Our Best Bets for December 31
There are nine NBA games on the betting board this New Year's Eve. I'm backing an under-the-radar Spurs rookie. I am fading Charlotte's Terry Rozier and expecting some miscues from Kevin Porter Jr.
Our Best Bets for December 31 are made on 12/31/2022 at 12:15 p.m. ET.
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Terry Rozier is averaging 19.9 points per game, but with LaMelo Ball back in the lineup he has seen his production decrease. Kelly Oubre is out with a hand injury today. Charlotte has other capable scorers including Gordan Hayward and PJ Washington. Rozer has scored fewer than 20 points in five of his last six games.
Kevin Porter Jr. is second on the team with 19.3 ppg and leads the squad with 5.8 apg. He also averages 3.7 turnovers per game, which is the fifth-worst number in the NBA. The Knicks don't do a great job of pressuring opposing ball handlers. Porter has had at least four turnovers in nine of 14 games this month.
Dallas Mavericks are on a five-game winning streak. They beat the Rockets on Thursday. The Mavs rank last in the league in rebounding rate. Jeremy Sochan, a 19-year-old rookie, was drafted ninth overall in 2022 draft. He has at least seven rebounds in four of his last six games and is averaging 7.3 rpg over that span.
