The 2026-27 NBA season continues on Friday, November 6, with nine games on the schedule. The Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs, Portland Trail Blazers, and Los Angeles Lakers all enter the night on winning streaks, though the Trail Blazers and Lakers face each other, guaranteeing one streak will end.
Betting analysts are highlighting three player prop bets for Friday's slate, drawing on the SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates each game 10,000 times. The model has returned nearly $19,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks since 2018, including five consecutive seasons of four-digit profit, and enters Week 3 on a 26-11 (70%) run on top-rated spread picks.
Top Player Prop Picks
Jayson Tatum Over 7.5 rebounds (+102) – Boston Celtics vs. Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets will be without Kon Knueppel and Grant Williams, while Moussa Diabate is questionable. Tatum, a historically solid rebounder, has started slowly on the glass but faces a favorable matchup. The SportsLine model projects him for 8.6 rebounds.
Donovan Mitchell Over 24.5 points (-121) – Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers. Mitchell has cleared this line only once in his last five games, but that came against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. The Cavaliers guard will be motivated to end a two-game losing streak against a 76ers team that has won five straight. The model projects Mitchell for 25.1 points.
Walker Kessler Over 23.5 points + rebounds (-109) – Utah Jazz vs. Portland Trail Blazers. Kessler posted 13 points and eight rebounds in the previous meeting, but his home/road splits are stark: 18.4 points per game at home versus 9.5 on the road. The model projects 23.1 combined points and rebounds in a matchup featuring the top two teams in the Western Conference standings.
All odds are sourced from DraftKings Sportsbook, which is offering $200 in bonus bets after a $5 wager and three free months of NBA League Pass with its latest promo code.
