The NBA Playoffs will resume with an excellent four-game slate on Saturday, April 25 — and we have you covered with player prop predictions for three of today's four postseason contests.
Our NBA props for Saturday are targeting Nikola Jokic, CJ McCollum and Ajay Mitchell. Continue below for our top NBA player prop picks for today's playoff games.
NBA Player Props for Saturday, April 25
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Thunder vs. Suns Prop: Ajay Mitchell
Ajay Mitchell Under 13.5 points (-104)
The Oklahoma City Thunder have a chance to go up 3-0 in their series against the Phoenix Suns with another win on Saturday, and haven't been challenged yet in the playoffs.
The Western Conference's top team has secured back-to-back double-digit victories, allowing its top bench contributors to play significant roles. No reserve is expected to be more productive than Ajay Mitchell this weekend.
Mitchell averaged a career-high 13.6 points during the regular season and looked like a legit candidate for Sixth Man of the Year before injuries limited him to 57 games. However, he's healthy and ready to impact games again.
The crafty lefty scored 14 points in 29 minutes in Game 2, but is averaging 11.5 points per game in the series ahead of Phoenix's first home game on Saturday. There's no reason to believe the Thunder won't win again, but the Suns' top-five scoring defense should improve at home.
Mitchell has scored more than 13 points three times in his previous 10 games, and it's unlikely that he'll shoot 12 shots in a second consecutive playoff game after logging less than 11 shots per game during the regular season.
OKC is deeper now than it was when he kicked off the 2025-26 season with a hot hand.
Pick: Ajay Mitchell Under 13.5 points (-104)
Knicks vs. Hawks Prop: CJ McCollum
CJ McCollum Over 20.5 points (-105)
The Atlanta Hawks are now up 2-1 in their first-round series against the New York Knicks, and CJ McCollum is still powering the underdogs as their leading scorer.
The former Washington Wizards combo guard had his least efficient shooting performance (8-of-19 from the field) of the playoffs in Game 3, but eclipsed 22 points for the third time in a row. The Hawks are hunting Jalen Brunson on defense, and that strategy has worked out well for them so far.
McCollum is averaging 27.0 points this postseason on 20.3 shots per contest. He's shooting 50.8% from the field and 39.1% from deep against New York.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker has taken a back seat to McCollum, Jalen Johnson, Jonathan Kuminga, and Onyeka Okongwu on offense so far.
Action PRO projects McCollum for 22.2 points today.
Bettors should expect McCollum's uptick in aggression to persist at home for Game 4 on Saturday.
Pick: CJ McCollum Over 20.5 points (-105)
Nuggets vs. Timberwolves: Nikola Jokic
Nikola Jokic Under 30.5 points (-122)
The Minnesota Timberwolves have taken a commanding 2-1 lead in their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets. Four-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert's efforts to slow down Nikola Jokic have been a major difference maker in the matchup.
Jokic, a three-time MVP who has regularly been one of the league's most efficient scorers, is shooting just 40.0% from the field and 20.8% from the field this postseason. That's a major drop off from a player who hasn't shot less than 56.0% from the field since 2019-20.
Jokic's averages of 25.3 points, 14.3 rebounds, and 7.3 assists per game in the series are strong, but we're focusing on his point total as books project a major bounce-back performance in Game 4.
Action PRO projects him for 27.8 points tonight.
If you include the playoffs, Jokic has fallen short of 28 points in all three of his road games against Minnesota this season. That trend seems likely to continue, thanks to the Timberwolves' defensive scheming, Gobert's physicality, and the postseason environment.
