In tonight's six-game slate, there are plenty of prop angles to go around.
We highlight Spida Mitchell to continue his hot scoring run, back Bradley Beal to stuff the stat sheet against Utah, and spot some value on an impressive rookie crashing the boards.
Read more in our NBA prop picks for Saturday, December 18, as we bank on some of the NBA's best to do their thing.
NBA player props for December 18
- Mitchell Over 24.5 points (-115)
- Giddey Over 6.5 rebounds (+115)
- Beal Over 27.5 points + assists (-115)
Picks made on 12/18/2021 at 3:30 p.m. ET.
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Today’s best NBA player props
Scoring Like Spida
The Jazz have been absolutely rolling as of late. They were winners of eight in a row before losing to the Spurs last night, in large part to their star Donovan Mitchell. Over his last eight games, Spida Mitchell has averaged 29.9 points per game on 54% shooting from the field.
He enters tonight's matchup with Washington with a points total prop of 24.5, a number he's surpassed in seven of his last eight games, including 28 against these same Wizards just a week ago.
Expect more of the same from Mitchell tonight and back him to reach 25.
Pick: Donovan Mitchell Over 24.5 points (-115 at DraftKings)
Get Giddey With It
Josh Giddey has been one of the more impressive rookies this year and has been lingering in the Rookie of the Year discussion. We've bet him a handful of times in the PRA market, but today, we're singling in on rebounds.
He's on the board at 6.5, but at plus-money (+115). He averages a hair under seven rebounds per game on the season (6.8) but has gone Over this 6.5 number in 10 of his last 13 contests, averaging 7.2 per game in that span.
Tonight, he's up against the Los Angeles Clippers, who rank 22nd in rebounding percentage and could be without Paul George and Nicolas Batum.
At plus-money, this is too good to pass up.
Pick: Josh Giddey Over 6.5 rebounds (+115 at FanDuel)
Book It With Beal
The Wizards have definitely come back to Earth from their strong early-season start. They've now lost four in a row are 15-15 on the season. What's not lost, though, is Bradley Beal's play.
Though on a much more well-rounded team, Beal remains a Top-10 usage player. Tonight, we're looking at his points + assists prop, which is on the board at 27.5. Beal has cleared this number in five of his last six, with totals of 38, 28, 35, 31 and 29 which came against the Jazz a week ago. Not to mention, this is a number he can clear with scoring alone.
The Jazz have a strong defense but are on the second night of a back-to-back. Expect the Wizards to play them much tighter than a week ago and Bradley Beal to benefit.
Pick: Bradley Beal Over 27.5 points + assists (-115 at William Hill)
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