Best NBA Bets Today – Monday, May 26, 2025

Here are the best NBA bets today for Monday, May 26, 2025. FTN is home to the tools, research, models, data, and experts you need to become a smarter sports bettor.

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NBA Best Bets Today (May 26, 2025)

Jalen Williams Over 4.5 Assists 

-135, Bet365

Bet by Sam Choudhury

Jalen Williams has at least 5 assists in 52 out of 84 (61.9%) games, averaging 5.2 assists per game. He’s been even better on the road, recording 5-plus assists in 27 out of 39 (69.2%) games, averaging 5.5 per game. Since the start of the postseason, Williams has taken on a much larger role as a playmaker/distributor, clearing this mark in 11 out of 14 (78.6%) games overall and five out of six (83.3%) on the road, averaging 5.4 assists per game. Although Minnesota allows the eighth-fewest assists to opposing shooting guards, Williams has exceeded his 4.5 assists prop in each of the last six games playing more than 25 minutes against the Timberwolves, averaging 6.2 during that stretch.

Julius Randle Under 12.5 Assists & Rebounds

-135, Bet365

Bet by Sam Choudhury

Julius Randle has 12 or fewer assists and rebounds in 47 out of 82 (57.3%) games, averaging 4.8 assists and 6.9 rebounds per game. He’s been even worse with Rudy Gobert and Donte DiVincenzo both active, recording no more than 12 assists and rebounds in 43 out of 69 (62.3%) games, averaging 4.6 assists and 6.7 rebounds within that sample. Since the start of the postseason, Randle has failed to exceed 10 assists and rebounds in 10 out of 13 (76.9%) games, averaging 5.2 assists and 5.8 rebounds in the playoffs. Against OKC, Randle hasn’t cleared 10 assists and rebounds in any of the three games of the Western Conference Finals, averaging only 3.0 assists and 5.7 rebounds per game. The Thunder are also allowing the third-fewest assists to opposing power forwards.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker 8+ Points

-135, DraftKings

Bet by Sam Choudhury

Nickeil Alexander-Walker has scored at least 8 points in 57 out of 95 (60.0%) games overall and 30 out of 47 (63.8%) games at home, averaging 9.2 points on 7.4 shots. Although OKC allows the ninth-fewest points to opposing shooting guards, Alexander has thrived in this matchup, seeing a significant increase in usage and playing time since the start of the Western Conference Finals, tasked to guard his cousin, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, scoring no fewer than eight points in all three meetings, averaging 12.3 points on 9.3 shots.

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