NBA Player Props for Monday, 3/16: Best Bets & Predictions Today
What kind of performances can we expect from Desmond Bane, Wendell Carter, and Austin Reaves? Follow along as our NBA betting analyst, Nick Galaida, breaks down three of his favorite NBA prop bets for Monday, March 16th. Get all of Nick’s picks, including more NBA plays, by subscribing to the RotoGrinders Props & Pick’em package.
Monday’s NBA slate features 8 games, including a tripleheader on Peacock beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET with the Magic against the Hawks. There will be plenty of stars in action this evening, including Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Victor Wembanyama.
There are, of course, a number of notable names the NBA injury report tonight too. Alexandre Sarr, Kawhi Leonard, and Michael Porter have each been ruled out. Alperen Sengun and Dejounte Murray are questionable as of this writing.
As always, be sure to use tools like CourtIQ and our NBA starting lineups page to evaluate how injuries impact usage and to search for inefficiencies in the player prop and DFS markets.
Below, you can find 3 of my favorite picks for Monday, March 16th!
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Best NBA Player Props for Monday, March 16th
Here are my top player prop bets for today, with tip-off scheduled for 7:00 PM ET on Monday, March 16th:
- Desmond Bane Over/Under 21.5 Points
- Wendell Carter Over/Under 10.5 Points
- Austin Reaves Over/Under 8.5 Rebounds + Assists
Desmond Bane OVER 21.5 Points (-109, DraftKings)
DRAFTKINGSBane averaged 24.7 points per game in February and is averaging 22.8 points per game so far during March. He’s been slightly less efficient on the road this season, but the Hawks rank 7th in pace since the All-Star break, which could make up for Bane possibly not having an extremely efficient night shooting the basketball. This should be a competitive game against a surging Atlanta team that has won 10 of their last 11 contests. Bane has thrived in such matchups this season.
Wendell Carter OVER 10.5 Points (-125, bet365)
BET365Carter attempts the plurality of his shots from the restricted area. Since the All-Star break, the Hawks have allowed the 4th-most shot attempts per game from that area of the floor. The biggest issue with Carter is always potential foul trouble, but that could be less of an issue this evening against an Atlanta team that is only around the league average in free-throw attempts during their last 10 games.
ScoresAndOdds has Carter projected for 12.4 points this evening. It’s not difficult to see the upside for him in this matchup.
Austin Reaves UNDER 8.5 Rebounds + Assists (-104, DraftKings)
DRAFTKINGSReaves has cleared this number in 4 consecutive games with LeBron James and Luka Doncic active, but that has still brought him to only a 45% hit rate on this line for the season in such situations. Since the All-Star break, the Rockets have allowed the fewest rebounds per game and fewest assists per game to opposing guards. This is a great spot to fade Reaves’ recent production.
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