🏀 Trail Blazers vs. Spurs Player Props Tonight: NBA Picks & Best Bets (April 8)

My Trail Blazers vs. Spurs player props tonight feature De'Aaron Fox and Deni Avdija.

Corey Scott

Last Updated: April 8, 2026 6:42 PM EDT • 3 minute read

Pictured: San Antonio Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox (4), seen here looking up, is featured in our Trail Blazers vs. Spurs player props tonight. Photo by Daniel Dunn / Imagn Images.

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📡 SBR Edge: Fox Steps Up as No. 1 Option

My Trail Blazers vs. Spurs player props tonight feature Deni Avdija Over 6.5 assists (-118), as he has had the ball in his hands more recently with Jerami Grant out. I wrap up my NBA best bets with De'Aaron Fox Over 20.5 points (-115). He's the only Spurs player active tonight who averages more than 15 points per game.

🏀 Best Trail Blazers vs. Spurs player props tonight: NBA picks for April 8

See all of our experts' NBA picks based on the latest NBA odds.

💰 Pick	💡 Best odds	⚖️ Bet size	🧠 Why I'm making this bet
Deni Avdija Over 6.5 assists	-118 via DraftKings	1.18u -> 1u	Has gone Over in 3 of last 4 games w/o Grant
De'Aaron Fox Over 20.5 points	-115 via BetMGM	1.15u -> 1u	Only Spurs player active today with 15+ PPG

Total wagered: 2.33 units | Max profit: 2 units

💰 Best Trail Blazers vs. Spurs prop bet

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Deni Avdija Over 6.5 assists (-118)

Avdija has had more opportunities to handle the ball with Grant (calf) out lately. He has recorded seven or more assists in three of his last four games since Grant went down, including a seven-assist performance against the fully healthy Nuggets in Denver on Monday.

Against the short-handed Spurs tonight, Avdija should be able to cash this bet for a fourth straight game - he has cashed this bet in both meetings with San Antonio this season. DraftKings lists Avdija Over 6.5 assists at -118, but this bet is good up to -140 on the best sports betting sites.

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De'Aaron Fox Over 20.5 points (-115)

Of the Spurs' top three scorers this season, Fox will be the only one active tonight.

Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle are both out, so Fox - who averages 18.4 points per game - will likely be the No. 1 option on offense. The Spurs' next-leading scorer is Devin Vassell, who averages just 14 points per game.

Fox is averaging 24.6 points this season when Wembanyama is not in the lineup. His Over on 20.5 points is -112 at BetMGM, but I would play this up to -135 on the best NBA betting sites.

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I feature Cooper Flagg, Nikola Jokic, and Paolo Banchero in my NBA player props tonight.

🎟️ Most-bet NBA player props tonight

Betting insights via BetMGM.

Player	Team	Bet	Odds
Jalen Williams	Thunder	Over 26.5 points + rebounds + assists	-125
Franz Wagner	Magic	Over 14.5 points	-105
Derrick Jones Jr.	Clippers	Over 7.5 points	-110
Deni Avdija	Trail Blazers	Under 25.5 points	-125
De'Aaron Fox	Spurs	Over 21.5 points	-105

🚀 Trail Blazers vs. Spurs same-game parlay

While the Trail Blazers probably won't win tonight, Portland keeping this matchup close would mean more minutes - and potentially more scoring - for Fox. Bet365 is offering +310 on this two-legger (too much!), while FanDuel is offering just +219.

💵 Trail Blazers vs. Spurs SGP picks

De'Aaron Fox Over 21.5 points
Trail Blazers +3.5

Best odds: +310 via bet365 (0.32u -> 1u)

💵 My betting record for NBA picks

All NBA picks, including SGPs, have been tracked since Feb. 10.

Bet type	Record	Net profit	ROI
Overall	98-116-4	-19.07 units ❌	-7.7% ❌
Player props	90-93-4	-21.84 units ❌	-9.2% ❌
Parlays	7-23	+1.27 units ✅	13.1% ✅
Spreads	1-0	+1.5 units ✅	87% ✅

💡 How I'm betting Trail Blazers vs. Spurs

Follow all of our NBA analysis and expert predictions this season.

I'm allocating 2.33 units for the bets in this article, which is what I would usually risk on two player props.

While I'm confident in both of these bets directionally, they aren't priced too far from where I'd set them. If I thought I had a larger edge, I would risk up to 2.5 units per bet - or up to 5 units in a once-in-a-year type scenario. I treat 1 unit as 1% of my bankroll.

🚑 Trail Blazers vs. Spurs injuries

📺 How to watch Trail Blazers vs. Spurs

Date: Tuesday, April 8
Tipoff: 9:30 p.m. ET
Location: Frost Bank Center (San Antonio)
TV: ESPN

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Written by:
Corey Scott

Corey is a Publishing Editor at Sportsbook Review and holds a diploma in Radio and Television Sports Broadcasting from the College of Sports Media in Toronto. He is one of the NBA player-prop specialists at SBR and focuses on the impact of injuries to identify where the market has been slow to adjust. Corey also frequently bets sides in the NBA, NFL, MLB, and CFL, typically using a top-down approach to beat the closing line. His work has appeared across the USA Today Network, Gambling.com Group, and Athlon Sports. With more than a decade of sports betting experience, Corey is familiar with all types of operators, from regulated sportsbooks to less conventional platforms, though he primarily uses Pinnacle and FanDuel. While he rarely bets parlays anymore - unless they are clearly mispriced - his biggest win came from a seven-team parlay at +13675 odds. Corey visits Las Vegas multiple times a year. His favorite resort is the Wynn/Encore, though he can be found at any sportsbook offering an off-market number.