-miss on his 3-point market this year, but this is a great matchup for him to go nuclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Brooklyn Nets are allowing opponents to shoot 39.2% from deep. That&#8217;s the third-worst mark in the NBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Check out Tuesday&#8217;s NBA prop markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simons has always been a high-volume 3-point shooter, averaging north of 3.1 makes and 8.5 attempts in his last three seasons with the Trail Blazers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those numbers are down slightly with the Celtics (2.7 makes on 6.9 attempts), but he&#8217;s still cashing in at a great clip (39.6%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simons has cleared this mark in four of his last six games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>NBA prop picks made at 11:25 a.m. ET on Nov. 18, 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>I&#8217;ve got three prop recommendations from Tuesday&#8217;s six-game slate, headlined by a play on San Antonio Spurs guard De&#8217;Aaron Fox. Today&#8217;s NBA props narrative: Victor Wembanyama is out, meaning Fox will have to carry the offensive load against the Memphis Grizzlies. Elsewhere, Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija should stay hot despite a tough matchup [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":382277,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[452,62],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-382308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-com","category-nba","tag-nba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NBA prop picks Nov. 18: Best bets, predictions &amp; odds | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NBA prop picks Nov. 18, 2025. 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