NBA Betting Cheat Sheet Today – Tuesday, January 20th

We’re breaking down everything you need to know before you make any NBA bets or set your DFS lineups. All that and more in our NBA Betting Cheat Sheet today – Tuesday, January 20th, featuring the best free player prop bets and pick’em plays.

We’re talking the best game environments where points will be flying, the hottest NBA injury news that’s moving lines and opening up value, and the best expert player prop picks for tonight’s action.

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NBA Betting Cheat Sheet Today – Tuesday, January 20th

Our NBA betting cheat sheet is your one-stop snapshot to cut through the noise and zero in on where the edges actually are. Our team is here to break it down. Let’s get into it.

Here are some popular NBA player props on Underdog:

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TOP NBA DFS GAMES TODAY

Which games are shaping up to be DFS and sports betting goldmines? Let’s look at the main slate.

SAC/MIA

• 237.5 Total, Heat -3.5
• Should be high pace
• Tyler Herro remains out for Miami, Keegan Murray out for Sacramento

DEN/LAL

• 227.5 Total, Lakers -2.5
• Denver still without Nikola Jokic, LA missing Austin Reaves

Check out more of our NBA player props content for the 2025 season. As always, it’s 100% FREE:

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• NBA Betting Hub (Game Predictions & More)
• Key Stats To Know: NBA Betting
• Daily Promo Roundup

NBA Injury Report For Tuesday, Jan. 20th

Injuries are a big part of any NBA betting cheat sheet. Check out some NBA injuries today via Underdog (as of Tuesday morning):

