The NBA regular season is back with a relatively light slate of games on Monday night, with a total of only three matchups scheduled for today, featuring an excellent nationally televised showdown on Peacock, as Suns vs Timberwolves takes center stage at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Our staff of basketball betting experts dug into the latest odds and identified NBA picks for all three of tonight's matchups.
Continue below for our NBA picks, odds, props, and predictions for Monday, December 8.
NBA Picks, Odds, Props, Predictions: Monday, December 8
| Game | Time (ET) | Pick |
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  | 8 p.m. | |
  | 7 p.m. | |
  | 7:30 p.m. | |
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Spurs vs. Pelicans
By Joe Dellera
The Spurs face off against the Pelicans tonight, and I'll be targeting Julian Champagnie in this matchup.
He has gone over this line in 15-of-22 games this season, including 14-point performance against the Pelicans already.
The Pelicans get torched from three-point range, especially above the break, which is a look that Champagnie dominates.
I think it's likely that Castle sits and rests up before the Spurs' Cup game on Wednesday as well.
In games without Castle, Champagnie has hit this line in 7-of-9 this season.
I love the 8.5 since he can get there with a trio of three-pointers, but it’s still playable at 9.5 as well.
Pick: Julian Champagnie Over 8.5 Points (-115)
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Kings vs. Pacers
By Kyle Murray
The Pacers are an interesting team in the market right now, as they were so banged up and so bad at the start of the season that it feels like the market is still shorting them.
However, with Andrew Nembhard, Pascal Siakam, Bennedict Mathurin, and even T.J. McConnell all healthy and contributing, Indiana is playing some solid basketball right now.
The Pacers have won three of their last five games, with the two losses coming against two of the best teams in the league — Cleveland and Denver.
Pick: Pacers -3.5 (-115)
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Suns vs. Timberwolves
By Bet Labs
The NBA system titled "Visitor Recent 'Dogs Losing Streak" focuses on regular season matchups where struggling road underdogs offer hidden value, which is seemingly the case for the Suns in tonight's matchup against Minnesota.
Teams on short losing streaks both straight up and against the spread often become undervalued in the market, as public sentiment turns sharply against them.
These spots tend to produce inflated lines that fail to reflect the small margins separating most NBA teams, especially when the visiting side has already been in the role of the underdog for consecutive games.
Such teams frequently respond with higher energy and focus after a string of poor performances, particularly when traveling, where distractions are limited, and motivation is heightened to end a skid.
This system capitalizes on market overreaction to recent losses, finding edges where perception diverges from reality and resilient road teams quietly bounce back to outperform expectations.
So, let's take the points with Phoenix on Monday night.
Pick: Suns +10.5 (-120)
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