Will the NFL has a marquee matchup on deck for Thursday Night Football, the NBA presents bettors with a 5-game slate, all tipped off before 8:00 P.M. E.T. Let’s dive into our best NBA player prop bets for Thursday, December 4, while you can also find out our expert NBA picks for every game throughout the NBA season.
Best NBA player prop bet: Derik Queen (NOP) Over 11.5 rebounds + assists (-115)
Odds available at Bet365 at time of publishing.
Derik Queen continues to storm up the Rookie of the Year board. His elite playmaking, which we saw for one year at Maryland, has transferred over, while he shoots over 48% from the field on nearly 10 field goal attempts. Just two days ago, Queen played a career-high 38 minutes, thanks to the game going into overtime. Backup center Yves Missi was sidelined for that game and will again miss tonight with a foot injury. Kevon Looney will receive backup center minutes, but the Pelicans are fully committed to giving their top draft choice, who also sent out an unprotected first-round pick for next season, the full reins of the offense alongside Trey Murphy, with Zion Williamson on the shelf for the next 3+ weeks.
Queen’s assist line at 3.5 was a look this morning, yet that price has since gone up to -165, so we’ll add on rebounds to get a bit of a discount. After all, Queen registered a 23% usage rate last game, 8 assist opportunities, and 17 rebounding chances against the same matchup he’ll see tonight, the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Best NBA player prop bet: Danny Wolf (BKN) Over 9.5 points (-130)
Odds available at FanDuel at time of publishing.
Full discourse, this line is on the move with the news that Michael Porter Jr. will sit out the 2nd leg of a back-to-back. Porter’s line of 26.5 points opens up a ton of offense for the Nets, which is where rookie Danny Wolf comes in. Wolf showed out in front of his hometown yesterday in a rare win versus the Chicago Bulls. He played 25 minutes, second highest of his career, while shooting 3-5 from the field, including a pair of makes from 3-point range. He’ll still find himself behind Nic Claxton in the rotation, but similar to Queen, Wolf is starting to open eyes as a rookie on a team with a bleak future. In a game with the highest total on the slate, an over is never a bad look.
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