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Ausar Thompson DET SG DET @ CLE Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o8.5 -191 u8.5 -127	-	o8.5 -138 u8.5 -117	o2.5 +155 u2.5 -210	o8.5 -130 u8.5 -104	-	o9 -137 u9 -137	-	-
Cade Cunningham DET PG DET @ CLE Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o27.5 -137 u27.5 -137	o26.5 -122 u26.5 -108	o27.5 -128 u27.5 -128	o6.5 +105 u6.5 -145	o26.5 -129 u26.5 -104	-	o26.5 -137 u26.5 -137	-	-
Caris LeVert DET SF DET @ CLE Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o6.5 -191 u6.5 -127	-	o6.5 -140 u6.5 -117	-	o6.5 -124 u6.5 -107	-	o6.5 -137 u6.5 -137	-	-
Daniss Jenkins DET PG DET @ CLE Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o9.5 -125 u9.5 -198	-	o9.5 -117 u9.5 -140	-	o9.5 -110 u9.5 -121	-	o9 -137 u9 -137	-	-
Dean Wade CLE PF DET @ CLE Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o3.5 -119 u3.5 -260	-	o2.5 -156 u2.5 -106	o0.5 +150 u0.5 -200	o2.5 -140 u2.5 +107	-	o3 -137 u3 -137	-	-
Dennis Schröder CLE PG DET @ CLE Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o6.5 -130 u6.5 -185	-	o6.5 -123 u6.5 -133	-	o6.5 -118 u6.5 -113	-	o6.5 -137 u6.5 -137	-	-
Donovan Mitchell CLE SG DET @ CLE Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o6.5 -137 u6.5 -137	o26.5 -125 u26.5 -106	o6.5 -128 u6.5 -128	o5.5 -135 u5.5 +100	o6.5 -122 u6.5 -109	-	o26.5 -137 u26.5 -137	-	-
Duncan Robinson DET SG DET @ CLE Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o11.5 -130 u11.5 -185	-	o10.5 -135 u10.5 -120	o2.5 -140 u2.5 +105	o10.5 -120 u10.5 -112	-	o10.5 -137 u10.5 -137	-	-
Evan Mobley CLE PF DET @ CLE Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o3.5 -212 u3.5 -119	o14.5 -125 u14.5 -106	o3.5 -151 u3.5 -108	o3.5 -140 u3.5 +105	o3.5 -148 u3.5 +111	-	o14.5 -137 u14.5 -137	-	-
Isaiah Stewart DET PF DET @ CLE Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o3.5 -130 u3.5 -159	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jalen Duren DET C DET @ CLE Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o10.5 -137 u10.5 -137	o10.5 -110 u10.5 -120	o10.5 -128 u10.5 -128	o2.5 +100 u2.5 -135	o10.5 -112 u10.5 -121	-	o10.5 -137 u10.5 -137	-	-
James Harden CLE SG DET @ CLE Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o4.5 -119 u4.5 -205	o19.5 -108 u19.5 -122	o4.5 -113 u4.5 -144	o4.5 -118 u4.5 -110	o4.5 -105 u4.5 -129	-	o19.5 -137 u19.5 -137	-	-
Jarrett Allen CLE C DET @ CLE Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o3.5 -137 u3.5 -137	-	o3.5 -123 u3.5 -133	o3.5 -120 u3.5 -110	o3.5 -118 u3.5 -113	-	o12.5 -137 u12.5 -137	-	-
Max Strus CLE SG DET @ CLE Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o8.5 -198 u8.5 -125	-	o9.5 -107 u9.5 -153	-	o8.5 -132 u8.5 -102	-	o9 -137 u9 -137	-	-
Paul Reed DET PF DET @ CLE Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o6.5 -137 u6.5 -137	-	o6.5 -138 u6.5 -119	-	o6.5 -128 u6.5 -102	-	o6.5 -137 u6.5 -137	-	-
Sam Merrill CLE SG DET @ CLE Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o5.5 -191 u5.5 -125	-	o5.5 -161 u5.5 -102	-	o5.5 -134 u5.5 +101	-	o6 -137 u6 -137	-	-
Tobias Harris DET SF DET @ CLE Today 7:00 PM ET	-	o18.5 -125 u18.5 -198	o17.5 -130 u17.5 -102	o18.5 -116 u18.5 -140	o4.5 +100 u4.5 -135	o17.5 -125 u17.5 -107	-	o18 -137 u18 -137	-	-
Anthony Edwards MIN SG SA @ MIN Today 9:30 PM ET	-	o6.5 -191 u6.5 -125	o26.5 -106 u26.5 -125	o6.5 -151 u6.5 -108	o6.5 -125 u6.5 -105	o6.5 -137 u6.5 +105	-	o26.5 -137 u26.5 -137	-	-
Ayo Dosunmu MIN PG SA @ MIN Today 9:30 PM ET	-	o13.5 -127 u13.5 -191	-	o13.5 -123 u13.5 -133	o2.5 -145 u2.5 +105	o13.5 -112 u13.5 -120	-	o13.5 -137 u13.5 -137	-	-
