NBA Best Player Props Today – March 24, 2025

The NBA regular season ends in less than three weeks, so there is a limited time to bet on larger NBA slates and the full selection of franchises across the league. 

Many eyes across the league will be on the Lakers tonight as Lebron James is slated to play his second game back from injury after missing two weeks due to a groin injury. 

Los Angeles, James and his newly acquired teammate Luka Doncic continue to battle for the second seed in the West. They currently sit in fourth place (two games back of Houston and one behind Denver).

We’ve compiled our top player prop picks below, comprising of Los Angeles center Jaxon Hayes (at Orlando) and Denver forward Aaron Gordon (vs. Chicago).

Remember to bet responsibly and monitor your bankroll carefully.

Note: Odds were correct at the time of writing.

Jaxon Hayes over 4.5 Rebounds (-145) at DraftKings

The Lakers starting big man has averaged more minutes per game in March (25.8) and February (22.2) than he has over the course of the entire season. With that comes rebounding opportunities.

Hayes is coming off a four-rebound performance on Saturday against the Chicago Bulls. It is the Texas product’s only game in the entire month of March, where he grabbed fewer than five boards.

The 24-year-old eclipsed 4.5 rebounds in 7-of-8 games (87.5%) this month, with an average of 6.9 per outing. Dating back to his past 15 games, he’s passed the number on 10 occasions (66.66%) and averaged 4.8 rebounds in February.

Entering the season, Hayes stated he wanted to improve his rebounding, and he’s done exactly that with 4.8 boards per game this year compared to just three per contest last campaign. 

According to NBA.com, he’s also putting himself in the right position by averaging nine rebound chances per game. 

Hayes faces a Magic team that has allowed the eighth-most rebounds in the NBA over their past three games. 

Opposing centers have dominated the boards against Orlando during that span:

• Alex Sarr (WAS): 10 rebounds in 28 minutes
• Tristan Vukcevic (WAS): 6 rebounds in 21 minutes
• Alperen Sengun (HOU): 12 rebounds in 37 minutes
• Steven Adams (HOU): 6 rebounds in 23 minutes
• Wendell Carter Jr. (CLE): 14 rebounds in 35 minutes

DraftKings Sportsbook is offering an excellent price of -145 compared to other bookmakers as showcased below.

Odds Comparison for Hayes over 4.5 Rebounds

Sportsbook	Odds
DraftKings	-145
FanDuel	-146
BetMGM	-160
Caesars	-161

Aaron Gordon over 3.5 assists (-140) at DraftKings

The former Arizona product is coming off an eight-assist performance against the Rockets on Sunday. This is primarily due to three-time MVP Nikola Jokic being out due to injury.

Jokic is once again not expected to play tonight, according to Denver head coach Michael Malone. 

In the past four games with Jokic out of the action, Gordon has recorded 8, 4, 0 and 3 assists. Although, he’s averaging 10 assist chances per game in that span.

During the last five games, Gordon has beaten the 3.5 assist mark in 3-of-5 (60%) contests. 

Denver faces the Chicago Bulls on Monday, who have allowed the fourth-most assists to opposing teams this season. 

This game features the highest total points (239) set by sportsbooks on the slate and will feature plenty of assist opportunities for both teams. 

Chicago plays with the third-highest pace (103.35) in the league this season, and Denver ranks sixth (100.77), leading to even more chances for Gordon to collect assists.

Bookmakers list the Nuggets as three-point favorites on the spread. If they are accurate in predicting a competitive game, Gordon should see his regular workload which also helps the case. 

DraftKings features an extremely valuable price of -140 compared to much steeper odds (-166) at FanDuel and other operators. 

Odds Comparison for Gordon over 3.5 assists

Sportsbook	Odds
DraftKings	-140
bet365	-145
Caesars	-154
BetMGM	-155
FanDuel	-166