NBA Player Prop Bets, Odds & Picks: Monday (12/9)
There is only one NBA game tonight, as the Toronto Raptors host the New York Knicks. How will Jalen Brunson fare against a defense that is allowing a lot of points this season? Will Gradey Dick continue his excellent shooting from beyond the arc? Will Jakob Poeltl break out of his rebounding slump?
Here are the three best NBA player props for Monday, December 9.
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Monday’s Best NBA Player Prop Bets
This Season: 16-19 (-1.10 units) | Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook
Jalen Brunson Over 25.5 Points (-110)
Jalen Brunson is averaging 25.4 points per game. He scored 31 his last time out. The performance marked his sixth 30-point game of the year and ended a streak of three games below his season average.
Tonight, Brunson takes on the sixth-worst scoring defense in the NBA. The Raptors are allowing 117.4 points per game. While they're holding opponents to just 46.1% from the floor, Brunson is shooting 49.5% from the field, and he's averaging 17.5 attempts per game. The Knicks are averaging 118.0 points per game, so I expect them to go over their season average in this matchup, which means their leading scorer should take enough shots to clear his average for the second consecutive game.
Gradey Dick 3+ Three-Pointers Made (+105)
Gradey Dick is the Raptors’ leader from beyond the arc, knocking down 2.6 of his 7.3 three-point attempts per game. In Saturday's loss to the Dallas Mavericks, he went 5-of-14 from beyond the arc. He has now made at least three three-pointers in three consecutive games. Before his current three-game stretch, Dick did knock down two or fewer three-pointers in six of his previous eight games, but tonight's matchup should allow him to stay hot.
For as good as the Knicks have been this season, they are giving up a lot of three-pointers. Opponents are averaging 14.1 per game, which is the sixth-most in the NBA. Additionally, teams are shooting 36.8% against them from beyond the arc. Dick is shooting just 35.3% from deep, but this matchup could lead to him shooting a higher percentage. With how he's been shooting, look for him to attempt more than his season average for the fourth consecutive game.
Jakob Poeltl Under 10.5 Rebounds (+100)
Jakob Poeltl is averaging 11.6 rebounds per game this season, which ranks eighth in the league. However, he's pulled down 10 or fewer rebounds in four of his last five. He pulled down a season-low seven in Saturday's loss to the Mavericks.
The Knicks are holding opponents to the fewest rebounds per game, as teams are averaging just 48.0 per game against them. The next-best team in the league is giving up 49.4. The Knicks are shooting 50% from the floor this season, second-best in the NBA. Because they don't miss many shots, opponents don't get many chances to rack up big rebounding numbers. The more than is heavily favored for this player prediction, but it's worth taking a shot on the less at +100.
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