Welcome to our Sleeper NBA DFS prop picks for Wednesday, December 27. Only six games on Wednesday with the last two games of the night being out-of-conference matchups between Knicks-Thunder and Cavaliers-Mavericks. While the Pistons have all but stolen the mid-season narrative, believe it or not there are still 29 other teams playing. The losing streak has absorbed all the attention and until Detroit wins a game, every time they take the court the world will be watching…even if the fans aren’t.
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NBA DFS Props - Over/Under Picks for Wednesday, December 27
Daniel Gafford OVER 7.5 Rebounds
The game log isn’t doing Daniel Gafford any favors, but it seems that the only time he goes lower on this type of line is in blowouts. Based on the games that he was held below eight rebounds, it consists of teams that generally focus on boxing out and limiting paint-dominating big men anyway. Not that the Raptors struggle to do so, but they conveniently lack the size and strength that’s needed to keep Gafford off the glass.
The Wizards keep losing and their shooters keep shooting. Not a great combination, but keeping up the pace of the game is what we are aiming for. There won’t be a ton of three-point attempts this game, so there’s reason to expect more activity on the offensive glass and more opportunities to turn 50/50 balls into easy rebounds.
Jalen Green OVER 17.5 Points
Not a huge fan of this bet only because Jalen Green is the definition of a streaky shooter. The past two games have looked incredibly bad for his future outlook and the fact he barely played more than 20 minutes in each of those two games is a very telling sign. The Rockets are going to put emphasis on defense if Green isn’t hitting his shot and he hasn’t scored over 20 points since December 8.
The Suns have underwhelmed for most of this season due to injuries or just inconsistent play and their defense is slightly inflated in their ability to limit opposing teams. Their defense isn’t bad, but teams score less, rebound less, and assist less when playing Phoenix so defense is likely be the tale of the tape again tonight.
Chris Boucher OVER 5.5 Points + Assists
There’s going to be risk with the amount of total minutes Chris Boucher is receiving, but playing the Wizards offers more than enough reasons to why he may see some extra usage tonight. The Wizards' bench situation isn’t just bad, it’s arguably one of the biggest explanations for why Washington gives up so many points to opposing teams. Boucher only needs six and the assists offer a nice, albeit minuscule, buffer since you are basically investing in his offense tonight.
This might just be writer’s fallacy, but since Boucher is a stretch and prefers to either shoot the three or finish at the rim, just needing three total buckets makes this extremely accessible. Extra minutes or not, Boucher shoots when he gets in and he will get a few extra opportunities playing such an exploitable defense.
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