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NBA Props for Thursday Nov. 16: Light slate, but heavy on the action

By Matt Wiesenfeld | Last updated 11/16/23

Once again we lost a play last night. Kyrie Irving did not play for the Mavs and given it was Tim Hardaway who led them in scoring not Luka Doncic, maybe we were robbed. Maybe!

Nevertheless, it was another winning day with a 2-1 record overall.

Tonight it is a typical Thursday with just a couple of games on the schedule: Brooklyn at Miami and Oklahoma City against shorthanded Golden State.

Let's pluck out some winners.

Results to Date: 22-28, +97 Units (so close to 100 units ... again)

NBA Props for Thursday, November 16

Dennis Smith Jr. Over 2.5 Rebounds (+140)

Who? What? Smith is a reserve guard, but he is averaging about 20 mpg. He has a bit less competition with Cam Thomas out and has been effective in giving the second unit some energy. He has at least three rebounds in his last three games too, making this a great payoff for a fairly normal occurrence.

Spencer Dinwiddie 18+ Points (+170) Alt Line

Dinwiddie has had a sneaky productive career. He scored 28 points in his last game and the matchup against Miami (primarily Kyle Lowry) is a good one for him to have another high-scoring game. Maybe not that high but he can be very effective. He is shooting it as well from deep this season as he ever has.

Andrew Wiggins 18+ Points (+175) Alt line

Wiggins is not off to a good start, but other than Steph Curry, nobody on the Warriors is. Curry is out tonight and so is Draymond Green so they are going to be leaning on Wiggins even more than ever. Oklahoma City has a strong wing defender in Lu Dort but I think he might spend more time on the ball to make sure that Chris Paul does not dice up the Thunder too much. Wiggins has lots of appealing alt lines tonight but I went with points.

Jalen Williams Over 1.5 Three Pointers +180

When these teams met earlier in the month Williams did not attempt a three. He did shred the Warriors inside the arc shooting 8 for 12. In five games since he has twice made more than one three-pointer in a game and I think Golden State will be more inclined to have him prove he can make an outside shot and sag off SGA, who missed that game. That price is hard to beat.

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