Two of the game's most electrifying big men, Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama, headline Saturday's NBA prop bets.
Tonight's NBA prop narrative: Jokic and Wembanyama currently sit second and fourth on the MVP odds board after strong starts to the season. I'm backing the former to fill the basket against the Indiana Pacers and the latter to rack up rebounds against the New Orleans Pelicans.
Check out my favourite NBA prop picks for Nov. 8, featuring a pick on Los Angeles Lakers guard Jake LaRavia.
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NBA prop picks Nov. 8
Best bet: Jokic over 26.5 points (-117)
Jokic isn't like most superstars.
He requires very few maintenance days and rarely sits on back-to-backs.
And, most importantly for this wager, his production doesn't dip when playing a second game in a row — in fact, it improves. Check out his numbers from last season:
- No rest (12 GP): 33.9 PPG, 69.7 TS%, 32.3% usage rate
- 1 day rest (41 GP): 28.5 PPG, 64.4 TS%, 29.5% usage rate
- 2 days rest (9 GP): 26.4 PPG, 69.3 TS%, 25.6% usage rate
The Denver Nuggets' lead man takes a bigger role when his team is tired, and tonight should be no different.
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Jokic scored 25 points in 28 minutes yesterday on a hyper-efficient 12-of-15 shooting. That brought his November FG rate up to an absurd 69.1%.
Indiana is suffering a next-level NBA Finals hangover, starting the season 1-7 with the fourth-worst net rating (-8.3) in the league.
The Pacers have been ravaged by injuries, to be fair, but I doubt Jokic cares about that.
Key stat: Jokic is averaging 31.0 PPG this month.
Today's best NBA prop bets
Wembanyama over 11.5 rebounds (+105): Wembanyama came out of the gates flying, averaging 30.2 points and 14.6 rebounds through five games in October.
November hasn't been as pretty (16.7 PPG, 8.3 RPG, 0-3 vs. this line), but he should bounce back tonight.
-> Bet on Wembanyama to clear his rebounding total
The French phenom is still playing big minutes and has a size advantage unlike anyone in basketball. Standing at 7-foot-4, he should decimate a Pelicans front court missing Zion Williamson and Yves Missi.
New Orleans ranks 29th in rebounding rate (47.1%) so far.
LaRavia 2+ threes (-104): Austin Reaves and Gabe Vincent are out tonight, meaning LaRavia will step into the starting shooting guard position.
The 24-year-old is shooting 40.6% from deep this year, and is playing a healthy 36.3 minutes per game this month.
LaRavia and the Lakers take on an Atlanta Hawks team with the second-best 3-point defence in basketball. This isn't an easy matchup, but I'm banking on opportunities.
Luka Doncic has taken 11 threes in consecutive games and should stretch the floor for LaRavia.
NBA prop picks made at 10:48 a.m. ET on 11/08/2025.
