After a wild ride of NBA In-Season Tournament semifinals last night, we are back with a full 13-game menu of games on Friday. There's a lot of action to choose from but we've done the work for you and found value spots to wager on. These are my favorite NBA player prop bets for Friday, December 8, but make sure you also check out our'NBA picks for tonight’s biggest games.
Dennis Schroder (TOR) over 1.5 threes (+106)
Line available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing. Recommended 1u wager.
The Raptors have lost 4 of their last 5 games and some recent struggles for their starting point guard Dennis Schroder have contributed to that. He has failed to hit 2 threes in each of his last 3 games but not due to lack of volume, which is why I am backing regression to his mean today.
Toronto is expected to start their preferred lineup on Friday, which includes three-point threat OG Anunoby. In games playing alongside Anunoby this season, Schroder is averaging 1.65 threes made on 5.02 attempts per 33 minutes, and now he gets a Hornets defense that remains soft against the deep ball. This season, Charlotte has allowed the 11th-most threes made per game overall and since the lineup shift due to the injury of LaMelo Ball, they have allowed the 4th-most above-the-break three-point attempts, which fits right into Schroder's wheelhouse.