Tuesday's NBA schedule is loaded, featuring 10 games and several stars in action.
Tonight's NBA props narrative: The Feb. 3 slate begins with a potential Finals preview: Denver Nuggets vs. Detroit Pistons. Detroit is No. 1 in the East, and Denver has the most road wins in the NBA. I have a play on Jamal Murray and two other prop bets this evening.
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Check out my best NBA prop picks for today, featuring predictions on CJ McCollum and Tyrese Maxey.
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Best NBA prop picks: Feb. 3
Best bet: Murray over 6.5 assists (-139)
There are several reasons I like Murray at this number, and a driving factor is his star teammate, Nikola Jokic.
Murray has cleared this line in consecutive games since Jokic returned after missing a month. Those games also marked two of Murray’s three lowest-scoring outputs since Jan. 1.
The Canadian did a lot of heavy lifting in January with Jokic sidelined, averaging 27.7 points in what’s been a career-best offensive season.
But even as his scoring has gone up, so has his assist production.
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- Murray is averaging a career-high 7.5 assists.
- He has 21 assists over Denver’s last two games and has big upside. Murray has produced double-digit assists in 38% of his games since January.
The Pistons, No. 2 in the NBA in defensive rating, are strong vs. opposing guards and defend the perimeter well, where Murray excels.
As Jokic inches his way back to normal minutes, expect the three-time MVP to lead Denver’s offence once again.
Key stat: Murray is 25-20 vs. this line this season.
Today's NBA player prop predictions
McCollum over 16.5 points (-127): Tonight’s Atlanta Hawks and Miami Heat game has Tuesday's highest total by far (240.5).
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These teams rank No. 1 and 2 in the NBA in pace and combined for 237 points in their lone meeting earlier in the season.
There should be plenty of scoring, and McCollum looks like a good player to target.
Despite coming off the bench and seeing a reduction in minutes since getting traded from the Washington Wizards, McCollum’s shot volume has ticked up.
The veteran guard has played 11 games with Atlanta, averaging 18.0 points. He’s gone for 20-plus in half of those contests.
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Maxey over 3.5 threes (+120): Maxey will be playing on a back-to-back but I expect the electric guard to take advantage of a favourable situation.
- Star teammate Joel Embiid is most certainly out, removing a huge offensive force from this game.
- The Golden State Warriors are swimming in trade rumours ahead of Thursday's deadline and will be without several key players, including Steph Curry.
- Additionally, Jimmy Butler is out for the season, Jonathan Kuminga is sidelined, and Draymond Green has been linked in Giannis Antetokounmpo deals. It's not smooth sailing in Golden State.
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Those absences and distractions will hopefully offset the significant rest advantage the Warriors will enjoy tonight. Golden State hasn't played since Friday.
Maxey is averaging a career-high 3.5 triples. He's gone off from distance over his last three contests after falling short of this number in eight straight.
- Feb. 2 vs. LAC: 7-14
- Jan. 31 vs. NO: 4-9
- Jan. 29 vs. SAC: 4-9
Maxey is clearing this line at a 55% rate this season.
Today's best NBA prop picks made at 10:47 a.m. ET on Feb. 3, 2026.
