Top NBA Prop Picks for Wednesday

There’s a massive slate of NBA games on Wednesday, which means a bundle of opportunities to make money. Let's look into Wednesday's top NBA player prop picks.

Wednesday features a great matchup for one of the league’s best players, who has the chance to go up against one of the league’s worst interior defenses.

It should also be a friendly night for two players who aren’t normally looked to for a ton of offensive production, but who should be in line for increased usage in a good matchup.

Here are my top prop picks for Wednesday’s NBA schedule (odds via BetMGM; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).

Top NBA Prop Picks

Joel Embiid Over 23.5 points (-115) ?????Kevin Huerter Over 11.5 points (-130) ???Gary Harris Over 9.5 points (-105) ?????

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Top NBA Prop Predictions

Embiid Over 23.5 points (-115)

Embiid’s points total is easy to attack given he’s coming off a 16-point performance against the Orlando Magic on Monday that allows us a chance to buy low. It's a great value line to start our NBA prop picks for Wednesday's schedule.

This guy is perhaps the most prolific scorer in the game today, and he's just one game removed from going for 42 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves in his first game back from injury.

The Boston Celtics are 25th in field goal percentage in the restricted area and should offer little resistance against Embiid. They’re also allowing a point per play on post-ups, for good measure.

Boston simply does not have the size or the defensive personnel to keep a scorer this good off the board down low. The usage and minutes for Embiid should not be in question, either. He has seen at least 32.9% usage in his last two games and will be locked into 30-plus minutes on Wednesday.

Huerter Over 11.5 points (-130)

This is another great buy-low spot. Atlanta Hawks SF Bogdan Bogdanovic (foot) and SF De’Andre Hunter (wrist) have already been ruled out; SF Cam Reddish (wrist) is listed as questionable. Huerter has really been picking up the slack ever since Atlanta began to deal with injuries on the wings. He played 29 or more minutes in seven of the last 10 games.

Huerter is coming off a couple of tough shooting nights. However, he had gone for double-digit points in five of six games prior to this mini-slump. The Indiana Pacers have graded out as a very average defensive this year and are allowing a decent 33.0% of shots to fall from 3-point range.

The minutes are going to be there, and the matchup is good enough. Back Huerter Over 11.5 points in our NBA prop picks.

Harris Over 9.5 points (-105)

There’s nothing better than revenge, and Harris should enjoy some of that sweet vengeance on Wednesday night against his former team. He went Over this total in three of his last four games and has seen no fewer than 27 minutes in any game over that span. Now, with PG Jalen Suggs out of the lineup, he should be looked to for a little bit more in the scoring department. He's coming off a 16-point outing against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.

The Denver Nuggets have been terrible on defense lately with a 123.4 efficiency rating in the last five games. This will be a pace-up game for them with the Magic ranking 23rd in that regard in the same span. There should be more than enough opportunities for Harris to cash this NBA prop pick.

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NBA prop picks made on 12/01/2021 at 12:30 p.m. ET.