After consecutive days of NBA Cup quarterfinals play, regular-season play makes its return on Thursday night with a 4-game slate starting at 8:00 pm ET. Let’s dive into our best NBA player prop bets for Thursday, December 11, while you can also find out our expert NBA picks for every game throughout the NBA season.
Best NBA player prop bet: John Collins (LAC) Under 17.5 points + rebounds (-128)
Odds available at DraftKings Sportsbook at time of publishing.
It’s been a disaster of a start for a Los Angeles Clippers team that owes its first-round draft pick next season to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kawhi Leonard has been highly efficient in the 14 games he’s played this season, while the same can be said about James Harden. However, it’s the supporting cast that has let the Clippers down. The Chris Paul and Bradley Beal experiments couldn’t have gone worse, as both will be unable to suit up for the team for the rest of the season. Ivica Zubac is having a down year compared to last season, but we’re taking our money to John Collins and the under on his points+rebounds line at 17.5 against a daunting Rockets defense that is favored by 8.5 points at home with the lowest total on the slate.
Fading 4th-5th options has been a recipe for success when it comes to my personal betting portfolio. Collins plays alongside Harden and Leonard, who will soak up nearly 60% of the Clippers usage, while Zubac will get his fair share of work. Collins will need to be extremely efficient from the floor to surpass 18 points+rebounds. With that being said, it’s a nice spot to fade Collins and his prop on DraftKings Sportsbook, which is 30 cents cheaper than FanDuel, insinuating solid value on our best NBA player prop bet on the slate.
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