We have a total of three NBA player props for this Wednesday, and our staff of basketball betting experts is focused on some key players who could be in line for noteworthy performances in tonight's contests.
Read below for our NBA player prop picks for Wednesday, January 22.
NBA Player Props for Wednesday, January 22
- Jaylen Wells
- James Harden
- Kris Dunn
Jaylen Wells Under 3.5 Rebounds (-105)
Hornets vs Grizzlies, 8:00 p.m. ET
Memphis has a mostly clean injury report tonight, so I'm going back to this bet. Jaylen Wells is averaging 3.6 rebounds on 6.6 rebound chances this season, but those numbers are skewed by the Grizzlies' frequent injury issues.
Zach Edey, Desmond Bane, and Jaren Jackson Jr. are top 4 on the team in rebounds and top 5 in rebound chances per game. All of them are available tonight and should start alongside Wells and Ja Morant. With Edey/Bane/Jackson on the floor, Wells' rebounding rate falls by 2.7%. He's averaged just 2.6 RPG in the 19 games he's played with all three players.
Minutes are also an issue. Wells has averaged just 23.3 MPG in 19 games with Morant/Bane/Jackson. He's at 26.2 MPG for the full season. Wells is occasionally cast aside in the closing lineup, particularly when other forwards are playing well.
A week ago against San Antonio, Luke Kennard played the majority of the closing minutes. Wells played just 2 minutes in the 4th quarter. A few games before that, it was Kennard and Brandon Clarke getting the call over Wells and Edey to finish a game against Houston. Santi Aldama is also in the mix for forward minutes, and GG Jackson is back with the team. Memphis has plenty of capable players.
Charlotte is a middling matchup. They're up to 11th in rebounding rate over the last 10 games, but they've also been playing faster in that span. It's certainly not an overwhelmingly appealing spot on the glass.
Pick: Jaylen Wells Under 3.5 Rebounds (-105)
