2 NBA Best Bets, Props and Predictions for Thursday 1/8/26

The 82-game NBA regular season offers us a wide variety of betting options, including point spreads, moneylines, and totals. The Association features 1,230 regular season games, which can make sifting through the odds an overwhelming task.

However, various advanced statistics can help narrow the choices. Our NBA player prop projections paired with advanced stats from the NBA can help give the inside track to quality bets.

While utilizing some of the mentioned tools, which NBA odds from FanDuel Sportsbook look like the best bets today?

Please note lines are subject to change throughout the day after this article is published. All injury news comes from the NBA's official injury report.

NBA Best Bets and Player Props for Today

Indiana Pacers at Charlotte Hornets

Over 231.5 Points (-112)

It took a lopsided win at the Oklahoma City Thunder earlier this week for the masses to really take notice of what the Charlotte Hornets' offense is doing. That offense should have some fun against a struggling Indiana Pacers team and help push this game over 231.5 points.

Over the last 10 games, the Hornets sit fifth in offensive rating. They're taking the fourth-most triples per night (41.4) in that span and making the most per game (17.2) in the split. With a dangerous shooting trio of LaMelo Ball, Brandon Miller and Kon Knueppel, the Hornets can light up the scoreboard on anyone -- which OKC's elite defense found out firsthand.

That offense coupled with a defense that checks in 23rd in defensive rating for the year makes Charlotte an over-friendly bunch.

While Indiana's offense has been dreadful this campaign (next to last in offensive rating), they're playing at the 11th-fastest pace and are 24th in defensive rating.

When these two played earlier this year, the offenses won out as they totaled 245 points. I think we'll see a similar type of game tonight.

Cleveland Cavaliers at Minnesota Timberwolves

Evan Mobley Under 8.5 Rebounds (-114)

It projects to be a tough night on the glass for Evan Mobley in a date with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

For the season, Minnesota is allowing the fifth-fewest boards per night to centers (13.3), and they're right around the league average for rebounds allowed to power forwards (10.0).

Mobley's rebounding output has been all over the map lately. Over his past five games, he has three outings of seven or fewer rebounds and two games with 10-plus rebounds. He's averaging 8.3 boards per night since the start of December.

With Mobley having to compete for rebounds tonight with Rudy Gobert and teammate Jarrett Allen, I'm backing him to snag eight or fewer boards.

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