{"id":392573,"date":"2026-01-16T11:25:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=392573"},"modified":"2026-01-16T11:25:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:25:40","slug":"nba-prop-picks-and-predictions-january-16-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-picks-and-predictions-january-16-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop picks Jan. 16: Back Domantas Sabonis in his return, Derik Queen vs. Pacers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Three big men are the focus of Friday&#8217;s NBA prop bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tonight&#8217;s NBA props narrative:<\/strong> Domantas Sabonis was a full participant in practice yesterday and is eyeing a return tonight against the Washington Wizards. The three-time rebounding champ should be active on the glass. Elsewhere, look for rookie Derik Queen to stuff the stat sheet against the Indiana Pacers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out my top NBA prop picks for Jan. 16, featuring a bet on Cleveland&#8217;s Evan Mobley. <\/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. 16<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet: Queen over 23.5 points\/rebounds\/assists (-130)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Queen&#8217;s production can fluctuate wildly on a nightly basis, but his per-game PRA average is right around this line:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>12.5 PPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7.5 RPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4.5 APG<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Putting up 24.5 PRA as a rookie centre on an awful team is no small feat. The No. 13 pick out of Maryland has been dubbed &#8220;Baby Jokic&#8221; on Basketball Reference, for his high ceiling as a do-it-all big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is that wildly premature and a little bit disrespectful to the real thing? Sure. But Queen has nine double-doubles and two triple-doubles this year, along with two 30-point games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjcxODg0JnA9MzEwMjU%3D\">Bet on Derik Queen vs. Pacers<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s matchup is perfect for Queen to have a Jokic-esque game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indiana has the second-worst rebounding rate in the NBA and plays at the 10th-fastest pace (possessions per 48 minutes), per NBA.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pacers also give up the ninth-most points and assists per game to opposing centres, per Fantasy Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Queen smashed this line in his lone meeting with Indiana this year. He had 17 points, 10 rebounds and four assists on 8-of-8 shooting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"product_only\" id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><a href=\"cacheembed:122820\">Embed: #122820<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best NBA picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Sabonis over 9.5 rebounds (+106)<\/strong>:<\/strong> Sabonis has led the league in rebounding in each of the last three seasons, with absurd marks over the last two campaigns:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2023-24:<\/strong> 13.7 RPG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2024-25:<\/strong> 13.9 RPG<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The big man missed 27 games with a partial meniscus tear, so he will likely be eased back into action \u2014 especially since his name is floating around some serious trade rumours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNjcxODg0JnA9MzEwMjU%3D\">Full betting markets for Friday&#8217;s NBA slate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I expect Sabonis to clear this line even on a minutes restriction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s the world&#8217;s best rebounder and is going up against an undersized Wizards team missing Khris Middleton and Bilal Coulibaly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington gives up the most rebounds per game to opposing centres (16.63). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA player prop predictions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Mobley over 2.5 steals and blocks (<\/strong><\/strong>+100)<\/strong>: I don&#8217;t typically recommend these types of bets, but the reigning Defensive Player of the Year has been on a tear since returning from injury and re-entering Cleveland&#8217;s starting lineup on Dec. 29:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2.8 blocks\/game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.1 steals\/game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7-2 vs. this line<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mobley has recorded five &#8220;stocks&#8221; (steals plus blocks) in back-to-back games, logging four blocks and a steal against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He plays the Sixers again tonight, and I love the value on a repeat performance.<\/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 id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>NBA prop picks made at 9:55 a.m. ET on Jan. 16, 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>Three big men are the focus of Friday&#8217;s NBA prop bets. Tonight&#8217;s NBA props narrative: Domantas Sabonis was a full participant in practice yesterday and is eyeing a return tonight against the Washington Wizards. The three-time rebounding champ should be active on the glass. Elsewhere, look for rookie Derik Queen to stuff the stat sheet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":392593,"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-392573","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. 16: Best bets, predictions &amp; odds | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NBA prop picks Jan. 16, 2026. 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