We have a total of three NBA player props for this Tuesday, and our staff of basketball betting experts is focused on some key players who could be in line for noteworthy performances in tonight's contests.
Read below for our NBA player prop picks for Tuesday, January 14.
NBA Player Props for Tuesday, January 14
- Zion Williamson
- Donovan Mitchell
- Russell Westbrook
Zion Williamson Over 22.5 Points (-115)
Pelicans vs Bulls, 8:00 p.m. ET
This is the ideal matchup for Zion Williamson. the Bulls have given up the most points in the paint per game by a wide margin. They're 2.5 points worse than the next-closest team, which happens to be the Pelicans.
If we're just considering teams that Williamson could actually play against, the gap is even wider. The Bulls are 3.4 points behind the 28th-place team (Lakers). Chicago is also 15th in free throws allowed per game.
Williamson has scored 67.8% of his points from in the paint. That's actually a career low, as he's been above 73% in every other season.
The primary change has been more free throws. Williamson is taking nearly 10 free throws per game, despite averaging just 30.3 minutes. He's scored a career-high 28.8% of his points from free throws.
It's only an 8-game sample, so it could even out. However, the main point is that Williamson has scored at least 95.5% of his points from in the paint and free throws in each season of his career.
Williamson has been at 28 minutes in his first two games back from a 2-month layoff. He might not play much more than that tonight, but he's making up for it with a career-high 32.8% usage rate.
Williamson's usage has gone up by 2.8% with Brandon Ingram off the floor, and if he does get up over 30 minutes, he could have a huge night.
Pick: Zion Williamson Over 22.5 Points (-115)
