We're analyzing our favorite NBA player props and the best bets for Monday, based on the best NBA odds.
The NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament was a rousing success, as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers to capture the first-ever NBA Cup.
The NBA Cup schedule has resulted in some big slates, and after zero games in the Association on Sunday, we'll get 13 on Monday. For this jumbo offering, we're taking a look at a pair of big men in favorable spots, and one of the NBA's best players staying hot.
There's no rest for the aforementioned Pacers, as they head to the Motor City to face the shorthanded Detroit Pistons, who are on a 19-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, the Houston Rockets host the San Antonio Spurs, a team that's lost 16 straight. Additionally, with Kyrie Irving sidelined, the Dallas Mavericks will be without half of their dynamic backcourt, and Luka Doncic will look to guide his team to victory on the road against the flailing Memphis Grizzlies.
Here are our NBA player props and best bets for Monday (odds via our best NBA betting sites; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).
Monday's NBA schedule and odds
(Odds via DraftKings)
- Washington Wizards (+11.5) vs. Philadelphia 76ers
- Indiana Pacers (-7) vs. Detroit Pistons
- Miami Heat (-3.5) vs. Charlotte Hornets
- Cleveland Cavaliers (+2) vs. Orlando Magic
- Denver Nuggets (-2.5) vs. Atlanta Hawks
- Toronto Raptors (+4) vs. New York Knicks
- Chicago Bulls (+11) vs. Milwaukee Bucks
- Utah Jazz (+12.5) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
- San Antonio Spurs (+8.5) vs. Houston Rockets
- Dallas Mavericks (-2.5) vs. Memphis Grizzlies
- Minnesota Timberwolves (+3.5) vs. New Orleans Pelicans
- Brooklyn Nets (+5) vs. Sacramento Kings
- Portland Trail Blazers (+13) vs. Los Angeles Clippers
Monday's NBA best bets
- Isaiah Stewart to record a double-double (+330 via bet365) vs. Pacers ????
- Jabari Smith to record a double-double (+150 via FanDuel) vs. Spurs ????
< li>Luka Doncic to record a triple-double (+250 via FanDuel) vs. Grizzlies ???
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Monday's NBA player props
Detroit's starting center, Jalen Duren, will miss multiple weeks, and backup Marvin Bagley III is doubtful Monday due to a back injury that forced him out of the Pistons' last game. Stewart has played most of the season at power forward, but with both Duren and Bagley out, Stewart could play some more minutes at the five in this favorable matchup.
Stewart has averaged 11.1 points and 7.6 boards in eight games without Duren this season, and he's provided a double-double in four of them.
The Pacers are among the best matchups for opposing bigs in the NBA. The team allows a whopping 132.9 points per game on the road, 8.5 points more than the next-most generous team, the Washington Wizards. Indiana also allows an NBA-most 67.1 points in the paint, 4.5 more than Washington.
The Pacers got absolutely crushed by Anthony Davis and Co. in the NBA Cup Finals on Saturday, giving up 70 rebounds, which is the most surrendered in a single game by any team this season. On the season as a whole, Indiana allows the eighth-most rebounds, including the fourth-most on the road and the sixth-most offensive boards.
Detroit has been off since Friday, but Indiana played a grueling matchup on Saturday in Las Vegas and will be back on the road for this one in Detroit. This matchup is already phenomenal for Stewart, but the fact that Detroit's top two centers are out and the Pacers may be worn out makes this matchup tantalizing.
I love this plus-money wager Monday, and the odds are much longer at bet365 than at our other best sports betting apps, which offer this prop at +280 or +285.
Smith started the season off slowly, but he's come alive of late. Over his last eight games, the second-year big has averaged 13.4 points and 10.8 rebounds. Smith has double-digit rebounds in each of his last two games and three of his five, including a career-high 18 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Despite his double-double average, Smith has only one double-double to his credit over his eight-game stretch, but he can put it all together in a friendly matchup with San Antonio.
Smith has averaged 13.1 points and 9.1 rebounds at home compared to 12.2 points and 7.8 rebounds on the road, which sets him up nicely to pull down at least 10 rebounds against the Spurs.
San Antonio surrenders the second-most points and the fifth-most boards to opponents this season, and they've been generous to opposing 3-point shooters, as well.
The Spurs give up the third-most 3-pointers, and Smith should have no problem knocking down a pair of triples. He's hit multiple threes in 11 of 19 games and scored double-digit points in each of them.
Doncic has been one of the NBA's hottest players of late, with averages of 37.3 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists across his last three outings. Doncic will not only have to carry the scoring load Monday but he'll be forced to take on an even bigger load as a facilitator with Irving sidelined. In four prior games without Irving this season, Doncic averaged 28.8, 10.3 rebounds, and 12.5 assists. He dished double-digit assists in all four contests and produced two triple-doubles.
Doncic has double-digit assists in each of his last three games. Memphis has been one of the worst teams in the Association this season, surrendering the fourth-most rebounds and ranking middle-of-the-pack in points and assists allowed. Doncic played at Memphis on Oct. 30 with Irving out, and he posted a 35/12/12 triple-double. We'll bank on him staying hot Monday and going for a third triple-double in his last four outings.
NBA best bets made 12/10/2023 at 9:00 p.m. ET
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