{"id":392023,"date":"2026-01-10T10:28:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T15:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=392023"},"modified":"2026-01-11T10:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T15:04:37","slug":"nba-prop-picks-and-predictions-january-10-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-picks-and-predictions-january-10-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop picks Jan. 10: Back Victor Wembanyama vs. Celtics, Cooper Flagg vs. Bulls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The last two No. 1 overall picks, Cooper Flagg and Victor Wembanyama, headline Saturday&#8217;s NBA prop bets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tonight&#8217;s NBA props narrative:<\/strong> Flagg has done it all for the Dallas Mavericks lately and has an outsized opportunity with Anthony Davis sidelined. Wembanyama is still on a minutes restriction, but is catching the Boston Celtics on a back-to-back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out my top NBA prop picks for Jan. 10, featuring a prediction on Jaime Jaquez Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets &amp; start betting on the NBA<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-0a4ee124-09d4-4260-81c9-fd6fe232dbb3\">NBA prop picks Jan. 10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet:<\/strong> <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Flagg over 36.5 PRA (-109<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flagg is playing point guard for the Dallas Mavericks with Kyrie Irving on the mend, and that&#8217;s put him in a great position to stuff the stat sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look at what the 6-foot-9 unicorn has done in his last 12 games (35.9 PRA):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>22.6 points\/game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7.2 rebounds\/game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6.1 assists\/game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In that span, he&#8217;s gone 6-6 against this line, logging 30+ PRA eight times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flagg is coming off a huge game against the Utah Jazz: 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. I&#8217;m bullish he can back that up tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjcxODg0JnA9MzEwMjU%3D\">Bet on Flagg in tonight&#8217;s Mavericks vs. Bulls matchup<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Davis sidelined, Flagg&#8217;s shot volume and rebounding opportunities should increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rookie has been particularly consistent on the glass, logging six-plus boards in nine straight and at least seven in every game since the calendar turned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, Chicago plays at the third-fastest pace in the NBA (102.88 possessions per 48 minutes) and is 25th in defensive rating, per NBA.com. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More possessions mean more opportunities to log counting stats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Flagg is averaging 25.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 4.8 assists in five games without Davis (37.0 PRA). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:122716\">Embed: #122716<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best NBA picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wembanyam over 8.5 rebounds (<b>&#8211;<\/b>150)<\/strong>: Do I like playing props with -150 juice? No. But I think it&#8217;s worth it tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wembanyama hasn&#8217;t played 30-plus minutes since Nov. 14, and it hasn&#8217;t stopped him from being a menace on the glass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Case in point, he just logged 14 rebounds in 26 minutes against the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjcxODg0JnA9MzEwMjU%3D\">Full betting markets for Saturday&#8217;s NBA slate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 7-foot-4, he is literally a cut above everyone else on the court as a rebounder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wembanyama is 6-3 against this line in his last nine games, recording double-digit boards in each instance it cashed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boston is playing its third game in four nights, and that should give a slight edge to the French phenom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA player prop predictions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Jaquez over 11.5 points (<\/strong><\/strong>-124)<\/strong>: Jaquez is officially listed as questionable, but I love his chances of clearing this total should he play tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The third-year forward was on a tear over his last 13 games before exiting after 10 minutes against the Minnesota Timberwolves with an ankle injury on Nov. 3:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>17.9 PPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>55.6 FG%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10+ points in every game<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In that span, he went 10-3 against this line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Don&#8217;t miss out \u2014 bet on tonight&#8217;s NBA prop markets<\/a><\/strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that Tyler Herro was out for most of those contests and is now back in the Miami Heat&#8217;s lineup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Jaquez came off the bench in all but one of his last 13 games, and has a great matchup tonight.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indian Pacers have the third-worst mid-range defence in the NBA (48.8%), per Cleaning the Glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jaquez takes 45% of his shots from that area of hte court, which ranks in the 92nd percentile among all forwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>NBA prop picks made at 10 a.m. ET on Jan. 10, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjY1NzMyJnA9MzExMjU%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last two No. 1 overall picks, Cooper Flagg and Victor Wembanyama, headline Saturday&#8217;s NBA prop bets. Tonight&#8217;s NBA props narrative: Flagg has done it all for the Dallas Mavericks lately and has an outsized opportunity with Anthony Davis sidelined. Wembanyama is still on a minutes restriction, but is catching the Boston Celtics on a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":392035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-392023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NBA prop picks Jan. 10: Best bets, predictions &amp; odds | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NBA prop picks Jan. 10, 2026. 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