We have a large slate of games on an exciting day in sports. There are a few NBA matchups to look for and some players that could make an impact. We'll look at three NBA props for Sunday, December 22nd.
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Sunday's Best NBA Player Prop Bets
(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)
Alperen Sengun Over 16.5 Rebounds + Assists (-115)
The Rockets are having a fantastic season, and this could be the year they make a playoff run after being one of the bottom teams in recent years. They can beat you on both ends; they've recently won games where they've needed to score, but they also had to play lockdown defense.
This won't be the toughest matchup against Toronto, as their 21 losses are the second-most in the league. Alperen Sengun has gone under this rebound + assists prop in five straight games, but these were against great defenses like Oklahoma City and Golden State. Opposing centers have hit the over on this prop against Toronto in six of the last 10 games.
Domantas Sabonis Over 33.5 Points + Rebounds (-110)
The Kings ended their playoff drought a couple of years ago, and it looked like this team would be making regular appearances. Last season was disappointing, and they couldn't even get out of the play-in tournament. This year hasn't gotten any better - they are last in their division and 12th in the Western Conference.
They'll face a team that went to the Eastern Conference Finals last year, but Indiana has also been a disappointment this season with a record of 13-15. Sacramento has too much talent to play this badly, especially when you have Domantas Sabonis, arguably one of the best forwards in the league. He can score and is also a rebounding machine, as his 13.3 rebounds per game rank second in the league. Sabonis will play a huge part in this game, with the Pacers allowing the most points to power forwards this year. His abilities should get him a lot of boards.
Nikola Jokic Over 51.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists (-110)
Denver is a couple of years removed from a championship and has most of its core from that team, but they have been average this season, as they hold the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference.
You can imagine where they would be if they didn't have Nikola Jokic. He leads the team in points (31), rebounds (13) and (9.8) assists per game, all of which are top three in the league. He will be in MVP talks again with a chance to get his fourth in five years.
This could be a game where he fires up the stat sheet against the 5-24 Pelicans, whose entire starting lineup is injured.
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