Monday ushered in quite a start to the week in Peter’s Points!  A 5-for-5 night, including four player prop wins, pushed this season’s record to 35 picks over .

Andrew Caley's favorite NBA player props for Monday, January 5, include Brandon Ingram, Jalen Williams, and Deni Avdija.

As the new year begins, defense is already making a big statement across the NBA. Shot blockers are setting the tone by protecting the rim and changing games with their presence alone. These players have been the league’s top deterrents in the paint heading into the new year.

Monday’s NBA action features eight games, and there are a ton of player prop angles to consider with stars like Cade Cunningham, Jalen Brunson, Shai Gilgeous-Al

Cade Cunningham, Andrew Nembhard, Christian Braun, and Bam Adebayo are highlighted as top player prop bets for January 4, 2026. What prop bets are we making?

The first Monday of 2026 brings an eight-game NBA schedule with the Knicks and Pistons tipping at 7 p.m. ET and the action concluding with

The defending NBA champions Oklahoma City Thunder got off to a scorching fast start in the 2025-26 season after winning 24 of their first 25 games. MORE: JJ Redick names wild ‘holiday’ reason for Los Angeles Lakers’ struggles Recently,