Best NBA Prop Bets Today: Anfernee Simons and Davion Mitchell in Elite Assist Spots (November 2)

Anfernee Simons o5.5 Assists (+115)

No Dame for Portland again tonight, and it is a pretty fun matchup that will be a good game to watch. Memphis’ defense has been absolutely horrible to start the year. They are allowing 121 points per game, and allowing 27.71 assists per game with 8 per-game specifically to PG’s. Without Damian Lillard in Portland’s last game, Simons was tied for the league lead in potential assists at 17. His teammates only need to shoot around 40% if he has only 15 potential assists this game, against a horrible defense. With the lack of defense Memphis has been playing, and the raw volume of passes and potential assists, you can be confident that Simons is in a great spot today.

Davion Mitchell o4.5 Assists (-165)

No De’Aaron Fox tonight for the Kings, and Mitchell thrives when he’s out. I personally played this line at over 5.5 assists (+116), but for the parlay you can stick to 4.5. In 19 games last year without Fox, Mitchell averaged 7.2 assists, and the last 10 games of the year he averaged 10 assists per game. The Kings face a Miami team whose defense hasn’t lived up to expectations to start the season. The Heat are middle of the pack in terms of points allowed, and give up above average assists per game. Mitchell only had 5 potential assists last game, but that doesn’t bother me. In 31 minutes he made 65 passes and received over 70 passes. Mitchell should see 35+ minutes if they mirros last year’s so he’ll have have plenty of opportunities.