NBA Player Prop Bets: Let's Have A (LaMelo) Ball For New Year's Eve

Dec 31, 2022

NBA Player Prop Bets (December 31, 2022)

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The last NBA slate of the 2022 calendar year is officially upon us, with 18 teams hitting the hardwood on Saturday. Of the nine games, eight of them tip off at 7 PM EST or later, so those will be the focus from a player prop standpoint. My three favorite player props for Saturday’s slate are outlined below.

As a side note, I want to extend a huge shoutout and thank you to my fellow NBA analyst Rick Camp, who stepped in and covered for me on Friday’s slate as myself and my family battled a bout with COVID-19. It’s always +EV to bet on a guy with an expanded role, and Rick proved that theory true again yesterday, so thank you, Rick!

Regarding the process behind the plays, the suite of tools that 4for4 offers are second-to-none. I use the NBA Splits Tool to break down injury impacts and lineup changes and the NBA Prop Stat Explorer to look at historical data for how the player performs relative to their prop and compare it to our in-house projection. Using these alongside the Player Prop Finder to shop for the best line, 4for4 truly makes betting on NBA player props a stress-free and fun process. With the shameless plug (that I am not specifically paid for!), let’s get into the props for today.