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NBA DFS Prop Picks for 12/10 - Monkey Knife Fight
A healthy nine-game slate before we head into the weekend features high point totals and potential playoff matchups throughout. With the Hawks currently as the eighth seed and the Nets as the first, there's some fun to be had viewing this game through a post-seasonal lens. Brooklyn will struggle to defend Trae Young and the... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 12/8 - Monkey Knife Fight
A massive 13-game slate on Wednesday is the perfect chaser for last night's trio of competitive games. As of right now, Spencer Dinwiddie and Tyrese Haliburton are available to play, while Harrison Barnes, Jaylen Brown, and D'Angelo Russell are all still listed as questionable. It's still early in the day and since updates usually come... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 12/6 - Monkey Knife Fight
There are 10 games Monday and it's no surprise that the Hawks-Minnesota matchup possesses the highest point total for tonight. A multitude of young players all playing well has the potential to benefit prop bettors and solidify DFS lineups, but most importantly, the fans are going to appreciate whatever skills Trae Young, D'Angelo Russell or... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 12/3 - Monkey Knife Fight
With just seven of Friday's nine games posted, we can pretty much cover every game listed throughout this article, so let's not waste any time. Bradley Beal is shooting way too poorly to feel confident about any kind of over bet, whereas Darius Garland continues to carry this offense any way he can, usually contributing... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 12/1 - Monkey Knife Fight
It's settled. The best team in the Western Conference is the Phoenix Suns. If anything is certain, it's that a regular season matchup at the end of November is the most important game on the schedule and determines everything from that point onward. Sarcasm aside, last night's contest was extremely entertaining and we received another... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/29 - Monkey Knife Fight
Tonight's nine-game slate might be the most competitive night of basketball this season. Nikola Jokic and Jimmy Butler are possibly facing off, the young Thunder are traveling to Houston, and with both Evan Mobley and Kristaps Porzingis both showing reasons why they belong in this league, the first matchup between the two should be enlightening.... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/26 - Monkey Knife Fight
Even though it was just one day, a break is a break. The NBA scheduling is far from perfect and with basketball being a very unpredictable sport, things like ankle sprains and bone bruises happen fairly regularly. Although they aren't major, not getting the proper rehabilitation for those small problems can cause issues down the... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/24 - Monkey Knife Fight
There's no basketball tomorrow for some horrible reason, but that just means we get an action-packed Wednesday with 13-games and a massive Friday slate. Thursday will just be a day without entertainment I guess... With 13 games tonight, there are literally thousands of options. That doesn't mean they are all good options, but options nonetheless.... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/22 - Monkey Knife Fight
It'll be hard to find a news outlet that isn't click-baiting the absolute nonsense out of the Isaiah Stewart-LeBron James debacle, so I'll save you the headspace...excluding my ironic lede, but the scuffle overshadowed two huge narratives. The Chicago Bulls are a team to take very seriously and the Denver Nuggets consist of two players,... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
Just nine games this Friday and within those nine games, four teams are playing on the second night of back-to-back. The Warriors, Clippers, Raptors, and Nuggets will be playing their second game in two days, and to make things worse, both Stephen Curry and Nikola Jokic are not guarantees to play. That opens up room... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/17 - Monkey Knife Fight
With 11-games Wednesday, it's easy to find options. What isn't easy is finding that grouping of players that allows for low-risk betting. However, Monkey Knife Fight has the algorithm ready to try and utilize as much variance as possible for their favor. There's always the case a player has a bad night, for example, Jerami... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/15 - Monkey Knife Fight
Basketball hasn't been this interesting in a long time, and even with a lot of players either dealing with injury, COVID protocol or re-adjusting to the "new" season, the failures of this season have been greatly over-shadowed. Despite there less records being broken and more attention to defense, this is the first glimpse of what... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/12 - Monkey Knife Fight
An 11-game slate following last night's three-game showcase is sure to keep up with the flow of the season. Despite less points being scored this year compared to majority of the last decade, it's been refreshing. Less fouls are being called, more basketball is being played, and teams are relying on consistent play and defense,... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/10 - Monkey Knife Fight
When you have a slate with only three games, you can be sure that the following night is going to be filled to the brim. So with the 13 contests we have tonight, have fun, don't look back, and keep those NBA updates handy. Bets and wagers change throughout the day depending on activity and... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/8 - Monkey Knife Fight
There are a bunch of teams playing on the second night of a back-to-back, so while there have already been a few announcements for players resting, like Kemba Walker, make sure you are noting all the rotation changes before you throw away money. With just eight games, we have options, but with five of these... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/5 - Monkey Knife Fight
