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NBA Christmas action is right around the corner! We start the slate off in New York and Oklahoma City. Looking at the Spurs/Thunder contest, look for the finally healthy Spurs to create a close contest in what could be a Conference Finals preview between two Southern rivals.
In Los Angeles, Austin Reaves has a solid matchup against the Houston Rockets as he returns from injury. Check out our 3 best bets for the NBA's Christmas Day slate below. Best of luck, and Merry Christmas to you and yours!
San Antonio defeated OKC by 20 points at home on Tuesday behind Wemby and the incredible home fans. They look to continue this momentum into Oklahoma City for a Christmas Day rematch.
The Spurs are finally healthy with the backcourt of Fox/Harper/Castle, and Wembanyama chipping in valuable minutes. While the Thunder should come back and win this game, +9.5 is a high mark for a Spurs team that has won seven in a row with three 20+ point victories.
Their last loss came in Cleveland on December 5th, with Castle and Wemby inactive. Give me Mitch Johnson and the Spurs to roll on.
Cooper Flagg has cemented his place among the top wings in the association as we approach the new year. Flagg is averaging 24 PPG this month while finding ways to score at all three levels, the free-throw line, and truly making plays for his teammates, averaging 4.5 APG this month.
Although Dallas is 12-19, they are coming off a huge win over Denver while finally finding their offensive rhythm. The Mavs also haven’t lost a game by more than 8 points this month outside a blowout loss away in Oklahoma City. Give me Flagg and JKidd to create a close contest in The Bay.
AR15 missed three games for the Lakers and just came back for 22 minutes of game time in the Lakers' blowout loss Tuesday in Phoenix.
He scored 17 points in that matchup and will look to Christmas Day as a time to really continue his incredible scoring spree that he opened the season with.
Reaves averaged 32 PPG in October and 27 PPG in November, so this prop feels a bit low even with the guard coming back from injury. At home in Crypto, AR shoots 41% from downtown while averaging 27.7 PPG. Even with James now back, this is the best bet of Christmas Day.