{"id":383089,"date":"2025-11-21T11:34:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T16:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=383089"},"modified":"2025-11-21T11:34:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T16:34:43","slug":"nba-prop-picks-and-predictions-november-21-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-picks-and-predictions-november-21-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop picks Nov. 21: Back Derik Queen,  Donovan Clingan and Anfernee Simons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Friday&#8217;s nine-game NBA Cup slate is loaded with prop betting opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s NBA props narrative<\/strong>: Derik Queen is having an impressive rookie campaign, and I&#8217;m backing him to do it all against the Dallas Mavericks. Elsewhere, Donovan Clingan should capitalize on a size advantage in San Francisco. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out my top NBA prop picks for Nov. 21, featuring a prediction on Boston Celtics shooting guard Anfernee Simons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%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. 21<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet:<\/strong> <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Queen over 25.5 PRA (<\/strong>-124)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is Queen&#8217;s &#8220;Baby Jokic&#8221; nickname on Basketball Reference a little much? Probably, but the rookie centre did his best impression against the real thing in Denver on Wednesday:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>30 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>9 rebounds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 assists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He credited that success to the return of Zion Williamson, who helped space the floor, allowing for cleaner looks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Z&#8217;s presence and Trey Murphy&#8217;s presence out there is huge &#8230; having them out there, the Nuggets keep an eye on him and they trust me to play my game.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjcxODg0JnA9MzEwMjU%3D\">Bet on Derik Queen vs. the Mavericks at NorthStar Bets! <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queen has only played 58 minutes with Williamson so far, but the Pelicans have an incredible +24.2 net rating when they share the court, per NBA.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, that duo will face a Mavericks team that gets eaten alive in the frontcourt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mavericks are allowing the third-most points (25.4) and seventh-most rebounds (15.6) per game to opposing centres, per Fantasy Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pelicans interim head coach James Borrego should give Queen and Williamson plenty of run tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Queen is averaging 29.2 PRA in his last five games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"product_only\"><a href=\"cacheembed:121400\">Embed: #121400<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best NBA picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Clingan over 10.5 rebounds (<\/strong>-105)<\/strong>: Clingan is coming off a monster 21-rebound game and has now cleared this mark in three straight contests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 7-foot-2, 280-pound centre is a walking sequoia tree, and no one on Golden State&#8217;s roster stands anywhere close to that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjcxODg0JnA9MzEwMjU%3D\">Bet on tonight&#8217;s 9-game NBA slate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Draymond Green (6-foot-6) and Jimmy Butler (6-foot-6) are the tallest players in the Warriors&#8217; starting five. The only 7-footer who sees the court is sophomore Quinten Post, and he plays fewer than 15 minutes a night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clingan had eight rebounds against Golden State in October, but he got into foul trouble and only played 22 minutes in a blowout victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, the UConn product had 15 rebounds against the Warriors in April. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA player prop predictions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Simons over 2.5 threes<\/strong><\/strong> (+140)<\/strong>: I backed Simons on this market against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, and he fell just short, going 2-for-3 from deep in 26 minutes of play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Celtics are hosting the Nets tonight, and I&#8217;m hoping Simons shoots with a little more volume \u2014 because why shouldn&#8217;t he? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">See tonight&#8217;s NBA prop markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\">The guard is tied for the most 3s per game on Boston with Derrick White and Payton Pritchard despite taking far fewer attempts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Simons:<\/strong> 2.7 threes on 6.6 attempts (40.1%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pritchard<\/strong> 2.7 threes on 8.1 attempts (33.1%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>White:<\/strong> 2.7 threes on 8.6 attempts (30.5%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously, there&#8217;s a lot more to the game than just 3-point shooting, but Simons is as efficient as they come in terms of perimeter offence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brooklyn owns the second-worst 3-point defence (39.7%) in basketball, and Simons is 7-5 against this line in his last 12 games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>NBA prop picks made at 9:20 a.m. ET on Nov. 21, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friday&#8217;s nine-game NBA Cup slate is loaded with prop betting opportunities. 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