Player props have become one of the NBA’s most entertaining ways to bet, offering value beyond the standard spread or total. Each night, this column highlights the best opportunities on the board — from points and rebounds to assists and combo lines — using matchup data, recent performance, and betting trends to find edges. Keep reading for the top NBA player prop picks for March 31. Also, make sure you check out our live VSiN programming for more. Our hosts and analysts will be all over the NBA, which is why it pays to be a VSiN Pro subscriber.
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Tuesday Player Prop Best Bets
Below you’ll find my official plays on the player prop market for Tuesday. These are the ones that make the VSiN Pro Picks page and count towards my season-long record.
Nolan Traore Over 16.5 Points + Assists (+100) vs. Hornets
Hornets at Nets – 7:30 pm ET
Traore is coming off a game in which he had 17 points and six assists against the Kings. Tonight’s matchup will be a little tougher, as the Hornets have been a top-10 defense (110.8 raw DRTG) since the All-Star break. However, Traore’s speed makes him an advantage-creator, and I think he’ll be able to beat guys like LaMelo Ball and Kon Knueppel off the bounce. Of course, he’ll need to be able to finish from there, which isn’t exactly a guarantee. However, I’ll take my chances given how well he has played lately. Traore is averaging 11.2 points and 5.8 assists per game over the last six contests. He’s also averaging 12.5 points and 5.2 assists per game in his last 12 home games, going Over this combined points and assists total in eight of the 12.
Austin Reaves Over 21.5 Points (-125) vs. Cavaliers
Cavalierse at Lakers – 10:30 pm ET
Reaves is averaging 24.0 points per game in the last five game that he has played with Luka Doncic against defenses that are bottom-15 in defensive rating, bottom-10 in isolation, and bottom-10 guarding spot-ups. Well, the Cavaliers are there. This game also has the highest total on the board, so we should see some good offensive performances. I’m very high on the Cavaliers this season, believing there’s a chance this team goes all the way to the NBA Finals. However, Donovan Mitchell and James Harden don’t make up the strongest defensive pairing. Reaves should be able to consistently get two feet in the paint against them, and he should also be able to knock down some threes. I’ll also add that Reaves is averaging 25.3 points per game when he plays with Luka and without Marcus Smart, and the latter might miss tonight’s game.
Noteworthy OptaAI Player Prop Edges
Check out the OptaAI Player Props pages for more of these! VSiN Pro subscribers can find 50+ player prop ideas on a daily basis! We’ll list the top edges in some of the biggest markets below, but there will always be a lot more to uncover on the pages themselves.
Dillon Brooks Over 14.5 Points (+102) vs. Magic
Our OptaAI player prop projections have him going for 17.48 points.
John Collins Over 5.5 Rebounds (-108) vs. Trail Blazers
Our OptaAI player prop projections have him finishing with 6.15 rebounds.
Josh Hart Over 4.5 Assists (+109) vs. Rockets
Our OptaAI player prop projections have him projected for 5.16 assists.
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