The NBA is back in action with 11 games tipping off on Monday night. So, we've got you covered with player prop picks for three of tonight's contests.
Our NBA player props for tonight's matchups are targeting Derrick White, Andre Drummond and Bones Hyland.
Continue below for our NBA player props for Monday, October 27.
NBA Player Props for Monday, October 27
- Derrick White Over 29.5 Points, Rebounds, & Assists (-109)
- Andre Drummond Over 7.5 Rebounds (-130)
- Bones Hyland Under 13.5 Points, Rebounds, & Assists (-115)
Derrick White o29.5 Points, Rebounds, & Assists (-109)
Celtics vs Pelicans, 8 p.m. ET
The Celtics are on the second night of a road back-to-back, and Jaylen Brown was questionable heading into yesterday's game. This number assumes Brown is in, and it's already too low for White's role this season. It's very simple, but all White has to do is actually make some shots.
He's playing over 35 minutes per game with a 25% usage rate. He is averaging a team-high 10.7 potential assists per game and is third on the team in rebound chances (11.7 per game). He is averaging 18.7 shots per game, including 11.7 3-pointers. He just can't hit the broad side of a barn, as he is shooting 32% from the floor and 28% from 3.
Even if we regress his career numbers for worse efficiency in his new role, he's a career 45% shooter and 37% on 3s. The Pelicans' defense is poor, and he may have an even bigger role if Brown rests tonight.
Pick: Derrick White o29.5 Points, Rebounds, & Assists (-109)
Andre Drummond o7.5 Rebounds (-130)
Magic vs 76ers, 7 p.m. ET
Joel Embiid has been ruled out, which means we're looking at Andre Drummond and Adem Bona splitting the center minutes. Not only that, but Dominick Barlow is also going to miss this game with Jabari Walker taking his spot, which leaves Drummond and Bona to share the center minutes with little competition.
Drummond snagged 13 rebounds in just 16 minutes on Saturday, and is absurdly productive on a per-minute basis. He's had a rebounding rate above 20% in every season of his career, except his rookie year in 2012-13. Drummond averaged 9.4 rebounds per game in 23 starts last season. He averaged 10.1 rebounds in the 18 games in which he played 20-29 minutes.
Orlando was middling in terms of rebounding rate last season. Their slow pace helped them rank 3rd-fewest in rebounds per game. So far this season, Orlando has played at a pace well above average. If they settle in at a mediocre pace, they're likely going to be a decent rebounding matchup.
Pick: Andre Drummond o7.5 Rebounds (-130)
Bones Hyland u13.5 Points, Rebounds, & Assists (-115)
Nuggets vs Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m. ET
Bones Hyland seems to be getting a boost with Anthony Edwards' status up in the air. Even with Edwards playing just three minutes last night, Hyland didn't crack 20 minutes.
Minnesota has Donte DiVincenzo and Mike Conley for ball-handling duties. Terrance Shannon and Jaylen Clark could pick up more minutes at forward. Rob Dillingham is dealing with a fractured nose, but he could conceivably be available as a bench option.
There are a few ways the Timberwolves could go without Hyland seeing a bump in playing time.
