Sunday presents a seven-game NBA slate and below are three of my favorite NBA player prop picks on DraftKings Sportsbook for Sunday’s slate.
Top NBA prop bet picks
Derrick White O 17.5 Points (-112)
After a rough start to his season as a shooter, White is starting to round into form. In his last three starts, White has scored 21, 18 and 20 points while shooting 41% from the field and 39% on three-pointers. Prior to this, the guard was shooting just 33% from the field and 26% from beyond the arc in his first 10 starts of the season.
White hasn’t played since Wednesday night and after a few days of much-needed rest, he is at home and facing a struggling Clippers team that ranks 23rd in defensive rating. Furthermore, Los Angeles is allowing the third-most made three-pointers per game this season (15.0).
White’s improved play should continue in this juicy spot and he should surpass 17.5 points for the third straight game.
Stephen Curry O 27.5 Points (-112)
The Warriors just went into San Antonio and beat the Spurs in back-to-back games, thanks to some heroics from Curry. The sharpshooter lit San Antonio’s No. 6-rated defense up for 46 and 49 points in these contests and the main reason for the big uptick in Curry’s production was Jonathan Kuminga (knee) getting hurt. The forward exited the first game of this mini series after just 12 minutes and then he was inactive for the second contest.
Kuminga is a high-usage player and with him off the floor this season, Curry’s usage rises a team-high 4.5 percentage points to 38.8% and he is averaging an absurd 1.3 PPM. As a result, Curry is averaging a whopping 47.3 points per 36 minutes with Kuminga off the court this season.
Kuminga will remain out tonight and the Warriors are facing a Pelicans team that ranks 28th in defensive rating. Curry should cruise past 27.5 points in this situation and betting up the ladder with him is a very viable move tonight.
Mark Williams U 13.5 Points (-122)
Williams has struggled as a scorer this season, averaging just 11.7 PPG with a modest 16.3% usage rate. The center has fallen short of 13.5 points in seven of his 11 starts and he is in a terrible spot tonight vs. the Hawks.
Trae Young (hamstring) will miss his eighth consecutive game and with the defensively inept guard sidelined, Atlanta ranks second in defensive rating and is giving up the fourth-fewest points in the paint, which is bad news for Williams.
This season, 74% of his points have come in the painted area and Williams staying under 13.5 points in this bad matchup is likely.
