NBA Player Props and Best Bets for January 16: Thunder Guards to Struggle Against the Cavaliers

There’s no shortage of action in the NBA on Thursday, which is why we’re here to deliver our best NBA prop picks for the night’s activities.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder in a rematch of their historic showdown eight days ago, while the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors were among the biggest winners of Wednesday as each pulled off upsets over highly-favored opponents.

Here are our best NBA player prop bets for Thursday.

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Best NBA Prop Bets for Thursday, January 16

Scoot Henderson Under 5.5 Assists (+106) at FanDuel

Henderson, the third-overall pick in the last NBA Draft, dished out six assists in a whopping 39 minutes in his last game against the Brooklyn Nets. However, we went under this line in five straight games before that and averaged exactly 5.0 assists per game.

Assuming he returns to somewhere closer to his season average of 26.1 minutes per game, Henderson should have a tough time finding the opportunities to go over this line. He also has to take on the Los Angeles Clippers, who held the Nets to 67 (!!!) points last night and who rank sixth in assists allowed per game.

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Kyle Kuzma Under 5.5 Rebounds (+102) at FanDuel

Kuzma has not been the same player since he returned from his injury, going under this line in four straight and in seven of nine games. He also went under in 35 minutes last game despite averaging 27 for the year, and like Henderson, he should find it even tougher to go over if he plays his usual amount of minutes.

The Phoenix Suns allowed the third-most rebounds per game, yet they’re third in rebounds allowed per game to opposing power forwards. They also just traded with the Charlotte Hornets for 7-footer Nick Richards to help their interior presence.

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Myles Turner Over 1.5 Threes (-110) at FanDuel

A 10-year member of the Indiana Pacers, Turner went over this line in five of his last seven games and took a career-high 4.9 three-point attempts per game this season. He also shot 38.5 percent from deep, which is second only to his 2018-19 season for overall efficiency.

The Pacers are about to battle the Detroit Pistons, who allowed the second-highest three-point percentage (37.9) in all of basketball. Turner split the over/under in two meetings with Detroit this season, but Detroit allowed the most made threes per game to opposing centers.

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Isaiah Joe Under 2.5 Rebounds (+102) at FanDuel

Joe was recently moved back to the bench in favor of Cason Wallace after a stint in the starting lineup. That’s part of why he went under this line in seven of his last eight games, with the only over ironically coming against the same Cleveland Cavaliers team he is about to face on Thursday.

The Cavs make the highest percentage of two-point AND three-point shots in the league, which means that naturally, there are fewer rebounds available than there normally would be. Cleveland is also sixth in rebounds allowed per game to opposing guards.

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Fred VanVleet Under 3.5 Rebounds (-118) at FanDuel

For whatever reason, VanVleet’s work on the boards fell off a cliff in recent weeks. He went from averaging 4.8 rebounds per game in November and December to failing to collect more than two rebounds in a single game in six straight outings, including last night, when he only had one rebound in 35 minutes.

Now on the second night of a back-to-back and facing a Sacramento Kings team that ranked third in rebounds allowed to opposing point guards per game, we don’t expect much rebounding production from the 6-footer. VanVleet also managed only two rebounds in 37 minutes in his only meeting with Sacramento this season.

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