WagerTalk, the largest picks<\/a> site online, offers NBA FREE PICKS<\/a> every day, as well as cheap premium paid NBA picks<\/a> from expert professional handicappers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andrew Nembhard has thrived without Bennedict Mathurin in the court as he’s covered this line in 8\/11 games including 6\/7 games against teams that ran below top 10 in defensive rating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nembhard has been shooting the lights out in January as he’s shot 50% from the field and 43% from long distance in seven games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Now Nembhard faces a Philadelphia 76ers defense that has allowed the 5th most points to opposing ballhandlers and the 6th most assists overall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Recently we have seen pick-&-roll ballhandlers like Nembhard thrive against Philadelphia including Donovan Mitchell (44 PA), Immanuel Quickley (27), Desmond Bane (28), Bub Carrington (25) and Jamal Shead (28). <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nembhard landed on 25 PA against the 76ers on December 12th, but Mathurin played 30 minutes in that game and Nembhard shot only 6-15 from the field while converting only 7 of 14 potential assists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This is the perfect matchup for Nembhard, and the Pacers should be looking to keep up late in the game as -7.5-point underdogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ausar Thompson has covered this line in 5 of his last 6 games and 64% of his games on the season while averaging 5.8 rebounds per game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the last five games, Thompson’s rebounding average shoots up to 6.2 per game including a 7-rebound effort in his last game against the Indiana Pacers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Now Thompson faces a Boston Celtics team that he has logged 6+ rebounds against in four straight games including three games during the 2025 campaign with 6, 8 and 12 boards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Celtics are a strong rebounding team, but small forward is the one position that has seen success as they rank 20th with 8.2 per game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Thompson has been even better at cleaning the glass at home with 6+ rebounds in 71% of his games while averaging 6.3 rebounds per game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Pistons are only favored by -3.5 points so we should avoid a blowout, and the books are expecting plenty of missed shots with a total set at 224.5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>\n SPECIAL OFFER FOR FIRST TIME SUBSCRIBERS<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Expert NBA Player Props for Monday: Andrew Nembhard Indiana Pacers OVER 25.5 Points + Assists (-110)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Expert NBA Player Props for Monday: Ausar Thompson Detroit Pistons OVER 5.5 Rebounds (-102)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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