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 using matchup data, recent performances, and betting trends to find edges. Keep reading for some of the top OptaAI player prop projections for Monday, October 26. Then, right below those, you’ll see the player props I’m personally taking. Also, make sure you check out our live VSiN programming for more. Our hosts and analysts should be all over the NBA, which is why it pays to be a VSiN Pro subscriber.
Noteworthy Monday OptaAI Player Prop Edges
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Kyrie Irving Under 22.5 Points (-122) vs. Heat
Our OptaAI player prop projections have him finishing with 16.33 points, suggesting these odds should be -1347 — a +38.1% edge to the Over.
Jayson Tatum Over 9.5 Rebounds (-144) vs. Bulls
Our OptaAI player prop projections have him finishing with 6.47 rebounds, suggesting these odds should be -732 — a +29.0% edge to the Over.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Under 6.5 Assists (-127) vs. Suns
Our OptaAI player prop projections have him finishing with 5.12 assists, suggesting these odds should be -291 — a +18.5%% edge to the Over.
Monday Player Prop Best Bets
Below you’ll find my official plays on the player prop market for Monday. These are the ones that make the VSiN Pro Picks page and count towards my season-long record.
Kyshawn George Over 21.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists (-120) vs. Hornets
Wizards at Hornets – 7:00 pm ET
This Washington-Charlotte game will be extremely interesting to watch, and I genuinely have no clue how to attack it from a side/total perspective. However, I do think it’s a game that has the potential to be pretty high in scoring, as the Wizards are fifth in pace (105.33) and the Hornets don’t mind playing fast. That should open up the door for some big individual performances, and a PRA total of 21.5 for George means we’re only asking for a decent one. George is averaging 26.3 PRA since the start of the season, and he just had 36 PRA in a meeting with the Bulls. George’s usage rate is actually 26.3%, which is higher than the 22.4% usage he had in 2025-26. That’s huge because it easily could have fallen off with Trae Young as a full-time member of the rotation. Well, with George having a pretty big role in this offense, I see him stuffing the stat sheet here. George is a decent shooter, a capable driver, and he prides himself on chipping in all over the stat sheet. In a decent matchup, there’s no reason to believe he can’t accumulate counting stats.
Rudy Gobert To Record Double-Double (+160) vs. Cavaliers
Timberwolves at Cavaliers – 7:00 pm ET
I thought pretty hard about going Over on points and rebounds with Gobert, but why not just grab the +160 for him to finish with a double-double? We actually haven’t yet seen the Frenchman record one this season, but he has been right there. In his 14-point performance against the Magic two games ago, Gobert had only nine rebounds on 20 rebound chances. That should have been a double-digit rebound game. Then, he had only eight points against the Raptors last night, despite finishing with 13 boards. In the near future, we’re going to see him hit 10+ with both. He’s pretty much averaging a double-double at 9.5 points and 12.0 boards per game, and he now faces Jarrett Allen. This matchup has brought a lot out of Gobert in the past, as StatMuse has him averaging 13.2 points and 13.7 rebounds per game in 13 games against him.
Gui Santos Over 3.5 Rebounds (-125) vs. Nuggets
Warriors at Nuggets – 10:00 pm ET
Santos is questionable for tonight’s meeting with the Nuggets, but this will be voided if he doesn’t play. So, there’s no real risk in firing away here. Our OptaAI numbers actually have the Over as one of the night’s bigger edges in the rebound category, calling for the big wing to finish with 4.57 boards. Santos is averaging only 4.3 rebounds per game this season, but he has had at least four in all three games. Also, dating back to last season, Santos is averaging 5.7 rebounds per game in his last 33 games. He has also gone Over this mark in 28 of them. He just consistently does a good job of making his presence felt on the glass, so I’ll take a shot with the total down at 3.5.
Late Additions
Jaden McDaniels Over 14.5 Points (-135 – 1.5 units) & Alt Points 20+ (+239 – 0.5 units) vs. Cavaliers
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