NBA Player Props & Best Bets Today: Best Prop Picks for Saturday, Jan. 24

My NBA player props today set the stage for an epic Saturday of hoops during Rivals Week.

The marquee matchup of the night is a showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks, which is why I’m targeting the franchise players from both teams as part of Saturday’s NBA best bets.

🏀 NBA player props today: Jan. 24

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💰 Best NBA player prop today: Luka Doncic (Lakers) Over 15.5 rebounds + assists (-130) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Luka Doncic’s props are typically a bit inflated when facing his former team, but his rebounds and assists combo line is still 15.5 at DraftKings after closing at that number in back-to-back games. 

Doncic has logged 24 rebounds on 30 chances and 18 assists on 29 potential dimes over the past two outings.

He's cleared this line in six of his previous 10 games, averaging 8.6 assists and 7.1 rebounds per contest. He now faces a Dallas team that ranks 27th in rebounds allowed and 14th in assists permitted.

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Cooper Flagg (Mavericks) Over 18.5 points (-110) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Doncic facing his former team feels like an overplayed storyline now. What really makes Saturday’s game intriguing is that it will be Cooper Flagg’s first opportunity to face the Lakers at home, giving him a chance to put on a show for the fans and make them forget all about Doncic.

Flagg is averaging 20.6 points per game as a rookie after scoring 21 points against the Golden State Warriors last time out. The Lakers are a soft matchup for opposing forwards, ranking 29th in defending the position.

Nikola Vucevic (Bulls) Under 16.5 points (-110) ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic is averaging 17.9 points per game this year, but he won’t have an easy time producing against the Boston Celtics.

Thanks to Neemias Queta’s breakout campaign as a rim-protector, the Celtics are No. 1 in defending the restricted area. They're second in paint points allowed and defending the roll man on pick-and-roll.

Vucevic scored 15 points on 14 shots in the last matchup against Boston, and I’m expecting a similar output on Saturday.

Joel Embiid (76ers) Over 4.5 assists (+135) ⭐⭐⭐

I’m all in on Joel Embiid after his first triple-double of the season. The Philadelphia 76ers center finished with 32 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists last time out.

Embiid’s passing usage should continue on Saturday against the New York Knicks, as he dished five dimes in the last head-to-head meeting. Over his last 11 games, Embiid is averaging 4.5 assists on 8.4 potential dimes.

Embiid is also featured in our Knicks vs. 76ers player props.

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