NBA Christmas Day Best Bets
Written by: Varun Sharma
Last Update: Mon Dec 25, 2023, 3:20 pm ET
Read Time: 3 minutes
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MERRY CHRISTMAS. HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
It's finally here, we've got NBA Christmas Day Games. It's gotta be one of my favorite parts of the holiday season, a full day of NBA games to bet on.
I hope everyone's waking up to a beautiful, family filled, Christmas this morning. So without wasting anymore time, let's talk about some Christmas Day winners.
J. Tatum o28.5 Points (-110) via Bovada
Jayson Tatum on Christmas Day, something just tells me that's the narrative for tonight. This will be JT's seventh straight Christmas Day game, but first against a West Coast opponent.
Tatum is averaging 26.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game this season.
His road numbers jump slightly, averaging 27.8 points per game, while shooting 2% better from the field and from deep.
Tatum was almost drafted by the Lakers, his favorite player is the the late Kobe Bryant (RIP). Games here in Los Angeles mean that much more to Tatum, and now he's doing it on Christmas Day.
JT's played in Los Angeles, 12 times in his career; between both the Clippers and Lakers. He's hit this line in 7 of those 12 games; in games he's played 30+ minutes he's hit this mark in 7 of 10.
He loves showing up at the Staples Center (Crypto.com Arena), and today on Christmas Day, it should be no different.
J. Tatum o28.5 Points (-110) via Bovada
Sprinkle: J. Tatum 35+ Points (+280) | J. Tatum 40+ Points (+800)
D. Booker o30.5 Points (-110) via Bovada
Devin Booker and the Suns enter tonight's game having lost 8 of their last 11 games. They've struggled to find rhythm and have yet to get their big three on the court together for any significant time.
Booker has been good this year, but he's had his share of struggles over this 11 game span. Booker's only cleared this line three times in that time frame, including four straight unders.
The Mavericks rank 22nd in opponents points per game, allowing 118.9 per game. They rank 16th against point guards, and 20th against shooting guards.
With no real shot blocking threat in the paint, the Mavericks rank 26th in opponent points in the paint; exactly where Booker does so much of his work.
And lastly, let's not forget about the bad blood between these teams. Booker would love nothing more than to drop a 40 bomb right on Luka's head.
D. Booker o30.5 Points (-110) via Bovada
Sprinkle: D. Booker 35+ (+180) | D. Booker 40+ (+400)
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