Happy Tuesday everybody! You know what that means, another King of the Court to be crowned at DraftKings.
All bettors have the chance to place one qualifying player prop wager on any NBA game tonight, and if that player leads entire slate in points + rebounds + assists this evening, DraftKings will divvy up $1 million in bonus bets and split it between all the people that placed their qualifying wager on that said player, even if your bet loses.
Let's get to our NBA King of the Court picks, props and predictions for Tuesday, March 17.
NBA King of the Court Picks, Props, Predictions: Tuesday, March 17
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Heat vs. Hornets
Tyler Herro King of the Court
Our King of Fun for tonight is Tyler Herro.
Note though, I'm only taking this one if Bam Adebayo is sidelined — and he is currently listed as questionable (calf). But if Bam is out, Herro is a great option in the King of the Court market tonight.
Herro is finally playing a full allotment of minutes again — and he faced this same Hornets team just 10 days ago and went off for 31 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists against them. He is playing north of 35 minutes in pretty much every game at this point.
So, this is a spot where you can rely on Hero to fill up that stat sheet in what should be a fast-paced matchup between Miami and Charlotte.
Bettors that used their King of the Court token on Adebayo last week received over $1,000 in bonus bets. So, I'm going right back to the Heat again today. Give me Tyler Herro.
Pick: Tyler Herro King of the Court
Spurs vs. Kings
Victor Wembanyama King of the Court
Our value play for tonight is going to be Victor Wembanyama, if he winds up playing on the second night of the back-to-back. That is a big "if" here, though.
Wembanyama wants to play because he wants to qualify for the MVP award — but if the ankle injury is actually worrisome, then he might miss tonight's game. He still has a couple games left to burn before dooming himself from meeting the required amount.
If he does play, this is a really good spot for him to go ahead and rack up big numbers.
Our colleague, Kyle Murray, has him projected as the third-most likely player to win King of the Court tonight. It goes: No. 1 Jokic, No. 2 Giannis, and then No. 3 Wemby.
However, I'm not expecting Giannis to play tonight. So, Wemby is our King of Value pick, assuming that he plays.
Pick: Victor Wembanyama King of the Court
76ers vs. Nuggets
Nikola Jokic King of the Court
Our King of Chalk for tonight is Nikola Jokic.
Jokic is facing a Sixers team with no Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and Paul George — and they will be facing a bunch of transition defense.
Andre Drummond has never been good in Denver. He has a lot of trouble with the altitude because he has asthma. That's always been a thing. Adem Bona is not equipped to handle the bulk of the minutes in this matchup either.
So, Jokic is probably going to take this home tonight; the payout will just be tiny — that's why he's our King of Chalk.
Pick: Nikola Jokic King of the Court
