NBA Player Props Picks, Predictions and Odds Today – Thursday April 23, 2026

NBA Player Props Best Bets For April 23, 2026!

NBA player props for Thursday April 23, 2026 are on the docket for The GoldSheet below as they give their top two BEST NBA player props today. Hop on board for Thursday’s FREE picks now!

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NBA Player Props Best Bet #1: James Harden (CLE) Over 27.5 Points + Assists (-108)

The Cavaliers look to take a commanding 3-0 series lead in their first round matchup against the Raptors as we’ll look for point guard James Harden to go over 27.5 points + assists.

He has notched 32 points + assists in each of the first two games and in Game 2 specifically he shot 9-14 from the field and included ten free throw attempts.

Harden played in just one head-to-head matchup against the Raptors this regular season in which he racked up 41 points + assists so his success against Toronto in the first two games isn’t an anomaly.

Although Cleveland is up 2-0 in this series, they’ve had trouble finding consistent scoring from certain role players with Dean Wade, Sam Merrill, Jaylon Tyson and Dennis Schroder all putting up single digit scoring efforts in the team’s first two games.

Sure, one or two of those players may step up tonight from a scoring standpoint, but that shouldn’t stop Harden who has had 20+ points in five straight now dating back to the regular season.

Harden has seen 34 minutes per game across the first two games and averaged 36.2 points + assists per 40 minutes during the regular season so let’s take him to go over 27.5 points + assists in Game 3 at Toronto on Thursday night.

NBA Player Props Best Bet #2: Christian Braun (DEN) Over 6.5 Rebounds + Assists (-145)

Nuggets shooting guard Christian Braun has been racking up the minutes for Denver across their first two games averaging 35.5 per game.

With that, we’ll look for him to keep playing a role in other facets of the game besides scoring going over 6.5 rebounds + assists in Game 3 at Minnesota tonight.

He has averaged 8.5 rebounds + assists through the team’s first two games and averaged eight rebounds + assists per game in the final four games of the regular season.

Nikola Jokic can’t get ALL the rebounds and assists for Denver and although Denver lost Game 2, Braun was tied for the best +/- on the team with Tim Hardaway Jr. at +4 which speaks volumes considering he played 35 of the game’s 48 minutes meaning in the 13 minutes he was off the floor Denver was outscored by nine points.

It’s also worth noting that during the regular season Braun averaged 9.4 rebounds + assists per 40 minutes.

So, look for Braun to be some sort of a X-Factor in Game 3 in Minnesota tonight going over 6.5 rebounds + assists in what should be another tight battle between the Nuggets and Timberwolves.

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