Best NBA Player Prop Bets 12/18/25

We’re back today with another exciting NBA slate featuring some of our favorite matchups here at Basketball Forever. With the help of advanced simulations and machine learning, our Basketball Forever bot has run thousands of simulations on every game to expertly pinpoint our best player prop bets for tonight.

1. LEBRON JAMES OVER 7.5 TOTAL ASSISTS (+110)

Odds: +110Probability: 56.8%Projection: 8.7Edge: 9.2%Game: Lakers vs Jazz (9PM EST)

The best player bet our Basketball Forever betting bot has uncovered for today’s NBA slate takes us to Utah where the Lakers vs Jazz play tonight. In this game, our Basketball Forever betting bot narrowed down LeBron James in the total assists made prop market. So far this season, LeBron is averaging 7.2 assists per game. When matched up with the Jazz in their last matchup, LeBron was able to exceed this particular number, racking up a total of 10 assists against the Jazz.

Our model recommends placing a wager on LeBron James Over 7.5 Total Assists Made at +110 odds and an attractive 9.2% edge, making this our best player bet of the day.

2. COLLIN GILLESPIE OVER 2.5 3-POINTERS MADE (+121)

Odds: +121Probability: 53.5%Projection: 2.8Edge: 8.3%Game: Warriors vs Suns (9PM EST)

The next NBA player prop bet our betting bot recommends playing comes in the Warriors vs Suns game, with Collin Gillespie showing value in the total 3-pointers made prop market.

So far this season Gillespie has been slinging the ball from the arch well. Throughout his last 5 matchups, Gillespie has been able to cover this number in 2/5 of his most recent matchups, showing 2/0/3/1/8 3PM in each. In their first matchup against the Warriors Gillespie was able to finish the game with 2 3PM, falling one short from covering. With our model projecting Gillespie to finish with 2.8 3PM, we believe this is a solid wager to have for tonight’s NBA slate.

The Basketball Forever betting bot predicts Collin Gillespie Over 2.5 3-Pointers Made in tonight’s game, which gives us a 9.2% edge on the +121 odds.

3. SCOTTIE BARNES OVER 5.5 TOTAL ASSISTS (+115)

Odds: +115Probability: 52.6%Projection: 6Edge: 6.1%Game: Raptors vs Bucks (8PM EST)

According to our model, the last best player prop bet for today’s NBA slate takes place in the Raptors vs Bucks game, with Scottie Barnes showing value in the total assists made prop market.

So far over the course of the 25/26 season, Barnes was able to average a total of 5.3 assists per game. Throughout his last 5 matchups, Scottie has covered this particular number in 3/5 games, showing 6/4/8/5/9 assists in each matchup. With our model projecting Barnes to finish tonight’s game with a total of 6 assists made, we have a high degree of confidence in this particular wager.

Our Basketball Forever betting bot recommends placing a wager on Scottie Barnes Over 5.5 Total Assists, with an edge of 6.1% at +115 odds.

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