Tonight’s Best Player Props in the Association | NBA (3/20)

Varun Sharma

Written by: Varun Sharma

Last Update: Fri Mar 20, 2026, 3:36 pm ET

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We made it to the weekend and we've got a six game slate on a Friday night to kick it off.

The slate looks great and I've got four props I love tonight. Let's jump straight into it.

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Today's Best Bets

Olivier-Maxence Prosper

Olivier-Maxence Prosper o1.5 3s (+140) | Lucky Rebel

Let's kick it off with my fellow Canadian, Olivier-Maxence Prosper of the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Boston Celtics are giving up a ton of the threes this year and that applies double when it comes to opposing big men.

The Celtics rank 15th in opponent three point percentage but 25th in opponent threes made. They are giving up an average of 14 threes per game and rank 27th in threes allowed to the center position. Boston's also 24th in opponent wide open three point attempts per game and 26th over their last 10 games.

Prosper's now started all 10 games for the Grizzlies in the month of March; playing 24.9 minutes per game and scoring 13.1 points per game. Prosper's also shooting 54.9% from the field in these 10 games and 40.5% from beyond the arc. He's taking 4.2 3-point attempts per game and 3.5 of those attempts have been wide open.

Prosper leads the team in wide open 3-point attempts this month and tonight against Boston he should see plenty of opportunity.

jayson tatum

Jayson Tatum o34.5 PRA (+100) | Lucky Rebel

Keeping it in the same game, we're changing sides and going with Jayson Tatum to stuff the stat sheet tonight. Tatum's been great since returning from his achilles tear. He's averaging 20.7 points per game, 8.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.

JT's still a little rusty but he's playing 29.3 minutes per game and more importantly he's crossed the 30-minute mark in three straight games. The Celtics have Tatum on a plan and his minutes have been ramping up ever since his return.

Tatum's minutes don't really depend on the outcome of the game, but more so on the stage of recovery he's in. He's currently ramped up to 30 minutes per game over the last week and tonight in Memphis should be more of the same.

Tatum's averaging 18 shot attempts per game this year and he's shooting just 42% from the field and 31% from three. He's still rusty but tonight in Memphis feels like the perfect spot to clear some of that rust off.

The Grizzlies rank 24th in points allowed, rebounds allowed and 21st in assists allowed this year. The team is 25th in threes allowed, give up the 4th most wide open 3-point attempts and have allowed their opponents to shoot 50.8% from the field over their last 10 games.

This is the perfect matchup for JT and add to that the Memphis narrative. Tatum played his AAU Basketball in Memphis. His father is from Memphis and he spent a ton of time in the city because of that. Tatum also made comments earlier this year that if he played for the Grizzlies, he'd probably already have a statue outside the arena.

Yeah, I'm all in on JT tonight.

Bone Hyland

Bones Hyland o19.5 PRA (+110) | Lucky Rebel

We're getting the same line as two days ago, but at a better price. Usually that might scare me off, but since that game was against the Utah Jazz and without Naz Reid; it makes sense.

Bones has been great over his last few games for the Minnesota Timberwolves and even better in games without Antman. Bones became a regular in the Timberwolves rotation in mid-December. Prior to that he averaged just 10.3 minutes per game, scoring just 5.1 points per game.

Since then, he's averaging 17.4 minutes per game and his scoring has jumped to 8.8 points per game with 1.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game. In the 14 games where Bones has played 20+ minutes, he's cleared this line  10 of the 14 games (71%) and he's shooting 49% from the field and 43% from three.

With Hyland now in the rotation, the Timberwolves have played seven games without Anthony Edwards. He's cleared this line in six of the seven games, the one miss being a game in which he played just 16 minutes.

In these seven games, Bones averaged: 16.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. He shot 51.3% from the field in these games and 43.9% from outside. Five of these seven games were at home in Minnesota and here at the Target Center we saw Bones' averages jump to 17.4/3.6/4.4 on 51.8% shooting.

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Aaron Gordon o23.5 PRA (-110) | Lucky Rebel

Last play of the day, Aaron Gordon of the Denver Nuggets.

Gordon's 16.8 points per game average this year is the second highest of his career and the highest he's recorded since coming to Denver. He's doing this in his 12th season and he's needed just 27.4 minutes per game to do it. Gordon's only played in 28 games this year and he's played 25+ minutes in just 18 of the 28 games.

In these 18 games, Gordon's cleared this line 14 times (78%) and he's averaging 20.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. He's shooting 52% from the field, 44% from three and even getting to the line for 5.6 free throw attempts per game.

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Varun Sharma
Varun Sharma

You may know me as ‘VSaaauce’. I’ve been a die hard hoops fan my entire life. I’ve been betting on the NBA/NCAAB/NFL/MLB for six years now, each year gaining more and more knowledge about being a profitable handicapper. I’m eager to learn, and eager to pass on everything I’ve gained over the last few years. I started my Twitter page four years ago, and this community makes me so thankful I did. Outside of sports and handicapping, I enjoy traveling, hoopin, a strong espresso and I’m currently studying to obtain my MD. I’m all about the vibes, good vibes only. If that sounds like you, follow me on 'X' @VSaaauce.

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