Best NBA Player Props for Tonight | January 16th

It’s Friday Junior and we’ve got a good looking NBA Slate on the docket. Yesterday’s game got a little weird, the Clippers blew out the Nets by nearly 60 points, the Celtics lost as 15 point favorites to the Raptors and the Hawks beat the Bulls while missing 4 of their top 5 players.

Today we’ve got just five games on the slate, with the Rockets and Clippers both on the 2nd leg of back to backs. Lots to talk about but let’s start with my favorite plays on tonight’s slate.

Here are our favorite props in the NBA tonight.

• • Jordan Poole o22.5 Points (+100)
  • Norman Powell o24.5 Points (-105)

Jordan Poole o22.5 Points (+100)

Jordan Poole has been great this year, he’s played in 31 of the Wizards 36 games, averaging a career-high 21.5 PPG and shooting a career-high 40.4% from beyond the arc. The Wizards continue to struggle but the lone bright spot has been the play of JP.

Last season, in his first year with the Wizards, Poole averaged just 17.4 PPG and shot a career worst 32% from 3-point land. It took Poole a little while to adjust to the increased preassure and respinsibility that comes with being a #1 option, but it feels like he’s figured it out and it’s shown in his play.

It’s hard to get to the window on a Wizards prop but let me really drive this home with the Suns defensive statistics. Phoenix ranks 18th in points allowed, allowing just under 114 PPG and 13th in opponent field goal percentage (46%). It’s when they go on the road that these numbers fall off of a cliff.

The Suns, on the road this year, rank 25th in points allowed (117 PPG), 25th in 3P percentage allowed (38%) and 25th in opponent field goal percentage (48%). Phoenix also ranks 27th in points allowed to the PG position and 27th in 3s allowed to the same.

Over the Suns L10 games, they’ve given up big games to Trae Young (43/5), Tyrese Maxey (31/10), Tyrese Haliburton (27/8) and Lamelo Ball, twice (25/11 & 32/7). They’ve had trouble stopping elite PG play all year and tonight in the nation’s capital, I expect Jordan Poole to light it up.

Jordan Poole o22.5 Points (+100)

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Norman Powell o24.5 Points  (-105)

I’m going back to Norman Powell, if you’d like to sit this one out, I totally understand.

Powell’s averaging 23.9 PPG this year, shooting 49% from the field and 44% from beyond the arc. His numbers when playing at the Intuit Dome are even better. At home this year, Powell’s averaging 24.3 PPG, shooting 53% and 49% from the 3-point line.

Kawhi Leonard’s now back in the lineup for the Clippers, but he’s still not playing full minutes. In 3 games with Leonard in the lineup, Powell’s scored 20, 25, and 29 points; the 20-point game being a blowout win for the Clippers.

With the Clippers on the 2nd night of a back to back, Leonard won’t be in the lineup for tonight’s matchup and without him Powell should see the biggest boost in volume. Last night we saw the Clippers beat the Nets by 59 points, James Harden finished with 21/6/11 in just 23 minutes against his former squad and tonight it’s Powell facing his former squad.

The Blazers rank 26th in opposing field goal percentage, 27th in opponent 3P percentage and 24th in points points allowed. Outside of the Blazers’ poor defense, it’s about how well Powell has played with James Harden this year.

In games with Harden this year, Powell’s shooting 55% from the field and 51% from beyond the arc, he’s averaging 26.7 PPG in his L10 games with Harden and he’s hit this line in 7 of his L10 games. He’s played his former team twice this year in his new role with the Clippers, he’s had 30 points in both games and both games came in Los Angeles.

This is Norm’s 2nd time back in Portland since he was traded, just his 1st time since becoming a starter for this Clippers team this year. In his one and only game at the Moda Center with the Clippers, he had 32 points in 24 minutes; he shot 63% from the field and went 4/5 from beyond the arc. I think Norm may feel some type of way about the trade, look for him to explode again tonight.

Norman Powell o24.5 Points  (-105)

Bonus: Norman Powell 30+ (+230)

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To Recap, NBA Bets for January 16th, 2025:

We’re rolling with 2 plays; Jordan Poole o22.5 Points (+100) &  Norman Powell o24.5 Points  (-105); both via BetOnline.

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