Best NBA Player Props for Tonight | December 26th

Happy Saturday, family. We’ve got 3 NFL games on the slate today but more importantly we’ve got 9 games in the NBA tonight. The day starts with a little afternoon hoops in Atlanta. The Miami Heat are rolling into State Farm Arena, once again without Jimmy Butler in the lineup.

After the battle in the A, we’ve got Shai and company in Charlotte to take on Lamelo Ball and the Hornets. Once the early games are finished, we a Central Division battle with the Bulls taking on the Giannis-less Bucks.

On the West Coast, we’ve got Kevin Durant once again returning to the Bay Area; the place he won back to back championships. The Pistons complete their road trip tonight in Denver, winning all 3 on this road trip so far.

The night finishes with a battle in LA; the Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Sacremento Kings sans the recently fired Mike Brown. Whether or not the Kings made the right decision remains to be seen, but will be their first game in the post-MikeBrown era.

With so much going on today around the league, let’s get directly into my favorite props for Saturday night.

Here are our favorite props in the NBA tonight.

• • Cade Cunningham o9.5 Assists (-120)
  • Malik Beasley o3.5 3s (+100)

Cade Cunningham o9.5 Assists (-120)

Cade and the Pistons are absolutely rolling right now. They’ve won 3 games in a row for the first time since MAY of 2022. Yeah, we were encroaching on 3 years since the Pistons had managed to string a 3-game win streak together. The Pistons starting lineup at that time consisted of Sadiq Bey, Kylian Hayes and other guys like Fred Jackson.

This Pistons team isn’t the Pistons team we’ve gotten used to over the last 4-5 years. Detroit’s playing with an edge and a certain swagger this year that we just haven’t seen in years from this franchise. The Pistons are currently set to play game 4 of a 4-game west coast road trip, recording wins against the Suns, Lakers and Kings.

Tonight they roll into Denver to cap off what’s been a crazy trip away from home. Thursday night saw the Pistons overcome a 19-point deficit to the Sacremento Kings, winning at the buzzer on a Jaden Ivey FOUR-POINT PLAY.

The Pistons are rolling and the biggest reason why is Cade Cunningham. In his fourth year, Cade’s recording season-highs across the board; averaging 24.2 PPG 6.9 RPG and 9.7 APG. The Pisstons are currently 14-17 this year, with 23 wins being the most this Detroit’s recorded since Cade joined the team.

Detroit’s averaging 115.7 PPG against Western Conference opponents this year, scoring 5 more points per game, on average, than they did against Eastern Conference teams. Cade averages 10 APG in these games and he’s recorded 10+ in 10 of his L11 road games.

The Nuggets rank 30th in assists allowed this year and 24th in points allowed. Look for the Pistons to finish this road trip with some fire and come out firing against this Nuggets squad.

Cade Cunningham o9.5 Assists (-120)

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Malik Beasley o3.5 3s (+100)

There is absolutely no reason to not go back to Beasley.

This is the team that drafted Beasley, he played 4 seasons with the Nuggets before he was traded. He averages 6.7 3P attempts in 12 career games against Denver, shooting 37.5% from 3 and hitting 3+ in 7 of the 12 games.

He is the real world embodiment of the human torch right now. Over his L10 games, Beasley has recorded 18 or more points in 8 of the 10 games, but in the other 2 games he failed to score more than 5 in either one.

Beasley’s also hit 4+ 3s in all 8 of those games, including 5+ in 7 of the 10 games. He’s been great but when his shot’s off, it’s clear from the jump. In the two games he shot poorly, he played under 20 minutes in both, went a combined 0/7 from 3 and 4/15 from the field.

However, over his L5 games, Beasley is averaging 23 PPG and he’s taken 64 3-P attempts in just 5 games. He’s shot 47%% from 3 over this span and the Pistons have win 4 of the 5 games; the 4 wins coming against the Suns, Lakers, Kings and Heat.

Nuggets rank 24th in 3s allowed this year and Beasley is shooting 43.6% from 3 when on the road, and 41.4% against Western Conference opponents.

We’re going back.

Malik Beasley o3.5 3s (+100)

Bonus: Malik Beasley 5+ (+21) | 6+ 3s (+450)

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To Recap, NBA Bets for December 28th, 2024:

We’re rolling with 2 plays; Cade Cunningham o9.5 Assists (-120) & Malik Beasley o3.5 3s (+100); both via BetOnline.

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