Expert NBA Picks and Player Props: Best NBA Bets Today Dec. 8

Written By Blaise Bourgeois | Published at December 8, 2025

Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio Spurs — Oct 13, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward/guard Keldon Johnson (3) and forward/center Victor Wembanyama (1) celebrate a made basket in the second half against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

With three juicy games across the NBA's Monday slate, there's plenty of action on our favorite sports betting apps. With five NHL contests and Monday Night Football, there are plenty of sportsbook promos that you can take advantage of.

Here are our best NBA bets today, including game lines, NBA player props, and a saucy NBA parlay pick.

NBA Game Lines

Sacramento Kings @ Indiana Pacers -3.5 (-114)

🏀 Odds via FanDuel 📈

Nobody's going to be rushing to watch this game between two teams with a combined record of 11-35 through the first third of the regular season.

Despite miserable records on both sides of the court, both teams are dealing with serious injuries to some of their best players and still have a ton of talent on the floor.

Both teams are on the up since having horrible starts to the year. The Kings are 3-4 in their last seven, while the Pacers are enjoying a 3-2 clip after starting 2-16.

The Pacers are a much better team at home than on the road. They've had a few days to rest while the Kings are flying in from Miami after last night's impressive win over the Heat. As a result, we like Indiana to roll tonight.

San Antonio Spurs -9.5 (-110) @ New Orleans Pelicans

🏀 Odds via Caesars Sportsbook 📈

After being out for the last nine games, Stephon Castle is back and should immediately replace Julian Champagnie in the starting lineup. Castle has been absolutely brilliant in his second season in the league, averaging 17.3ppg, 7.5 apg, and 5.8rpg while shooting nearly 50% from the field.

Back when the Spurs played the Pelicans the first time, they won 126-119, though they allowed Trey Murphy III to score 41 points. Thankfully for San Antonio, the Pelicans do not have much offensive talent, as evidenced by their 18-point loss to Brooklyn (of all teams) over the weekend.

They'll do a much better job containing Murphy this time around, especially since the Pelicans don't have Dejounte Murray, Jordan Poole, or Zion Williamson. The Spurs should steamroll New Orleans tonight.

Phoenix Suns @ Minnesota Timberwolves -9.5 (-115)

🏀 Odds via Caesars Sportsbook 📈

With Devin Booker, Isaiah Livers, and Jalen Green out and Dillon Brooks questionable to play, we have no doubt a fully healthy Minnesota Timberwolves team should absolutely spank the Suns at home tonight.

The Suns beat Minnesota by a single point in NBA Cup action earlier in the season, and we fully believe the T-Wolves will use that as motivation to go nuts in this revenge game.

Minnesota are 8-3 at home, while Phoenix are 5-6 on the road. The T-Wolves are winners of five straight as well. All signs point towards a blowout win tonight.

NBA Player Props

Trey Murphy III Under 22.5 Points (-115)

🏀 Odds via DraftKings 📈

As we mentioned above, Trey Murphy III bombarded the Spurs for 41 points in their first meeting of the season. This time around, the Pelicans don't have any stars around him, and San Antonio's main focus will be slowing him down.

With so much attention on Murphy tonight, I can't see him having that big of a game. Take the under.

Pascal Siakim Over 25.5 Points (-102)

🏀 Odds via FanDuel 📈

Siakim is really on a tear as of late, scoring 20+ points in 10 of his last 11 games, going for at least 23 points in each of his last five.

Coming off one of his best games of the season, a 36-point, 10-rebound showcase game against Chicago, we expect Siakim to follow that performance up with another masterpiece against the exhausted Kings tonight.

Russell Westbrook Double-Double (+190)

🏀 Odds via FanDuel 📈

At age 37, Russell Westbrook really is proving to be timeless. He's either achieved or flirted with at least a double-double in the large majority of his starts this season. In fact, he's racked up eight double-doubles and three triple-doubles this season.

We think that Westbrook has the potential to do a lot of damage in garbage time today, assuming the Pacers blow the Kings out as we expect.