Monday's 11-game NBA slate is ripe with prop betting opportunities.
The latest: Austin Reaves is coming off a career-high 51-point game, but is worth fading on a back-to-back against the Portland Trail Blazers. Elsewhere, look for Trey Murphy III to do damage against the struggling Boston Celtics.
Check out the best NBA prop bets for Oct. 27, featuring a best bet on Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe.
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Best bet: Edgecombe over 9.5 rebounds and assists (-114)
Edgecombe, the 2025 No. 3 overall pick, has played 82 minutes over his first two NBA games.
So much for easing a rookie into things.
The Baylor Bears product cleared this number in each of those contests, logging seven rebounds and three assists against the Celtics and six rebounds and eight assists against the Charlotte Hornets.
With Joel Embiid (knee) sidelined, I expect Nick Nurse to give the youngster plenty of run again against the Orlando Magic.
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Orlando is off to a 1-2 start, but still ranks sixth in defensive efficiency, so this won't be an easy matchup for Edgecombe.
It is worth noting, though, that the Magic have given up the sixth-most rebounds and second-most assists per game to shooting guards, according to Fantasy Pros.
If Edgecombe plays anywhere near 40 minutes again, he should have enough opportunities to fly past this total.
Key stat: Five guards have cleared this line against Orlando in three games.
Best NBA picks
Reaves under 3.5 threes (-129): Reaves had the best game of his career on Sunday night, dropping 51 points to pair with 11 rebounds and nine assists.
So fading him with Luka Doncic and LeBron James sidelined might seem crazy, but hear me out.
- Reaves is playing his third game in four nights, logging 76 minutes across the contests.
- Portland acquired defensive stalwart Jrue Holiday, who will be guarding Reaves. Opposing SGs are averaging just 2.19 threes per game against Portland so far (sixth-lowest).
- Reaves is 1-2 against this line, making just three total 3s before Sunday's 6-for-10 performance.
Reaves is a capable 3-point shooter, but does damage at the rim as well. He scored 21 points at the free-throw line on Sunday and won't be restricted to just the long ball.
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Murphy over 24.5 points and rebounds (-114): I'm loving Murphy's chances of clearing this line against the new-look Celtics, who just look bad.
Boston is off to an 0-3 start with Jayson Tatum sidelined, and Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis traded. It ranks 23rd in defensive rating and 29th in rebounding rate.
Murphy stands at 6-foot-8 with solid rebounding upside at the shooting guard position.
He just dropped 24 points and 10 rebounds against Victor Wembanyama's San Antonio Spurs, who are second in defensive rating and rebounding rate.
Murphy had 13 points and seven rebounds in his season opener, but shot a terrible 5-for-15 from the field. The shot volume is there for him to eclipse this mark.
NBA prop picks made at 10:45 a.m. ET on 10/27/2025.
