NBA DFS Prop Picks for PrizePicks: Thursday, December 16th

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Single Stat NBA Totals

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Chris Paul OVER 9.5 Assists - I'll start today's props with the "point gods" assist prop. Vegas has this number at -150 right now, so we very well could see this move to 10.5 shortly. CP3 has hit this number in just three of his last five, but he's cashed it in seven of his last 10 and at a 67% clip on the season. The Wizards rank 9th in point guard efficiency but allow +0.6 assists over the league average to point guards on the season. My early numbers have Paul at 10.2 assists, so we're getting decent value on this now. 

Alec Burks OVER 2.5 Assists - Burks has played well for the Knicks this season and has been hitting this number at a decent rate. While he's only cashed this number at a 44% clip on the year, he's hit it in three of his last five and seven of his last ten. The Rockets are solid at keeping shooting guards and small forwards from picking up assists, but my early projections have Burks projected for three assists even, so there's decent value here. With Houston banged up and on a back-to-back, I have to think that Burks hits this number early on in what should be a blowout. 

Jae Crowder OVER 4.5 Rebounds - Back to the Suns on this one, Crowder has hit this number in four of his last five and seven of his last ten, as well as at a 59% clip on the season. Crowder has been lining up at the four for Phoenix this season, and the Wizards struggle there coming into this one 27th in power forward efficiency. They've been relatively solid at preventing PF rebounds though, allowing -0.3 rebounds under average on the year. However, my early projections have Crowder grabbing 5.9 boards in this one, so there's really solid value here.

Other Recommendations - Cade Cunningham OVER 4.5 Assists, Saddiq Bey OVER 13.5 Points, Derrick Rose OVER 1.5 Three-Pointers Made

Overall recommendation for this play: FLEX

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