3 Best NBA Player Prop Bets for Thursday 12/26/24

On December 27, 2024By Littum

The beauty of the NBA is that you will never run out of prop betting options for any given board.

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Uses FanDuel Research daily NBA projections as a guide, here are some NBA player props that look appealing on FanDuel.

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Today’s top NBA player picks

Utah Jazz at Portland Trail Blazers

Anfernee Simons Over 24.5 Pts + Ast (+100)

Anfernee Simons has a great shot to punch above his weight class in tonight’s soft matchup mod Utah Jazz.

Simons is averaging 22.2 combined points and assists (PA) and has cleared 24.5 PA at a 50.0% clip this season – right in line with the 50% implied probability thanks to those +100 odds.

The kicker? Utah comes in with the worst defensive rating in the league. Simons is averaging 28.3 PA against the bottom 10 defenses in the NBA. He cruised past 24.5 PA in six of seven games this split (85.7%). In the lone miss, Simons was reduced to 28 minutes in a 42-point blowout.

To add, the Jazz play at the 12th fastest pace in the league. They also give up the second most three-point attempts (3PA) and three-point attempts (15.00) per game. match. Simons is netting 42.5% of his points from behind the arc and is due for positive three-point shooting regression based on his long-term average. With Utah hosting the third-most points and sixth-most assists per 36 minutes into shifts, it’s easy to like Simons in this spot.

Oklahoma City Thunder at Indiana Pacers

Tyrese Haliburton Over 25.5 Pts + Ast (-122)

Tyrese Haliburton is starting to put his early season struggles behind him and I want to follow his success while the market is still excited about him.

The Indiana Pacers riding a five-game winning streak. Haliburton is averaging 29.4 PA in that span, up from 26.6 PA on the season.

Tonight, Indy will fight to keep that streak alive against a tough one Oklahoma City Thunder group. The Pacers (6th) and Thunder (11th) each play at an accelerated pace, which should help Haliburton’s counting stats. He averages 29.4 PA versus other top 14 pace teams and cleared 25.5 PA in six of eight (75.0%) of those contests.

It doesn’t hurt that the Pacers will be playing this one on their home court. Haliburton’s home vs. away stats are drastic — he accumulates just 23.9 PA on the road, but manages a massive 30.4 PA at home. He has gone over 25.5 PA in 8 of 12 games (66.7%) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

OKC has the top defense in the league, but will get beat down with Alex Caruso (hip) out. Caruso leads the entire NBA in defensive rating and would have drawn a key assignment against Haliburton.

Our NBA projections expect the Haliburton to achieve a 29.5 PA stamp in this one.

Chicago Bulls at Atlanta Hawks

Coby White over 25.5 Pts + Reb + Ast (+100)

From a gaming environment perspective, this is Chicago Bulls–Atlanta Hawks showdown takes the cake for Thursday’s board. The Hawks (2nd) and Bulls (3rd) operate at two of the fastest rates in the league, leaving us with a 242.5 over/under.

Both clubs’ starting point guards have ideal vision. Let’s start with Coby White.

White is averaging 25.3 combined points, rebounds and assists (PRA). Tonight’s date with an Atlanta group that ranks second in rushing and 18th in defensive rating could do wonders for his stats.

Here’s a look at White’s PRA output in games against teams that rank in the top 10 in pace and the bottom 25 in defensive ratings: 32, 31, 35, 33, 33, 14 and 27 PRA.

Coby averaged a 29.3 PRA in this split. He achieved north of 26 PRA in all but one game and achieved 31 plus PRA in five of seven contests. The lone miss came over Dallas Maverickswhich is in 11th place in defence. White went an uncharacteristic 3-for-13 from the field in that one.

It’s hard to deny White in a matchup like this. Our projections predict him to log 28.3 PRA.

Trae Young to score 25+ points (+110)

Let’s turn our focus to Trae Youngwho has scored 29.0 points per game across his last three.

Young’s hot and cold nature has been on display this season. He has scored 24-plus points in as many games (11) as he has scored 18 or fewer points (11). The Bulls, who rank third in rushing and 25th in defense, could bring out his hot side tonight.

Trae is averaging 24.5 points against the bottom 12 defenses in the league. He hit 25 at a 53.8% clip in this 13-game split, but those +110 odds only imply a 47.6% probability.

In eight games against clubs that rank in the bottom 12 in defense and top 20 in pace, Young is averaging 25.1 points and hitting the quarter mark at a 62.5% rate.

Chicago gives up the fifth-most 3PA per game, as well as the seventh-most points to opposing guards. On the other hand, our projections have Young down by 25.9 points tonight.

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