Best NBA Prop Bets Today (Trust Kevin Durant, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Friday)

Dec 9, 2022; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) reacts after a basket
Dec 9, 2022; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) reacts after a basket / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
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It’s a big night in the NBA, with 10 games on the docket.

Tonight, the team has two plays for the big slate. The first is backing Kevin Durant, but not on points, and the second is taking Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to have a big game against the Timberwolves.

Without further ado, here are our best prop bets for the night. 

Best NBA Prop Bets Record to Date

  • NBA Best Prop Bets Record: 72-78 (-14.0348 Units)

Best NBA Prop Bets Today

  • Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OVER 30.5 Points 
  • Kevin Durant Over 5.5 Assists 

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OVER 30.5 Points 

SGA has cooled off a bit, but he’s cleared this line in four of his last seven games. He dropped 42 points two games ago against the Mavericks. On the season, he’s averaging 31 points per game and shooting 50% from the field. He’s an efficient high-volume scorer and that will play well against a Timberwolves team that is struggling defensively (22nd in defensive rating over the last 10 games). 

He’s the engine of the offense, so I have no qualms backing him tonight. – Donnavan Smoot

Kevin Durant Over 5.5 Assists 

Pretty interesting set up for this game with the Nets facing their division foe Raptors for the fourth time already this season. Durant has scored 20 or less in two games this season, both against the Raptors. Maybe it's random, but I attribute the fact that the Raptors have a plethora of lanky wing defenders to check Durant on the wing. However, the team is tied for the eight most assists allowed per game and allow a league average amount of three's and three-point percentage. We can see the Nets go offense by committee against the Raptors yet again and Durant fill the stat sheet as a facilitator. He went over this total in two of three games (the other one he had five dimes). – Reed Wallach 


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