NBA (4/5) | Tonight’s Best Player Props in the Association
Written by: Varun Sharma
Last Update: Sun Apr 05, 2026, 4:47 pm ET
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Happy Sunday. We've got a full slate of games and I can't wait to jump into it.
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Today's Best Bets
Thomas Bryant o21.5 P/R (+100) | Lucky Rebel
For the first time all year, the Cleveland Cavaliers will be without both of their starting big men. Both Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley have missed a significant number of games this year but, but one or the other has always been available.
Thomas Bryant will get his first start of the year and with James Harden running the point, I'm very intrigued by what Bryant can do against his former team. Bryant spent less than a full year with the Indiana Pacers, but it also happened to be the year they went to the NBA Finals.
Bryant didn't play a ton of minutes for Indiana but tonight he gets a chance to go up against his former teammates and a depleted Pacers' front court. Indiana ranks 26th in points allowed, 27th in rebounds allowed and 22nd in points allowed to opposing centers.
Lastly, with James Harden on the floor, his center is going to eat. In just 12 games with Haden, Allen's averaging 18.6 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. He's only played 26.2 minutes per game in these games and been highly efficient with those minutes.
Bryant's in the perfect spot tonight and should be on the receiving end of a few easy buckets.
Moussa Diabaté o10.5 A/R (-130) | Lucky Rebel
The Charlotte Hornets are on the cusp of making the postseason for the first time in 10 years. Their starting lineup has been one of the best in basketball and that lineup includes Moussa Diabaté at the center spot.
Diabaté's averaging 8.8 rebounds per game this year and he's only started in 43 of his 69 games. In those 43 starts, Moussa's averaging 8.2 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game. The team's gone 29-14 with Diabaté in the starting lineup and it's because how good he's been defensively.
Tonight the Hornets are on the road, taking on the Minnesota Timberwolves and their 7'1 Frenchman. Diabaté's played the Wolves once this year, he played 18 minutes, scored 11 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and finished with 1 assist.
The Timberwolves rank 22nd in assists allowed tot he center spot and 11th in rebounds allowed to the position. However, 7 of the last 10 centers the Timberwolves have faced have finished with 10+ rebounds and 8 have finished with 3+ assists.
If the Hornets want to walk away with a win tonight, they'll need control the glass and that all starts with Moussa.
Stephen Curry o5.5 A/R (-120) | Lucky Rebel
Stephen Curry is back tonight and I'm just looking for an angle to bet on my favorite PG. It's his first game since January 30th and we still have no official word on the status of his knee. That being said, if Curry's cleared to play tonight, this line feels just a little too low.
There's no way to know exactly how many minutes Steph will play, but I'm projecting him at 20-23 minutes tonight. This Rockets team is tough defensively but their kryptonite comes on the perimeter. Houston's bottom 10 in wide open 3-point shots allowed and the Warriors rank 2nd this year in threes made.
Open shots on the perimeter should provide more assist opportunities as well as playing with a big man like Kristaps Porziņģis. This will be the first time the two suit up together and I'm excited to see this 2-man game in action.
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