Carter Bryant SA SF SA @ MIN Today 9:30 PM ET	-	o4.5 -127 u4.5 -191	-	o3.5 -142 u3.5 -114	-	-	-	o4.5 -137 u4.5 -137	-	-
De'Aaron Fox SA PG SA @ MIN Today 9:30 PM ET	-	o4.5 -117 u4.5 -220	o17.5 -112 u17.5 -118	o3.5 -149 u3.5 -111	o4.5 +115 u4.5 -150	o3.5 -155 u3.5 +108	-	o17.5 -137 u17.5 -137	-	-
Devin Vassell SA SG SA @ MIN Today 9:30 PM ET	-	o12.5 -137 u12.5 -159	-	o3.5 -111 u3.5 -147	o2.5 -160 u2.5 +120	o2.5 -160 u2.5 +120	-	o12.5 -137 u12.5 -137	-	-
Dylan Harper SA PG SA @ MIN Today 9:30 PM ET	-	o10.5 -198 u10.5 -125	-	o2.5 -119 u2.5 -138	-	o2.5 -113 u2.5 -118	-	o10.5 -137 u10.5 -137	-	-
Jaden McDaniels MIN PF SA @ MIN Today 9:30 PM ET	-	o3.5 -229 u3.5 -117	o16.5 -106 u16.5 -125	o4.5 -106 u4.5 -156	o3.5 -150 u3.5 +110	o3.5 -160 u3.5 +111	-	o16.5 -137 u16.5 -137	-	-
Julian Champagnie SA SF SA @ MIN Today 9:30 PM ET	-	o8.5 -191 u8.5 -127	-	o2.5 -128 u2.5 -128	o2.5 -110 u2.5 -120	o2.5 -113 u2.5 -115	-	o8.5 -137 u8.5 -137	-	-
Julius Randle MIN PF SA @ MIN Today 9:30 PM ET	-	o16.5 -127 u16.5 -159	o16.5 -106 u16.5 -125	o16.5 -128 u16.5 -128	o3.5 +105 u3.5 -140	o16.5 -110 u16.5 -122	-	o16.5 -137 u16.5 -137	-	-
Keldon Johnson SA SF SA @ MIN Today 9:30 PM ET	-	o8.5 -137 u8.5 -137	-	o8.5 -147 u8.5 -112	-	o8.5 -134 u8.5 +101	-	o9 -137 u9 -137	-	-
Luke Kornet SA C SA @ MIN Today 9:30 PM ET	-	o2.5 -127 u2.5 -191	-	o2.5 -113 u2.5 -144	-	o2.5 -105 u2.5 -130	-	-	-	-
Mike Conley MIN PG SA @ MIN Today 9:30 PM ET	-	o3.5 -115 u3.5 -272	-	o3.5 -102 u3.5 -161	-	o2.5 -154 u2.5 +115	-	-	-	-
Naz Reid MIN C SA @ MIN Today 9:30 PM ET	-	o12.5 -191 u12.5 -127	-	o2.5 -147 u2.5 -112	-	o2.5 -145 u2.5 +107	-	o12.5 -137 u12.5 -137	-	-
Rudy Gobert MIN C SA @ MIN Today 9:30 PM ET	-	o6.5 -137 u6.5 -137	-	o6.5 -133 u6.5 -123	o1.5 -190 u1.5 +145	o6.5 -122 u6.5 -109	-	o6.5 -137 u6.5 -137	-	-
Stephon Castle SA SG SA @ MIN Today 9:30 PM ET	-	o4.5 -122 u4.5 -220	o16.5 -125 u16.5 -106	o4.5 -107 u4.5 -151	o4.5 +105 u4.5 -145	o4.5 -105 u4.5 -128	-	o16.5 -137 u16.5 -137	-	-
Terrence Shannon Jr. MIN SG SA @ MIN Today 9:30 PM ET	-	o6.5 -137 u6.5 -137	-	o6.5 -128 u6.5 -128	-	o6.5 -117 u6.5 -115	-	o6.5 -137 u6.5 -137	-	-
Victor Wembanyama SA PF SA @ MIN Today 9:30 PM ET	-	o6.5 -137 u6.5 -137	o26.5 -118 u26.5 -112	o6.5 -133 u6.5 -123	o6.5 -110 u6.5 -120	o6.5 -120 u6.5 -112	-	o26.5 -137 u26.5 -137	-	-

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Free NBA DFS Picks Cheat Sheet For Today

Our NBA betting cheat sheet today is ready to roll!

Let’s break it down.

BEST POINTS PROP

NBA Player Prop: Stephen Curry > 28.5 Points

Curry already had a heavy offensive burden, and now Jimmy Butler is injured for the year. He’s averaging 31.0 points on 21.7 field goal attempts per 36 minutes coming into tonight’s home tilt against the Raptors.

BEST REBOUNDS PROP

NBA Player Prop: Jusuf Nurkic > 9.5 Rebounds

Nurkic has been a rock on the boards for Utah, averaging 13.8 rebounds per 36 minutes. He should be able to bully the weaker Rudy Gobert in this spot.

BEST ASSISTS PROP

NBA Player Prop: Tyrese Maxey > 6.5 Assists

The 76ers are down Joel Embiid, while Paul George is questionable. Maxey should be extremely busy and is averaging a career-best 6.1 assists per 36 minutes through 39 games this season.

UNDERDOG FANTASY POINTS PICK

Pick: James Harden > 50.35 Fantasy Points

The usage was already sky-high for Harden, and now Kawhi Leonard is out injured. He’ll be tasked with a huge offensive responsibility on the road against the Bulls tonight.

Good luck!

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