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Tonight's NBA props narrative: The action starts at 1 p.m. ET and continues well into the night, providing bettors with plenty of opportunities on Monday. I'm targeting a pair of players running hot, making bets on Pascal Siakam and Anfernee Simons.
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Check out my top NBA prop picks for Jan. 19, featuring a prediction on Norman Powell.
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NBA prop picks Jan. 19
Best bet: Siakam over 34.5 PRA (-125)
Siakam is on a tear, clearing this line in three straight and six of eight games this month.
He’s contributing across the board, too, providing some cushion if he’s light in one of these statistical areas tonight.
- Siakam is averaging 24.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists in January.
- He’s hit the 30-point mark twice, corralled double-digit rebounds twice, and dished out five-plus assists in more than half his games.
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While the Indiana Pacers aren’t a great rebounding team, neither are the Philadelphia 76ers.
The once fearsome rebounder Joel Embiid (questionable) is scoring again, but he’s contributing little on the boards this season. So the presence of Embiid does little to curb Siakam’s rebounding upside.
Key stat: Opposing power forwards have thrived on the glass vs. the Sixers, who allow the second-most rebounds to the position in the NBA (per Betting Pros).
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Simons over 13.5 points (-118): The first-year Boston Celtic has struggled in this matchup, falling under this number in all three games vs. the Detroit Pistons this season.
And that’s not at all surprising. Simons is streaky, is playing in a reduced/reserve role since leaving the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Pistons have the NBA’s No. 2 defensive rating.
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But Simons is having his best shooting month of the season and can pile up points in a hurry as a long-range threat.
- Simons is shooting 49.2% from the field and 51.4% from deep in January, his best totals of any month this season.
- The 6-foot-3 guard is averaging 4.1 triples in January, the fifth-best mark in the NBA (per StatMuse).
- He has cleared this total eight times in nine games this month and is 9-1 vs. this line over his last 10 contests.
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Powell over 23.5 points (-113): Like Simons, Powell's ability to get going from 3-point land helps lead to some huge scoring outbursts.
But he's also more consistent, logs big minutes as the Miami Heat's leading scorer, and is having the best season of his career.
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Powell is averaging 23.8 points and is an excellent shooter from several areas of the court. He's just outside the top 10 in true shooting percentage among guards.
Helping his usage and hopefully his scoring is the absence of Tyler Herro. Powell has averaged three more points per game this season when Herro is sidelined.
Powell dropped 25 points on the Golden State Warriors in November and has hit that number in half his games this month.
NBA prop picks made at 9:45 a.m. ET on Jan. 19, 2026.
