{"id":387743,"date":"2025-12-22T10:27:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T15:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=387743"},"modified":"2025-12-22T11:13:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:13:04","slug":"nba-prop-picks-and-predictions-december-22-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-picks-and-predictions-december-22-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop picks Dec. 22: Fade Cunningham, back White and Queen on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;m tapping into three different NBA games for my best prop bets on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today&#8217;s NBA props narrative: Derrick White has been torching teams from range, and I like the over on his 3-point prop against the Indiana Pacers. Later on, fade Cade Cunningham as a passer when the Detroit Pistons take on the Portland Trail Blazers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out my top NBA prop picks for Dec. 22, featuring New Orleans Pelicans&#8217; rookie Derik Queen.<\/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; start betting 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 Dec. 22<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet:<\/strong> <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>White over 3.5 threes (-115)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m surprised to see Whites&#8217; 3-pointers set at 3.5 with how he&#8217;s been lighting it up recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sharpshooting guard has a rare mix of high volume and elite efficiency. Look at some of his recent performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dec. 20 @ Toronto: <\/strong>15 points, 4-for-12 3PT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dec. 19 vs. Miami: <\/strong>33 points, 9-for-14 3PT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dec. 15 vs. Detroit: <\/strong>31 points, 5-for-12 3PT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The interesting part about all three of those teams is that they each rank inside the top 10 for defensive rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjcxODg0JnA9MzEwMjU%3D\">See full props for Pacers vs. Celtics<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s not the case with the Pacers, who have a bottom-half defence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it doesn&#8217;t matter all that much with how White lets it fly. For the season, he has taken 267 threes compared to only 169 two-point attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He truly is one of a kind when it comes to his three-point volume and efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Overall, White has hit 4+ threes in seven of his past eight games, while shooting 41.7% from deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:122339\">Embed: #122339<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best NBA picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cunningham under 9.5 assists (<b>-104)<\/b><\/strong>: There&#8217;s no arguing that Cunningham is one of the best playmakers in the NBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But he hasn&#8217;t been reaching this total all that often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Over his past 17 games, Cunningham is 4-13 on the over, averaging 8.4 assists per game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>That includes a game against the Blazers, where he played a full workload (36 minutes) and finished with nine assists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He barely went under this total, but it feels like that is closer to his ceiling right now rather than his floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The star point guard puts up over 20 shots a night, so he often takes on more of a scoring role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, he can still put up double-digit assists on any given night, but I&#8217;m willing to side with his recent results and fade Cunningham against the Blazers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjcxODg0JnA9MzEwMjU%3D\">Full betting markets for Monday&#8217;s NBA slate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA player prop predictions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Queen over 12.5 points (<\/strong><\/strong>-130)<\/strong>: Queen is quietly making a case for Rookie of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s averaging 13.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 4.0 assists. However, as he gets more comfortable at the NBA level, he&#8217;s put together some monstrous performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queen is 9-6 on this wager over his past 15 games, averaging 15.4 points on 54.5% shooting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Bet on rookie sensation Derik Queen<\/a><\/strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Dec. 8, he recorded a 33-point triple-double, showcasing the high ceiling of his offensive abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With players like Zion Williamson and Jordan Poole working their way back into the lineup, you&#8217;d assume Queen has lost his starting spot, but he remains an integral part of the lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s 2-1 on this wager since Williamson returned to the rotation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>NBA prop picks made at 9 a.m. ET on Dec. 22, 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>I&#8217;m tapping into three different NBA games for my best prop bets on Monday. Today&#8217;s NBA props narrative: Derrick White has been torching teams from range, and I like the over on his 3-point prop against the Indiana Pacers. Later on, fade Cade Cunningham as a passer when the Detroit Pistons take on the Portland [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":387784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-387743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-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 Dec. 22: Best bets, predictions &amp; odds | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NBA prop picks Dec. 22, 2025. 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