Best NBA Bets Today: Free Picks & Player Props for Tuesday, December 16

Looking for the best NBA bets tonight? RotoWire's experts offer their top player props for Tuesday's NBA Cup Finals matchup between the Knicks and Spurs.
Best NBA Bets Today: Free Picks & Player Props for Tuesday, December 16

Looking for the best NBA bets for Tuesday's NBA Cup? RotoWire's experts have you covered with four player props.

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Best NBA Bets Today

OG Anunoby 2+ steals (-128) 

DraftKings, 3:00 PM CT

Kirien Sprecher: Stephon Castle has been fantastic this season, but turnovers have been an issue, averaging 4.1 per game. De'Aaron Fox is also averaging a career high in turnovers (3.2 a night), and Victor Wembanyama was a bit rusty in his return, coughing the ball up five times. I think this game will have a playoff vibe. That means fewer whistles and more freedom defensively for guys like Anunoby, who has multiple steals in three straight appearances and is averaging a career-high 1.9 per game. 

Stephon Castle 5+ assists (-241)

DraftKings, 3:10 PM CT

Kirien Sprecher: Castle has failed to record at least five assists only three times this season. One of those instances came against the Thunder during the NBA Cup Semifinals on Saturday. Before that, he'd reached this plateau in every appearance since Oct. 27. I think Saturday's outing was an outlier. The Thunder are historically good defensively, creating weird matchups and looks for opposing playmakers. I'm also not worried about Castle having less usage now that the Spurs are at full strength. Wemby will likely remain on a minutes restriction, and the Knicks don't have a ton of height, which should allow Mitch Johnson to play multiple guards at the same time. 

Knicks/Spurs over 233.5 (-110) but under 117.5 (-108) in the first half

DraftKings, 3:15 PM CT

Kirien Sprecher: I know I said I expect this game to have a playoff vibe, which inherently means fewer points scored. However, I also think it will be extremely tight down the stretch, which means tons of timeouts and extra free throws in crunch time. I also believe that both head coaches will use the first half as a litmus test -- these teams have yet to match up this season -- and run their usual stuff before making the necessary adjustments to attack each other's weaknesses in the second half. 

Dylan Harper O10.5 PTS (-118)

DraftKings, 3:45 PM CT

Nick Whalen: Harper comes off the bench and typically only sees 20-to-25 minutes, but when he's on the floor, he's an extremely high-usage player, posting a 29% usage rate over his last seven games and hovering around 27% USG for the season. He's taken double-digit field goal attempts in seven straight games while getting to the line 3.4 times per game in that span.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Kirien Sprecher is a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate who has covered the NBA, NFL and MLB for RotoWire since early 2021. In his free time, Kirien is probably arguing a foul call during a pickup basketball game at a local rec center.
Now in his 10th year with the company, Nick is RotoWire's Senior Media Analyst, a position he took on after several years as the Head of Basketball Content. A multi-time FSGA and FSWA award winner, Nick co-hosts RotoWire's flagship show on Sirius XM Fantasy alongside Jeff Erickson, as well as The RotoWire NBA Show on Sirius XM NBA with Alex Barutha. He also co-hosts RotoWire's Football and Basketball podcasts. You can catch Nick's NBA and NFL analysis on VSiN and DraftKings, as well as RotoWire's various social and video channels. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @wha1en.
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