With the teams we have playing on Friday's nine-game slate, the pace will be incredibly high and the points are likely to follow. With a few players returning to lineups and some players being upgraded and downgraded throughout the day, it's been reported that both Kyle Kuzma and Scottie Barnes are available Friday night. Both... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/3 - Monkey Knife Fight
Has any NBA bettor ever looked at an eleven game slate, negatively? There are literally thousands of bets that a massive slate creates, but MonkeyKnifeFight only lays out a select few each night, for each game, and most of the time you can see exactly why. They tend to focus around players who thrive on... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 11/1 - Monkey Knife Fight
This NBA season continues to pique the interests of sports-fans everywhere, but not for the reason most people would expect. Over the previous two decades, the NBA has created this equation about itself that high-scoring games equal entertainment, entertainment equals interest, and interest equals prosperity. However, as it turns out, the rule change introduced this... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 10/29 - Monkey Knife Fight
Friday does not consist of a massive slate, but three games out of the seven are sure to stir up excitement. Focusing on Mavericks-Nuggets, Clippers-Trail Blazers, and Kings-Pelicans, the early games of the night don't stick out nearly as much on paper, but when you have two teams like the Raptors and Magic facing each... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 10/27 - Monkey Knife Fight
The word of the night is 'options,' and there hasn't been this much money making potential all season. While lines change and Monkey Knife Fight seems to try and crop out the easier bets before they can be taken advantage of, today they are helpless. With how this season has played out, some projections are... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 10/25 - Monkey Knife Fight
If anything, the hype around this season increases every night, multiplying with every Jalen Green and Ja Morant take-off. Some star players have struggled early on and it has created a window of opportunity for people like Chris Duarte, De'Anthony Melton, and Davion Mitchell to bask in the well-deserved spotlight. While no team has played... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 10/22 - Monkey Knife Fight
The NBA season doesn't officially start until some unpredictable nonsense happens, and Thursday night we had two examples. The defending champions, albeit, missing a few players, were trounced by the Miami Heat and Steph Curry dropped 45 points on the Los Angeles Clippers. Not many people saw the Warriors beating both the Lakers and Clippers... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 10/20 - Monkey Knife Fight
Eleven games on Wednesday following up Tuesday's double-header is the exact chaser we need. Not to say Tuesday was a bad night of basketball but...MORE PLEASE. AND KEEP THEM COMING. Seeing how this is the first week of basketball, the variables are going to be all over the place and any current projections are bound... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 10/19 - Monkey Knife Fight
It's safe now, faithfuls. We can come out from under our rock. Our sacred sport has returned. With two games Tuesday, the Nets and Bucks lead off the season, leaving us with similar 30.5-point lines from both Kevin Durant and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Following that, is a matchup between the Warriors and Lakers, which as of... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 6/18 - Monkey Knife Fight
Do not be mean to the 76ers. DO NOT be mean to the 76ers. But, the Hawks are just the better team when it matters. Truthfully, it has to be tough to be a fan of a team where one of your superstars doesn't have the energy or athleticism to hit that next level consistently,... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 6/16 - Monkey Knife Fight
If we can all go back to sleep and wake up in a different reality, that would be great. Despite injuries taking over the end of a basketball season like every other year, the news of Chris Paul's entrance into the the NBA's Health and Safety Protocol, combined with Kawhi Leonard's knee injury announcement is... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 6/14 - Monkey Knife Fight
Two Game 4 matchups on Monday start off with the Hawks trying to stop the 76ers win-streak and the Clippers looking to even the series with the Jazz. Joel Embiid has been the best player for Philadelphia and he's made life miserable for the the Hawks frontcourt and fans alike. Atlanta will need an unreal... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 6/11 - Monkey Knife Fight
A two-game Friday leads us into the weekend starting with the Hawks hosting the 76ers and ending with the Suns playing in Denver. Atlanta needs Trae Young to be more efficient and even though he was limited in Game 2, the matchup with Ben Simmons still sided with Young's ability to get open off the dribble.... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 6/10 - Monkey Knife Fight
Dual-game slates have become the new 10-game nights, and with two promising matchups, there's reason to be excited. The Nets face the Bucks in Game 3 and look to continue their winning streak back to Brooklyn. The Bucks defense has struggled thus far and playing on the road won't help their chances. In Utah, the... Read More
NBA DFS Prop Picks for 6/7 - Monkey Knife Fight
Monday starts off right with Game 2 of Nets-Bucks and the first game of what should be the best series of the playoffs, Suns-Nuggets. Based on Game 1, Brooklyn looks to have things handled without James Harden, but Milwaukee hits a few shots and the game falls their way. Kevin Durant needs to be more... Read More