Data Skrive
Jan. 1, 2026, 4:19 p.m. CT
Michael Porter Jr. and Alperen Sengun are two of the players with prop bets for the taking when the Brooklyn Nets and the Houston Rockets square off at Barclays Center on Thursday (with opening tip at 6 p.m. ET).
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Rockets vs. Nets game info
- Date: Thursday, January 1, 2026
- Time: 6 p.m. ET
- How to watch on TV: YES and SCHN
- Live stream: Watch this game on Fubo
- Location: Brooklyn, New York
- Venue: Barclays Center
Today’s Rockets player props
Alperen Sengun prop bets
- Points: 20.5 (over odds: -118)
- Rebounds: 9.5 (over odds: +110)
- Assists: 6.5 (over odds: +120)
- Made 3-pointers: 0.5 (over odds: +140)
Betting stat insights
- Sengun has recorded 22.7 points per game during the 2025-26 season, 2.2 points higher than Thursday’s over/under.
- His per-game rebound average — 9.4 — is 0.1 fewer than his prop bet over/under for Thursday’s game (9.5).
- Sengun has averaged 6.8 assists per game this season, 0.3 more than his prop bet for Thursday (6.5).
- Sengun has connected on 0.8 three pointers per game, 0.3 more than his over/under in Thursday’s game (0.5).
Kevin Durant prop bets
- Points: 26.5 (over odds: +100)
- Rebounds: 5.5 (over odds: -110)
- Assists: 4.5 (over odds: -143)
- Made 3-pointers: 2.5 (over odds: +150)
Betting stat insights
- The 25.5 points Kevin Durant scores per game are 1.0 less than his prop total on Thursday (26.5).
- He collects 5.0 rebounds per game, 0.5 less than his prop bet on Thursday.
- Durant has picked up 4.3 assists per game, 0.2 less than Thursday’s over/under (4.5).
- He 2.1 made three-pointers average is 0.4 lower than his over/under on Thursday.
Today’s Nets player props
Michael Porter Jr. prop bets
- Points: 23.5 (over odds: -120)
- Rebounds: 6.5 (over odds: -120)
- Assists: 3.5 (over odds: +120)
- Made 3-pointers: 3.5 (over odds: +110)
Betting stat insights
- Thursday’s prop bet for Porter is 23.5 points, 2.3 fewer than his season average.
- He has collected 7.5 boards per game, 1.0 more than his over/under for Thursday’s game.
- Porter averages 3.3 assists, 0.2 less than his over/under on Thursday.
- Porter has knocked down 3.8 three-pointers per game, which is more than his over/under on Thursday (3.5).
Nic Claxton prop bets
- Points: 12.5 (over odds: -110)
- Rebounds: 7.5 (over odds: +100)
- Assists: 3.5 (over odds: +100)
Betting stat insights
- Thursday’s over/under for Nic Claxton is 12.5 points. That’s 1.1 fewer than his season average of 13.6.
- He has averaged 0.3 more rebounds per game (7.8) than his prop bet total in Thursday’s game (7.5).
- Claxton has averaged 4.3 assists per game, 0.8 more than Thursday’s assist over/under (3.5).
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