3 NBA Player Prop Bets for Monday 1/22/24

Player props can be useful in a variety of ways -- from taking advantage of them straight up to measuring a player's potential to produce in daily fantasy basketball on FanDuel. Here, we're going to focus on the former.

Using a wealth of statistical data, including numberFire's daily basketball projections, here are some NBA player prop bets that look appealing via the NBA odds at FanDuel Sportsbook.

Please note lines are subject to change throughout the day after this article is published.

NBA Prop Bets

Coby White Over 20.5 Points (-102)

Earlier this season, Zach LaVine was sidelined with a foot injury, allowing Coby White to shoot up into the stratosphere for the Chicago Bulls.

White averaged 22.4 points in this 18-game span and surpassed 20.5 points in nine of his last 10 games without LaVine. So with LaVine (ankle) out tonight, it feels only right to target Chicago's rising star.

Even with LaVine's early January return to action, White was still putting up awesome numbers, averaging 22.1 points in seven games alongside LaVine. But it's clear that LaVine's absence tonight should bode well for White. He is averaging 16.7 points per 36 minutes when sharing the court with LaVine, but when LaVine is on the bench, White is averaging 20.8 points per 36 minutes.

The Bulls will go up against the Phoenix Suns in a matchup that should favor point guards. Phoenix is allowing the ninth-most points to point guards per game. They are surrendering the sixth-most three-point makes (3PM) to this position, and White nets 45.1% of his points from downtown and is shooting the three-ball at a solid 39.7% clip.

White is scoring 4.7 points per game as the ball handler off of pick-and-rolls. We could see an increase in pick-and-roll scoring tonight as the Suns give up the eighth-most points to guards in this scenario.

Beyond this matchup, and LaVine being out, I think White should benefit from Chicago coming in as the 5.0-point underdogs. In the last 16 Chicago games that have been decided by 10 or fewer points, White is averaging 24.9 points per contest.

Immanuel Quickley To Score 20+ Points (+115)

Since joining the Toronto Raptors, Immanuel Quickley is averaging 17.5 points per game. But at +115 odds, I like his chances to put up a 20-burger against the Memphis Grizzlies.

For starters, this game is projected to be fairly competitive. Toronto comes in favored by seven points, and numberFire's model has this one even closer, projecting a 2.0-point Raptors victory. Quickley has played in seven Toronto games that have been decided less than 15 points, and he scored at least 20 points in all but two of these contests.

This means that Quickley is netting 20-plus points in 71.4% of games that don't end in a blowout, which is significantly higher than the implied probability on this prop (46.5%).

But, while we can't necessarily rely on a non-blowout game, we can find further encouragement in this matchup.

The Grizzlies let up the 12th-most points to point guards. Memphis is also surrendering the seventh-most 3PM to point guards, which is great news for Quickley. He nets 43.9% of his points from behind the arc and has been shooting at a 45.5% clip from downtown since joining Toronto.

Quickley's team-leading three-point numbers could do a lot of the heavy lifting in getting him to 20 points tonight, but he could also see some work at the free-throw line. Memphis allows opponents to shoot the 11th-most free throw attempts, and Quickley nets 18.1% of his points from the foul line and is rocking with an 85.0% free throw percentage.

We saw Quickley go up against Memphis earlier this month to the tune of a 26-point performance. I'll side with another big night from IQ.

Wendell Carter Jr. Over 18.5 Pts + Reb (-113)

We've not seen much of Wendell Carter Jr. this season after he sustained a pair of injuries that kept him out of the Orlando Magic lineup for an extended time.

Carter returned to Orlando's lineup four games ago, and he's been back in a big way. In his last four games, Carter is averaging 26.3 combined points and rebounds (PR) and has eclipsed 18.5 PR in all of these contests.

He's been the most efficient offensive player in the NBA over the last two weeks, so I'm keen on targeting him while his PR prop is set fairly low.

The Magic will go up against the Cleveland Cavaliers, which should be a tough matchup for all Orlando players, including Carter. The Cavs tout the third-best defensive rating in the league and are letting up the second-fewest points per game.

However, Cleveland is surrendering the eighth-most 3PM and the third-most free throw attempts to centers, which is where Carter nets a combined 48.4% of his points. His 43.2% three-point percentage is as good as it gets for a center, and his ability to draw fouls in the paint could feed into Cleveland's weak spot.

I'll side with a heat check from Carter while his PR line is set at 18.5, but I don't even know if heat check is the proper terminology here. He averaged 22.5 PR in his last two seasons, so we know he's, historically, more than capable of putting up 18.5 PR.

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