ZT details his best player prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook for tonight’s game between the Spurs and the Suns.
In one of the last games on Sunday’s eight-game schedule, the San Antonio Spurs are headed to the desert to face the Phoenix Suns at the Mortgage Matchup Center. With some fun players stepping up for both squads lately, let’s sort through the player prop bets and find some good places to attack this Sunday night.
In the bigger picture, on DraftKings Sportsbook, the Suns are slight 2.5-point home favorites with the game total set at O/U 234.5 points.
Both teams have been pleasant surprises in the Western Conference, with much better results than they had last year, when they finished near the bottom of the conference. The Spurs are 11-4 and have won three straight and kept rolling despite the injuries to Victor Wembanyama (calf) and Stephon Castle (hip). On Sunday, they’ll face the Suns, who are 10-6 overall and 7-2 at home after they rallied past the Timberwolves on Friday in dramatic fashion to claim an important NBA Cup victory. Between these two teams trending up, this should be a fun way to wrap up a full wall-to-wall day of sports. Let’s take a look at my favorite player prop bets from this game.
Suns vs. Spurs Best Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
Dillon Brooks 25+ Points + Rebounds + Assists (-108)
In his first season for the Suns, Brooks has stepped into a large role, especially with Jalen Green (hamstring) and Grayson Allen (quad) sidelined. Both will remain out on Sunday, setting up Brooks to once again carry the load.
On the season, Brooks has averaged an impressive 21.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists for 26.3 PRA (points, rebounds and assists). He had 28 PRA on Friday against the Timberwolves with 41 PRA against the Hawks last Sunday and 33 PRA against the Pacers the game prior.
Brooks has gone over this PRA line in half of his 10 games this season and three of his last four, so I’ll take him to hit the over again on Sunday in what should be a relatively high-scoring matchup in Phoenix.
De’Aaron Fox over 7.5 assists (+115)
Fox missed the early part of the season, but he has stepped up in the last few games with Wemby and Castle out. He’s had at least 24 points in each of his last four games, but based on the odds, I prefer to attack Fox’s assist props instead.
Fox has handed out at least nine assists in three of those four games. He had 10 assists against the Warriors, 11 assists against the Kings and nine assists against the Hawks. He’ll only have to get eight assists to go over this prop line on Sunday, and I like his chances to do that in this matchup with the Suns, who have been a favorable matchup for point guards.
When he faced the Suns with the Spurs last February, he had seven assists, but he went over this total with 10 assists and eight assists in his two games against them with the Kings.
Devin Vassell under 16.5 points (-101)
Vassell has scored 16 points or fewer in 14 of his 15 games this season, with the only exception being against the Heat on Oct. 30, when he scored 17 points.
He has shown the ability to go off and carry the load but with De’Aaron Fox, Harrison Barnes, Julian Champagnie and Keldon Johnson all contributing this year, he doesn’t have to shoulder as much of the load, even with Castle and Wemby out.
Vassell has the potential to post a big number, but he hasn’t been able to do it as much this season, shooting just 40.7% from the field. That’s his lowest shooting percentage for a season since his rookie year in 2020-21.
Getting this under at even-money is good value on Sunday, especially since he hasn’t been quite as aggressive scoring this season and is averaging only 13.7 points per game.