Wednesday night in the NBA has given us 13 games to sort through and a few quality matchups caught my eye. The new-look Los Angeles Clippers are playing a back-to-back against the Lakers for the battle of LA, and all eyes will be on James Harden's minutes. The Kings and Warriors is turning into one of our favorite regular season matchups over the last 2 years and in the early wind ow, the Brooklyn Nets take on the Miami Heat. We have NBA picks for every game tonight, but for now, let’s get into my favorite player prop bets of tonight’s slate. Through the first week of the season, I am 10-8 for +5.21U, so make sure you're following me on X @PropHolliday for all of my plays!
Herb Jones (NOP)' over 10.5 points (+100)
Line available at FanDuel Sportsbook at time of publishing.
Jones is normally thought of as a defensive stalwart, but I like this spot playing a Thunder team that will require him to be on the floor for well over 30 minutes tonight. As a starter, Jones is averaging 9.9 ppg on 30.2 minutes, or 0.32 points per minute. For Jones, I expect him to bounce between SGA and Giddey defensively, so he should see plenty of time on the floor. On the offensive side of the ball, he may luck out and draw SGA or Giddey, who are ranked 91st and 142nd in defensive win shares and bottom 40 in defensive efficiency amongst starters. Last season when playing over 30 minutes against OKC, he logged 12 and 15 points despite shooting 33% from the field. 1U
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