ZT details his best player prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for tonight’s game between the Rockets and the Mavericks.
The NBA has seven games lined up for Saturday, and the final game on the scoreboard is a Texas-sized matchup between the Rockets and the Mavericks in Dallas. Both teams are playing for the second night in a row, so be careful of the injury report, but with what we know at this point, let’s check out some fun player prop bets to consider from both sides of this matchup on DraftKings Sportsbook.
In the bigger picture, the Rockets are 8.5-point road favorites, with the game total set at O/U 224.5 points.
The Rockets blasted past the Suns on Friday night to improve to 15-5 on the season and 15-3 in their last 18 contests. The Mavericks lost to the Thunder to fall to 8-16 on the year, but they had won three straight before struggling on the road in Oklahoma City on Friday night.
In what should be one of the most entertaining matchups of the night, check out these player prop bets to play in Saturday night’s Lone Star State showdown.
Mavericks vs. Rockets Best Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
Amen Thompson 32+ Points + Rebounds + Assists (-107)
Thompson has started out the month of December strong with three straight games over this prop line. On Friday night, he had 31 points in just 32 minutes against the Suns and added four rebounds and one assist.
He had 20 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to go well over this prop line on Wednesday against the Kings, and he squeaked over it on Monday with 23 points, eight rebounds and three assists against the Jazz.
Thompson is averaging 30.1 PRA (points, rebounds and assists) per game on the season, and he is trending in the right direction coming into this favorable matchup against the depleted Mavericks backcourt. Dallas has been a very favorable matchup for opposing guards this season, and Thompson had 27 points, five rebounds and four assists in the first meeting between these teams this season, which the Rockets won, 110-102.
The injury report will be important to monitor to see who is in or out for the Rockets, but Thompson is definitely capable of picking up an additional workload if any of the rest of the rotation is resting on Saturday.
Anthony Davis under 14.5 rebounds + assists (-120)
Davis had only two points last night in a rough showing against the Thunder. He played 24 minutes but shot just 1-for-7 from the field. He had been much better scoring before that letdown, posting 32 points against the Nuggets and 17 points against the Heat in his previous two games.
While his scoring has been solid, his non-scoring numbers have been lower overall this season. He’s averaging 10.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists in his nine games, but he has finished under this total of rebounds and assists in seven of those nine contests.
He did go over this number of rebounds and assists in those two strong games against the Heat and Nuggets, but he could be somewhat limited on the second night of a back-to-back, so even if his scoring bounces back, I think he has a good chance of staying under this prop line of rebounds and assists.
Aaron Holiday over 9.5 points (-105)
The Rockets have been giving Holiday more run off the bench in the last 10 games, and the veteran point guard has been a solid source of points in the second unit. In his last 10 games, he has averaged 11.3 points per game in 21.6 minutes per contest.
He had 10 points in 29 minutes against the Suns, which was enough to push him past this prop line for the eighth time in those 10 games. He had only one point in one of the games during those 10 contests, but other than that he has been within a shot of going over this prop in every contest.
If the Rockets rest anyone for the game or even try to get anyone lighter minutes if the game gets lopsided, Holiday could be one of the top fill-in options, making him a nice play at this price to get at least 10 points.
Bonus Parlay Pick: Max Christie over 1.5 3PM (-147)
If you’re looking for a fourth leg for your Same Game Parlay or SGPx, it’s time to take it to the Max by backing Christie to hit multiple three-pointers. While he has been a little less involved since Ryan Nembhard joined the lineup, Christie has still hit multiple threes in three straight games and in seven of his last nine contests, averaging 2.6 three-pointers per game.
If you add in Christie’s 3PM to the other picks in this post, the SGP checks in at a juicy +1000 for Saturday night’s contest.
