Tonight’s Best Player Props in the Association | NBA (3/16)
Written by: Varun Sharma
Last Update: Mon Mar 16, 2026, 2:59 pm ET
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Monday morning and we're all back at work. Luckily we've got an eight game NBA slate to get us through the day and I couldn't be more excited for some of these matchups.
Big slate, let's jump straight into it.
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Devin Booker o24.5 Points (-105) | Lucky Rebel
Devin Booker loves playing at TD Garden. He's played here in Boston just nine times in his career and he's had some of the biggest games of his career here. His career high 70-point game came here in Boston and he's averaging 30.9 points per game in this building.
Booker's cleared this line in six straight games now, averaging 31.7 points per game and taking an average of 22 shot attempts per game. This year he's played 13 games without Dhillon Brooks and he's cleared this line in 11 of the 13 games. He's averaging 28.9 points per game in these 13 games and he's shooting 43% from beyond the arc.
Booker's also getting to the line for 7.6 free throw attempts per game in these 13 games and his overall usage has just been a lot higher without Brooks. The Celtics defense is top 10 in most metrics but with his usage and history here in Boston, I had to tap in on Book.
Jabari Smith Jr. o21.5 P/R (-120) | Lucky Rebel
The Houston Rockets host the Los Angeles Lakers tonight and we're looking at Jabari Smith Jr. to stuff the stat sheet.
Smith's had a tough year this year but his numbers are still up across the board. He's averaging 15.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. He's shooting 45.3% from the field and 36.6% from beyond the arc. All of these numbers are career highs for Jabari but some of the low points this year have just been that low.
Jabari's first game this month was a Rockets loss to the Golden State Warriors in which he shot 0/8 from the field. Despite the bad game, Head Coach Ime Udoka has stuck with Jabari and he's responded. In the four games since; Jabari's averaging 16.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
Tonight the Rockets face a Lakers's team that struggles to guard on the perimeter and even more with athletic forwards that can shoot. Aaron Gordon just scored 27 points on this same defense, grabbed 5 rebounds and shot 56.3% from the field.
Los Angeles ranks 27th in opponent effective field goal percentage, 29th in points allowed to opposing forwards and 25th in rebounds allowed to the position. Jabari's cleared this line in three straight against the Lakers and tonight's matchup should be more of the same.
Cooper Flagg o11.5 A/R (-110) | Lucky Rebel
The Rookie of the Year race is heating up and as it sits right now, Kon Knueppel is the favorite to win the award. His former Duke teammate and roommate is the guy right behind him and the guy we're looking to bet on tonight.
Cooper Flagg's averaging 20.2 points per game in his rookie year, grabbing 6.6 rebounds and even dishing out 4.4 assists per game. He's been one of the best rookies we've seen in recent memory and if Kon wasn't on the cusp of making the playoffs, I think this race would be finished.
TheRookie of the Year Award is still up for grabs and it looks like Flagg's looking to make a statement. The Dallas Mavericks are off a huge win last night in Cleveland. Flagg's scored 25+ in back to back games and he stuffed the stat sheet last night; dishing out 10 assists.
Cooper's had 11+ rebounds/assists in six of his last seven games and tonight's matchup is the best one yet. The New Orleans Pelicans rank 24th in assists allowed, 26th in rebounds allowed, 29th in opponent offensive rebound rate and 24th in opponent effective field goal percentage.
The Pelicans give up a ton of points and have not been good on the glass. Flagg's averaging 1.3 offensive rebounds per game in his last 10 and nearly 10 potential assists per game. With a game total in the 240s, I'm expecting a ton of offense tonight and that should mean more assist opportunities for our boy Cooper.
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