{"id":394361,"date":"2026-02-05T11:23:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=394361"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:23:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:23:59","slug":"nba-prop-picks-and-predictions-february-5-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/nba-prop-picks-and-predictions-february-5-2026-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Best NBA prop picks Feb. 5: Fade Moody, bet on Banchero and Harper to shine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dylan Harper is heating up for the San Antonio Spurs, and he&#8217;s got my attention in Thursday&#8217;s all-Texas tussle against the Dallas Mavericks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tonight&#8217;s NBA props narrative:<\/strong> Harper comes off the bench for a Spurs team with a glut of guard talent, but he still gets plenty of minutes. And with the way he&#8217;s shooting right now, that shouldn&#8217;t change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out these NBA prop picks for Feb. 5, featuring predictions on Paolo Banchero and Moses Moody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%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 Feb. 5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet: Banchero over 4.5 assists (-108)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s some blowout potential in tonight&#8217;s matchup between the Brooklyn Nets and Orlando Magic, which does pose a bit of a risk for Banchero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I&#8217;m a big fan of the matchup and the price, so I&#8217;m willing to take the plunge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Bet on tonight&#8217;s NBA slate now<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Against the Brooklyn Nets, Banchero is certainly capable of doing a lot with a little.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brooklyn allows the sixth-most assists per game (27.6) and the highest opponent FG% (49.4).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Nets play at the second-slowest pace, but they are among the least efficient defences in the NBA (fifth-worst defensive rating).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The hope will simply be that Banchero&#8217;s minutes aren&#8217;t slashed too severely. But given that he&#8217;s averaging 4.8 assists this season, this feels like a very worthy flier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Dating back to the 2022-23 season, Banchero is 5-2 vs. this prop when facing the Nets. That includes a six-assist performance against them last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best NBA picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moody under 14.5 points (-130):<\/strong> With Steph Curry ruled out for the Golden State Warriors, you might expect Moody to help pick up the slack from 3-point range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No doubt he&#8217;ll try, but I think this is a great spot to fade the fifth-year shooting guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">At NorthStar Bets: Wager on NBA props, futures &amp; more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Moody was bottled up by the Phoenix Suns when he last faced them in a home-and-home on Dec. 18 and 20. He finished with just eight combined points on 3-for-14 shooting across those two games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 12 games without Curry this season, Moody has hit this under 11 times. He&#8217;s averaging 11.3 PPG in those matchups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Suns allow the third-lowest opponent 3PT% (34.6) and the fourth-fewest made 3s per game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moody takes roughly two-thirds of his shots from deep, so he should be in a tough spot on the road tonight in Phoenix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA player prop predictions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Harper over 9.5 points (<b>-130)<\/b>:<\/strong> I&#8217;m pleasantly surprised to see Harper&#8217;s points prop is still set at 9.5 points, which is an over I touted a few days ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back on Sunday, Harper crushed this line by scoring 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting off the bench for the Spurs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">See tonight&#8217;s NBA moneyline odds, spreads &amp; game totals<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That marked Harper&#8217;s third consecutive game with at least 15 points on 50.0% or better shooting. It&#8217;s no coincidence that it was also his third straight game with 22-plus minutes (for the first time since Dec. 3-8).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>San Antonio&#8217;s No. 2 overall draft pick is shooting well right now and earning his extended run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He&#8217;s averaging 10.7 PPG and scored 15 points against the Mavericks when they played on opening night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>NBA prop picks made at 11:10 a.m. ET on Feb. 5, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dylan Harper is heating up for the San Antonio Spurs, and he&#8217;s got my attention in Thursday&#8217;s all-Texas tussle against the Dallas Mavericks. Tonight&#8217;s NBA props narrative: Harper comes off the bench for a Spurs team with a glut of guard talent, but he still gets plenty of minutes. And with the way he&#8217;s shooting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":394352,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[452,62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-394361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-com","category-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 Feb. 5: Best bets, predictions &amp; odds | The Boost<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"NBA prop picks Feb. 5, 2026. 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