NBA Player Props and Best Bets for December 16: Nikola Jokic Props and More

What better way is there to start the week than with a loaded schedule of NBA action?

The Dallas Mavericks and Golden State Warriors combined for the most made threes in an NBA game (48) in Dallas’ 143-133 win, while Anthony Davis dropped a 40-point, 16-rebound masterclass in LeBron James’ return to action and the Los Angeles Lakers’ six-point win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night.

Before the NBA Cup final arrives on Tuesday, we have made our best prop picks for today’s action.

Here are our favorite NBA betting picks and player props for Monday.

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Best NBA Prop Bets for Monday, December 16

Nikola Jokic Over 8.5 Assists (-106) at FanDuel

Jokic does not need an introduction. He averaged 9.8 assists per game and split the over/under at 2-2 in four matchups with the Sacramento Kings last year, though he averaged 10 assists per game during those four meetings.

The Kings allow the fewest fastbreak points per game, whereas Denver scores more fastbreak points per game then any team. This could be an interesting matchup that turns into a slower-paced halfcourt game in which Jokic has the ball in his hands, giving him a plethora of opportunities to hit the over.

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Andre Drummond Under 11.5 Rebounds (-122) at FanDuel 

No Joel Embiid means that Drummond is guaranteed to dominate the boards, right? Not so fast! Drummond went under this line in 11 of his last 12 games without Embiid in the lineup and averaged less than 20 minutes per game for the last two months.

Drummond and the Philadelphia 76ers are facing the Charlotte Hornets, who allow the eighth-fewest rebounds per game and the fourth-fewest rebounds to opposing centers (9.7), largely due to the high volume of three-pointers they attempt. Drummond is fairly limited at this stage of his career and shouldn’t spend too much time on the court, which should lead to him cashing the under.

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Ivica Zubac Over 25.5 Points+Rebounds (-115) at FanDuel

Zubac is a double-double machine, averaging 14.7 points and 12.2 rebounds per game. He went over this line in back-to-back games and in seven of his last 11 outings, several of those coming against strong defensive teams and players such as the Houston Rockets, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Orlando Magic.

The LA Clippers are taking on the Utah Jazz, who allow the fourth-fewest rebounds per game but who also give up the fourth-most points per game. The Jazz are also just 17th in rebounds allowed per game to opposing centers despite being great on the boards overall, which gives Zubac a path to the over.

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Evan Mobley Over 24.5 Points+Rebounds (-113) at FanDuel

Mobley is having himself a great season, averaging 18.3 points and 9.1 rebounds for the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers. He did not play since Dec. 8 but went over this line in six of seven games before he suffered an ankle injury that held him out for a week.

The 7-footer dropped 23 points and 16 rebounds the last time he faced the Brooklyn Nets and was in a great rhythm prior to exiting the lineup. The Nets are solid on the boards but also don’t shouldn’t be expected to shoot the ball well with Cam Thomas out and Dennis Schroder now on the Golden State Warriors, and they rank 19th in points allowed per game.

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Ayo Dosunmu Under 8.5 Rebounds+Assists (-138) at FanDuel

You got me saying “Ayo!” I’m tired of hitting the overs! Hopefully, everyone understood the reference.

Dosunmu went under in eight of his last nine games and each of his last three. He averaged 4.6 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game and is no stranger to playing heavy minutes, so any extra time on the court shouldn’t affect his bottom line all that much.

The Chicago Bulls are facing a Toronto Raptors squad that is 10th in rebounds and 17th in assists allowed per game. Dosunmu isn’t a player who regularly takes over games or is asked to play a huge part off the bench, and his history of going under this line gives us confidence to suggest he will do the same thing again.

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