Were back today with another exciting NBA slate featuring some of our favorite matchups here at Basketball Forever. With the help of advanced simulations and machine learning, our Basketball Forever bot has run thousands of simulations on every game to expertly pinpoint our best player prop bets for tonight.1. DONOVAN MITCHELL OVER 5.5 TOTAL ASSISTS (+110)Odds: +110Probability: 53%Projection: 6Edge: 5.4%Game: Cavaliers vs Hornets (7PM EST)The best player bet our Basketball Forever betting bot has uncovered for todays NBA slate takes us to Charlotte where the Cavaliers vs Hornets play tonight. In this game, our Basketball Forever betting bot narrowed down Donovan Mitchell Over 5.5 Total Assists made prop market. Lately, Mitchell has been moving the ball well, putting up 5/5/10/4/9/9 assists per game over his last six matchups. Our model is projecting Mitchell to finish tonights game with a total of 6 assists made, giving us confidence in this particular wager.Our model recommends placing a wager on Donovan Mitchell Over 5.5 Total Assists at +110 odds and an attractive 5.4% edge, making this our best player bet of the day.2. AUSTIN REAVES OVER 4.5 TOTAL ASSISTS (+120)Odds: +120Probability: 50.8%Projection: 4.7Edge: 5.3%Game: Clippers vs Lakers (10PM EST)The next NBA player prop bet our betting bot recommends playing comes in the Clippers vs Lakers game, with Austin Reaves showing value in the total assists made prop market.So far this season Reaves has been moving the ball around well, averaging 6.0 APG throughout the season. Throughout his last 5 matchups, Reaves was able to exceed this line in 3/5 matchups, showing 6/7/8/2/1 assists made. Our model is projecting him to finish tonights game with a total of 4.7 assists made, giving our model confidence in this particular wager.Related Article: Best NBA Bets 2/19/26The Basketball Forever betting bot predicts Austin Reaves Over 4.5 Total Assists in tonights game, which gives us a 5.3% edge on the +120 odds.3. NAZ REID OVER 2.5 3-POINTERS MADE (+128)Odds: +128Probability: 50.1%Projection: 2.5Edge: 6.2%Game: Mavericks vs Timberwolves (7:30PM EST)According to our model, the last best player prop bet for todays NBA slate also takes place in the Mavericks vs Timberwolves game, with Naz Reid showing value in the total 3-pointers made prop market.Over the course of the 25/26 season, Reid has been able to average a total of 2.4 3PM per game, with a 3.0 average when matched up against the Mavericks. With the Mavericks missing both Flagg and Gafford, with Christie listed as GTD, our model predicts Reid will have ample time to sling the ball from the arch, exceeding this particular line.Our Basketball Forever betting bot recommends placing a wager on Naz Reid Over 2.5 3-Pointers Made, with an edge of 6.2% at +128 odds.READ MORE: Steve Kerrs Vision For Kristaps Porzingis
