NBA Player Props and Best Bets for January 27: Ja to Struggle at MSG, Lillard On Fire?

It’s the post-NFL Conference Championship Monday, which means we’ve got the best player props for the NBA’s return to regular action.

The Oklahoma City Thunder took down the Portland Trail Blazers behind 35 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a standalone game on Sunday. Meanwhile, James Harden dropped 40 points to lift the Los Angeles Clippers past the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday.

Here are our best NBA player prop bets for Monday.

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Best NBA Prop Bets for Monday, January 27

Lonzo Ball under 7.5 Rebounds+Assists (-125) at FanDuel

Ball is finally back on the court after drawn-out bouts with injuries, and he’s been a solid contributor to the Chicago Bulls’ rotation. But while he can be a balanced and versatile guard, he only averaged 3.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 23.8 minutes of action per night in January. 

The 27-year-old went under this line in four straight and in eight of his last nine games. He and his Bulls teammates are also facing the Denver Nuggets, who allow lots of assists but allow the fewest rebounds per game to opposing point guards thanks to Nikola Jokic and company.

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Damian Lillard Over 24.5 Points (-125) at FanDuel

Remember Lillard’s totally erratic scoring patterns and inconsistent shooting early in the year? Those are nothing but a distant memory now that he averaged 25.3 points per game and 41.6 percent three-point shooting in January and scored at least 20 points in all but one game in 2025.

Lillard went over this line in five straight and in eight of his last 10 times on the court. He now gets to take on a Utah Jazz team that is 22nd in points allowed per game to opposing point guards and 27th in overall points allowed per game.

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Payton Pritchard Under 3.5 Assists (-146) at FanDuel

Pritchard, the potential Sixth Man of the Year, is on the court to get buckets, not swing the rock. He had four assists his last time on the court but went under in four of his last six games and averaged 3.3 assists per game in January (3.4 for the year overall).

The Boston Celtics are getting ready to take on the Houston Rockets, who allowed the second-fewest assists per game for the year and in January, and who rank first in assists allowed per game to opposing point guards. Pritchard also had just two assists when he visited H-Town on Jan. 3.

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Bradley Beal Under 7.5 Rebounds+Assists (-128) at FanDuel

Beal was not happy that he was moved to the bench and has been at the center of trade rumors ever since. He’s still been a solid contributor when it comes to scoring, but he averaged 7.0 combined rebounds and assists in 2025 and went under in three straight games.

The Phoenix Suns are about to face the Los Angeles Clippers, who are fifth in assists and eighth in rebounds allowed per game in January. Beal doesn’t want to spend much time doing the dirty work, and LA’s strong play as of late leads us to believe that Beal will go under this line.

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Ja Morant Under 11.5 Rebounds+Assists (-115) at FanDuel

What’s up with these rebounds+assists lines? Morant went under in nine of his last 11 games, including when he had seven assists and one rebound in just 26 minutes in his last game against the terrible Utah Jazz, who are normally very friendly to their opponents.

The Griz are preparing to take on the New York Knicks, who are second in rebounds and ninth in assists allowed per game in 2025. Morant is also going to have to deal with an active defensive backcourt headlined by Josh Hart, who’s helped the Knicks rank third in rebounds and 11th in assists allowed per game to opposing point guards for the year.

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