Christmas NBA Betting, DFS Cheat Sheet

LeBron. Steph. Durant. Giannis. Harden.

The stars are all out on Christmas Day, and the wonderful NBA slate spans from noon to 10:30 p.m. ET. What's better than a full day of presents, (spiked) eggnog and NBA betting?

To get you fully prepared, here's a cheat sheet of everything you need to know, from game-by-game breakdowns to notable betting trends to DFS plays.

Stay up to date on the latest line moves with our live odds page and download The Action Network app to see our experts' picks.

Christmas Day Betting Previews

Our experts offer their favorite bets plus break down the betting market, injuries, matchups, trends and more for every Christmas game.

• 12 p.m. ET:Milwaukee Bucks (-9.5) at New York Knicks
• 3 p.m. ET:Oklahoma City Thunder (-1.5) at Houston Rockets
• 5:30 p.m. ET:Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics (-4.5)
• 8 p.m. ET:Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors (-9)
• 10:30 p.m. ET:Portland Trail Blazers at Utah Jazz (-6.5)

What Our Experts Are Betting 

• Our Staff's Favorite Christmas Day Bets
• Moore: LeBron and the Lakers Don’t Have Enough Firepower to Cover +9
• Moore: Will Russell Westbrook Log a Triple-Double vs. Houston on Christmas?
• Moore: Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Christmas Day Points Prop vs. Knicks Is a Nail-Biter
• Best Christmas Day NBA Player Props: Betting Lonzo Ball vs. Warriors, More

Christmas Day Contest

Since you'll be watching — and most certainly betting — Christmas Day NBA games, we’re throwing a big prop contest together and giving away $1,000 to the winner.

• Enter Our FREE Christmas NBA Props Contest
• Wob and Moore: NBA Christmas Prop Picks for Our $1,000 Contest

Betting Trends, Tips, News + More

• NBA Christmas Injury Report: Betting, DFS Impact of Chris Paul, JaVale McGee Injuries
• 3 Profitable Strategies for Betting NBA Christmas Day Games
• NBA Christmas Unders: Oddsmakers Weigh In On Holiday’s Hottest Betting Trend
• Notable Spread, Over/Under Betting Trends for Every Christmas Day Team
• Projected NBA Starting Lineups and Injury News: Christmas Day Slate
• Bucks-Knicks Line Movement Tracker
• Thunder-Rockets Line Movement Tracker
• 76ers-Celtics Line Movement Tracker
• Lakers-Warriors Line Movement Tracker
• Blazers-Jazz Line Movement Tracker

Listen To This Podcast

Before the Christmas slate begins, check out our big podcast preview from Bryan Mears, Peter Jennings and Justin Phan.

• The NBA Christmas Day DFS & Betting Spectacular

Building Your DFS Lineups

FantasyLabs has all the analysis you need to build your lineups, plus a suite of tools that includes Models, Trends, Correlations and more.

There's also the DFS Sweat Station: A tool that allows you to see how your lineups are performing in real time.

• NBA Christmas Injury Report: Betting, DFS Impact of Chris Paul, JaVale McGee Injuries
• NBA Fantasy Christmas Breakdown (Tue. 12/25): James Harden Is a DraftKings Lock
• Projected NBA Starting Lineups and Injury News: Christmas Day Slate
• Phan and LaMarca: Priority FanDuel Targets for the Christmas NBA Slate