Tonight’s Best Player Props in the Association | NBA (1/6)
Written by: Varun Sharma
Last Update: Wed Jan 07, 2026, 2:07 pm ET
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Happy Hump Day. We've got a fully loaded NBA slate to talk about and the All Sauce Team is live at 4PM EST. Jam packed day so let's jump right into my favorite props tonight.
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Today's Best Bets
Nicolas Batum o1.5 3s (+102) | Lucky Rebel
Let me just get this one out of the way, right off the bat. The Clippers play the Knicks today and when the Knicks play basketball I'm looking for a way to fade this perimeter defense. New York ranks 27th in 3s allowed, 26th in 3-point percentage allowed and rank bottom 10 in 3s allowed to the forward spots.
New York just let the Pistons shoot 51.6% from beyond the arc and gave up 16 3s. Detroit ranks 18th in 3-point percentage (35.5%), 27th in 3s made (11.2) and 28th in 3s attempted (31.5). This same Detroit team shot nearly 52% from beyond the arc and didn't even take more 3s than average. The Knicks just can't guard the perimeter and it's why I'm looking right at Nic Batum.
Batum's shooting 40.7% from 3 this season, but it's his volume that's in question. Batum's averaging just 3.8 3-point attempts per game and playing just 20.8 minutes per game. He isn't a high volume guy, but against this Knicks defense I'm predicting he'll see an increase open 3-point attempts.
Almost all of Batum's volume comes from beyond the arc. He averages 4 shot attempts per game, while averaging 3.8 3-point attempts per game. The Clips are now without Derrick Jones Jr. and in games without him, Batum's playing 22.5 minutes per game and he's cleared this line in 11 of the 17 games without Jones. He's also cleared this line in both games against New York last year, hitting 5 and 2 3s in two games.
Toumani Camara o2.5 3s (+110) | Lucky Rebel
I know he didn't hit for us on Monday, but Camara shot 2/8 from beyond the arc; both of his 3s coming in the first half. He missed all five of his attempts in the 2H but still managed 15 points and even hit most of his other prop lines. It was unfortunate to say the least, but now I'm going right back to him against Houston.
The Rockets rank 9th in 3s allowed, 12th in opponent 3-point percentage and 8th in opponent effective field goal percentage. The matchup is tough but this same Rockets team is allowing the 7th most wide open 3-point attempts in the league. It hasn't lead to an increase in 3s for their opponents because the Rockets slow pace limits 3-point attempts and their length allowed them to defend from a distance.
The problem is more so against opposing forwards. The Rockets rank 20th in 3s allowed to the PF position and Camara's been the Blazers' highest volume 3-point shooter this year. He leads the team in 3-point attempts, 3s made and over his last 10 games he's shooting 38% from beyond the arc. Camara also leads the Blazers in wide open 3-point attempts per game, taking 5.2 wide open 3s a game.
This is the second time these two teams will meet this year and in the first game, Camara shot 3/7 from beyond the arc and played 33 minutes in a blowout loss. This game's coming at home in Portland and without Alpren Sengun, I'm expecting it to stay a lot closer.
Dillon Brooks o19.5 Points (-110)| Lucky Rebel
I've bet on Dillon Brooks a ton this year so you've heard the pitch before, but here it is anyway; one more time.
Brooks is the Suns' #2 scoring option and he's been thriving in the role. Phoenix has won six of their last eight games and their most recent loss came on a buzzer beating 3 from the Slim Reaper (Kevin Durant). After being blown out twice early in the year, the Suns held the Rockets to 100 points and came within inches of getting the win.
The Suns continue to get better and when both Brooks and Devin Booker on the floor, the team's offense looks that much better. Brooks finished with just 15 points in their game against Houston, shooting 7/15 from the field but an abysmal 1/6 from beyond the arc.
Like I said above, the Rockets length can bother shooters and their pace of play severely limits scoring opportunities. This Grizzlies team isn't the Rockets. They play at the 4th highest pace in the NBA, they rank 23rd in points allowed over their last 10 games and Dillon Brooks is returning to Memphis for the first as a bonafide #2 scoring option.
Jusuf Nurkić o24.5 PRA (-110) | Lucky Rebel
So I guess I'm just re-betting my card form Monday, almost. This line just feels like an over correction to an Oklahoma City defense that is elite, but still missing their starting big man; Isaiah Hartenstein. Hartenstein's missed five straight games now for the Thunder and without him the team's ranked 24th in offensive rebounds allowed, 23rd in opponent 2nd chance points and just let Moussa Diabaté grab 6 offensive boards.
The Thunder rank 5th on the year in opponent offensive rebound rate but that's dropped to bottom-5 with Hartenstein out of the lineup. Nurkić is averaging 3.3 offensive rebounds per game over his last 10 games and just grabbed 7 against the Celtics. He's cleared this points/rebounds/assists line in 7 of his L8 games and he's averaging 16/11/6 while doing it.
Walker Kessler's out for the year and the Jazz seem more than content with Nurkić as their starting center. We've got a total 240 and a Jazz team playing at a top-5 pace in the NBA. I like my chances tonight with the Big Bosnian.
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