Tonight’s Best Player Props in the Association | NBA (1/14)
Written by: Varun Sharma
Published: Wed Jan 14, 2026, 11:00 am ET
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Hump Day is here and we've got a beautiful looking NBA Slate to get into. Let's jump right into my three favorite props tonight and tune into the All-Sauce Team at 4:00 PM EST!
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Today's Best Bets
Michael Porter Jr. o3.5 3s (-113) | Lucky Rebel
Porter's averaging career highs with 25.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. The former Nugget is shooting 49.1% from the field and an astounding 40.4% from beyond the arc; even while taking 9.4 attempts per game.
The Pelicans represent one of the worst perimeter defenses in the league, ranking 29th in 3s allowed, 17th in opponent 3-point percentage and 29th in wide open 3-point attempts allowed. Porter's hit this line in 7 of his L10 games, averaging 10.1 3-point attempts per game and shooting 41% from three.
The Pelicans are now on the 2nd night of a back to back, coming off a 122-116 loss to the Denver Nuggets. New Orleans is currently 1-6 on the 2nd leg of a back to back, allowing 122 points per game and just let the Nuggets shoot 40% from deep. Porter accounts for 37% of the Nets' 3-pointers made this year and he's seeing a career high usage of 29%.
He's been doing a great job of scoring from all three levels but this Pelicans's defense is just giving up so many wide open 3-point attempts. In their L10 games, New Orleans is giving up an average of 23.3 wide/wide open 3-point attempts and their opponents are shooting 41.9% on these attempts. They rank 30th in points allowed to SGs, 28th in 3s allowed to the position and have just struggled defensively all year.
Porter Jr. was in the arena for last night's Nuggets/Pelicans game and I'm sure seeing a few of his old friends got him fired up. Look for him to use that tonight against this Pelicans defense.
Keyonte George o35.5 PRA (-110) | Lucky Rebel
Keyonte George might be an All-Star this year. Actually, Keyonte George SHOULD be an All-Star this year. In his third year, George is averaging 23.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game. He's shooting 45.4% from the field and 37.2% from deep. George is Utah's 2nd leading scorer this year and he's leading the team in assists.
George is playing a career high 34.4 minutes per game and seeing a career high usage rate (27.1%). He's scoring 27.8% of the team's points this year and tonight's matchup with Chicago feels primed for a ton of points. The Bulls ranks 26th in points allowed, 24th in rebounds allowed and 23rd in assists allowed.
Chicago ranks 3rd in pace this year with Utah coming in right behind them at 4th. The increased pace of play should lead to an increase in scoring opportunities, assist chances and rebounding chances.
Lastly, George has had some big games against Chicago. Earlier this year, George played 44 minutes in a double overtime game; scoring 33 points and dishing out 6 assists. He's started just two career games against Chicago, one being this year and the other coming in November of last season. George scored 33 points in that game, dished out 9 assists and shot 6/12 from beyond the arc.
George and the Jazz are coming off a huge win against the Cavaliers, in Cleveland. Now they're in Chicago and the last time he was here Keyonte scored 33 points in a win.
Tyrese Maxey o34.5 P/A (-112) | Lucky Rebel
Breaking news, Tyrese Maxey is good at basketball. The sixth year PG is averaging 30.9 points per game this year, shooting 48% from the field and 40.9% from outside. Maxey's also averaging 6.7 assists per game this year and has cleared this line in 12 of his L18 games.
The Cavaliers rank 17th in opponent effective field goal percentage, 21st in opponent free throw rate, 21st in points allowed and 20th in assists allowed. Cleveland ranks 30th in opponent 3-point percentage and have struggled against opposing guards all year.
The Cavs rank 26th in points allowed to opposing guards and 26th in assists allowed to the position. They've allowed multiple big games of 30+ points, allowed Payton Pritchard to score 40 this year and just let Keyonte George score 32 points and dish out 9 assists.
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