Jalen Smith not only cashed our over for his rebounds, but he had exactly double the projection on Friday. Now, we’ve got three more NBA player props for January 17. And we’ll be giving you daily NBA player props to help get you winning this season. So bookmark this page and check back for action every day.
18 teams are in action on Saturday, which gives us plenty to dig through to find some winners. Come check out our NBA props for January 17.
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Daily NBA Player Props – January 17th
Norman Powell – Over 20.5 Points (-115)
While it might be counterintuitive to take a scoring prop against the best defensive team in the league, I think the books lowered this number too much. The main reason is that Powell has met this projection in nine of his last ten games, which includes games against three of the top five defensive teams. Additionally, Tyler Herro is banged up, which means Powell should shoulder a larger portion of the offensive load.
Peyton Watson – Over 1.5 Three-Pointers (-131)
Watson has been a revelation for the Nuggets since the loss of Nikola Jokic. In the nine games since Jokic went down with a knee injury, Watson has hit multiple three-pointers in seven games. More importantly, the attempts are through the roof. In the nine game span, he has attempted 5.3 three-pointers per game. In the nine games prior to the Jokic injury, he was putting up just 2.7 attempts. So while the season averages still don’t really support a play at this number, the recent numbers do.
Ace Bailey – Over 2.5 Assists (+210)
This is another spot that I think we can exploit thanks to some injuries. The Jazz will again be without Lauri Markkanen – for the third straight game. In each of the games prior, Bailey logged at least 30 minutes and hit this projection. He may not be long for getting this many assists, but the additional run and comically low line makes him likely to do it again one more time. That’s especially true as they face a depleted Mavericks squad who ranks 19th in points allowed even then they are healthy.
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