{"id":388383,"date":"2025-12-27T12:31:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T17:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=388383"},"modified":"2025-12-27T12:35:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T17:35:18","slug":"nba-prop-picks-and-predictions-december-27-2025-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-picks-and-predictions-december-27-2025-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop picks Dec. 27: Bet on Nikola Jokic, Andrew Nembhard to rack up assists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NBA MVP favourite is back in action tonight after an epic Christmas Day performance, and I&#8217;m backing him to ball out again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tonight&#8217;s NBA props narrative:<\/strong> Nikola Jokic does it all for the Denver Nuggets. On Saturday night, his assists prop is what has my eye. Elsewhere, I&#8217;m looking for Canadian Andrew Nembhard to do his part as a passer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out my top NBA prop picks for Dec. 27, featuring a prediction on Derik Queen.<\/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; 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. 27<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet:<\/strong> <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Nembhard over 1.5 threes (-143)<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tyrese Haliburton&#8217;s season-long injury absence is obviously a substantial negative for the Indiana Pacers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But for those in search of a silver lining, allow me to introduce you to Nembhard&#8217;s fourth-year surge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Aurora, Ontario native leads the team in assists (6.5\/game) and is third in points (17.4\/game). In Years 1-3, he averaged 9.6 points and 4.6 assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haliburton was the primary passer on last year&#8217;s Indiana squad, and he was the main 3-point shooter, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though Nembhard isn&#8217;t leading the Pacers in shot volume from the outside, he has taken on far greater responsibility in that realm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>This season:<\/strong> 5.0 attempts\/game, 36.2 3PT%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>First three seasons:<\/strong> 2.9 attempts\/game, 33.5 3PT%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">See full props for Pacers vs. Heat<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m not wowed by Nembhard&#8217;s efficiency, but at 5.0 attempted 3s per game, he&#8217;s worth a look in this prop market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight, Nembhard will face a fast-paced Miami Heat team that averages 104.54 possessions per game (most in the NBA). The Heat allow the second-most attempted 3s to their opponents (41.2\/game).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Saturday&#8217;s game is free-flowing, look for Nembhard to put up enough 3s to give this over a good chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Nembhard is 13-10 vs. this 3s prop, including 9-6 in his past 15 (with a 38.9 3PT% in that span).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best NBA picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Queen under 13.5 points (<b>-106)<\/b><\/strong>: Queen&#8217;s New Orleans Pelicans will host the Phoenix Suns for the second time in as many nights tonight, and I think the big man is worth fading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This has nothing to do with the fact that it&#8217;s a back-to-back, but rather that the Suns have already bottled him up twice in his rookie season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Last night, Queen was held to seven points on 3-for-9 shooting in a 115-108 loss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On Nov. 10, the ex-Maryland centre shot 5-for-10 from the floor to finish with 12 points (in a 121-98 loss).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Full betting markets for Saturday&#8217;s NBA slate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Suns play at the 10th-slowest pace in the NBA and allow the ninth-fewest points. I&#8217;m not saying they have Queen figured out, per se, but their style of play mixed with their results against him so far make this under a solid pick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queen has gone under 13.5 points in 19 of 32 games so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA player prop predictions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Jokic over 10.5 assists (<\/strong><\/strong>-130)<\/strong>: This price feels like a steal for arguably the best passer in the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jokic is averaging a league-high 18.2 potential assists, which denotes passes that lead directly to a shot. He&#8217;s also first in the NBA in actual assists (11.0\/game).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In December, Jokic is 7-4 vs. this prop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In a win over the Orlando Magic on Dec. 18, Jokic had 13 assists as part of a triple-double. Now, coming off his best game of the season (a 56-point triple-double on Christmas Day), he&#8217;ll face the Magic again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Bet on Nikola Jokic in Nuggets vs. Magic on Saturday night<\/a><\/strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jokic has 10+ assists in four of five games vs. Orlando since the start of the 2023-24 season. Backing him over 10.5 assists at a playable price is great value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>NBA prop picks made at 12:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 27, 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>The NBA MVP favourite is back in action tonight after an epic Christmas Day performance, and I&#8217;m backing him to ball out again. Tonight&#8217;s NBA props narrative: Nikola Jokic does it all for the Denver Nuggets. On Saturday night, his assists prop is what has my eye. Elsewhere, I&#8217;m looking for Canadian Andrew Nembhard to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":388247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[452,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-388383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-com","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. 27: Best bets, predictions &amp; odds | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NBA prop picks Dec. 27, 2025. 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