We have a total of three NBA player props for this Monday, and our staff of basketball betting experts is focused on some key players who could be in line for noteworthy performances in today's contests.
Read below for our NBA player prop picks for Monday, January 27.
NBA Player Props for Monday, January 27
- Mark Williams
- Bogdan Bogdanovic
- Nikola Vucevic
Mark Williams Over 18.5 Points & Assists (-115)
Lakers vs Hornets, 7:00 p.m. ET
The Lakers seem to have a perception in the market of being a good interior defensive team. While Anthony Davis is an excellent defender, the Lakers has struggled defending the paint.
Only the Bulls and Pelicans have allowed more points in the paint per game than the Lakers. Mark Williams' line has moved down from where we've seen it recently, and it doesn't seem warranted.
Williams has been on a tear in January, averaging 19.8 points across 30 minutes per game.
The minutes have been on a steady incline, and he has little competition in the frontcourt with Nick Richards getting traded to Phoenix.
Williams has made nice strides as an offensive creator, posting career highs in usage rate (21.8%) and assist rate (17.3%). He's averaged 2.4 assists per game in just 23.8 minutes per game.
The playing time has ticked way up, and he's averaged 3 assists per game in games that he has played 30+ minutes.
The Lakers have allowed the 7th-most assists per game and the 6th most to centers. I'm fine with just targeting Williams' points prop (16.5), but I like tacking on the assists.
Pick: Mark Williams Over 18.5 Points & Assists (-115)
