NBA Player Props Today: 3 Best NBA Playoffs Prop Bets for Monday 4/20/26
What are today's best NBA prop bets across Monday's playoff slate?
Sam Merrill
2025-2026 Season Stats
PTS12.8
REB2.6
AST2.4
FG%46.1%
FPTS20.9
Age30
Height6'4"
Weight205
CollegeUtah State
Draft2020: Rd 2, Pk 60
FPPG19.03
Salary-
Sam Merrill 2025-26 Regular Season Averages
Stats
12.8PTS
2.5REB
2.4AST
0.1BLK
46.2%FG%
Fantasy
20.9FPTS
Sam Merrill 2025-26 Playoffs Game Log
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FPTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First Round | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fri, May 15 | L 94 - 115 | 20.5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12.7 | ||
| Wed, May 13 | W 117 - 113 | 21.1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.5 | ||
| Mon, May 11 | W 112 - 103 | 16.3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13.2 | ||
| Sat, May 9 | W 116 - 109 | 14.2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Tue, May 5 | L 101 - 111 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Sun, May 3 | W 114 - 102 | 23.2 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19.6 | ||
| Fri, May 1 | L 110 - 112 | 17.6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.7 | ||
| Wed, Apr 29 | W 125 - 120 | 23.2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14.2 | ||
| Sun, Apr 26 | L 89 - 93 | 18.9 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||
| Thu, Apr 23 | L 104 - 126 | 17.9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | ||
| Mon, Apr 20 | W 115 - 105 | 20.4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9.7 | ||
| Sat, Apr 18 | W 126 - 113 | 20.6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.8 | ||
Sam Merrill 2025-26 Regular Season Game Log
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FPTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
APRIL | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wed, Apr 8 | W 122 - 116 | 27.2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13.5 | ||
| Mon, Apr 6 | W 142 - 126 | 27.9 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.4 | ||
| Thu, Apr 2 | W 118 - 111 | 28.2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13.9 | ||
MARCH | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mon, Mar 30 | W 122 - 113 | 28.1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21.3 | ||
| Fri, Mar 27 | W 149 - 128 | 26.7 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19.6 | ||
| Wed, Mar 25 | L 103 - 120 | 28.7 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23.4 | ||
| Tue, Mar 24 | W 136 - 131 | 32.9 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31.3 | ||
| Sat, Mar 21 | W 111 - 106 | 32.1 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | ||
| Thu, Mar 19 | W 115 - 110 | 31.2 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 27.7 | ||
| Tue, Mar 17 | W 123 - 116 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27.2 | ||
| Wed, Mar 11 | L 122 - 128 | 30.2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23.8 | ||
| Mon, Mar 9 | W 115 - 101 | 20.6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.1 | ||
| Sun, Mar 8 | L 98 - 109 | 29.1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | ||
| Tue, Mar 3 | W 113 - 109 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Sun, Mar 1 | W 106 - 102 | 27.4 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18.2 | ||
FEBRUARY | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fri, Feb 27 | L 119 - 122 | 36.3 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 29.7 | ||
| Wed, Feb 25 | L 116 - 118 | 33.7 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | ||
| Tue, Feb 24 | W 109 - 94 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.7 | ||
| Sun, Feb 22 | L 113 - 121 | 28.5 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23.6 | ||
| Fri, Feb 20 | W 118 - 113 | 24.3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15.4 | ||
| Thu, Feb 19 | W 112 - 84 | 22.2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | ||
| Wed, Feb 11 | W 138 - 113 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44.5 | ||
| Mon, Feb 9 | W 119 - 117 | 25.1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14.9 | ||
| Sat, Feb 7 | W 132 - 126 | 23.9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.2 | ||
| Wed, Feb 4 | W 124 - 91 | 21.1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11.2 | ||
| Sun, Feb 1 | W 130 - 111 | 29.4 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29.4 | ||
JANUARY | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fri, Jan 30 | L 113 - 126 | 18.8 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14.4 | ||
| Wed, Jan 28 | W 129 - 99 | 23.9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13.2 | ||
| Wed, Jan 14 | W 133 - 107 | 9.7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | ||
| Mon, Jan 12 | L 112 - 123 | 27.7 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 19.9 | ||
| Sat, Jan 10 | W 146 - 134 | 25.5 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30.9 | ||
| Thu, Jan 8 | L 122 - 131 | 30.8 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31.9 | ||
| Tue, Jan 6 | W 120 - 116 | 31.4 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25.8 | ||
| Sun, Jan 4 | L 110 - 114 | 27.3 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 22.6 | ||
DECEMBER | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wed, Dec 31 | W 129 - 113 | 22.8 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16.7 | ||
| Mon, Dec 29 | W 113 - 101 | 25.8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8.5 | ||
| Sat, Dec 27 | L 100 - 117 | 25.4 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23.1 | ||
| Thu, Dec 25 | L 124 - 126 | 29.3 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23.5 | ||
| Tue, Dec 23 | W 141 - 118 | 25.7 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 41.7 | ||
| Mon, Dec 22 | W 139 - 132 | 25.9 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 | ||
NOVEMBER | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mon, Nov 17 | W 118 - 106 | 27.9 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | ||
| Sat, Nov 15 | W 108 - 100 | 27.2 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20.3 | ||
| Thu, Nov 13 | L 113 - 126 | 27.2 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.9 | ||
| Wed, Nov 12 | W 130 - 116 | 20.6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15.5 | ||
| Mon, Nov 10 | L 138 - 140 | 32.6 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17.4 | ||
| Sat, Nov 8 | W 128 - 122 | 27.5 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21.4 | ||
| Fri, Nov 7 | W 148 - 115 | 18.4 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22.4 | ||
| Wed, Nov 5 | W 132 - 121 | 26.8 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | ||
OCTOBER | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mon, Oct 27 | W 116 - 95 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19.7 | ||
| Sun, Oct 26 | W 118 - 113 | 30.4 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22.1 | ||
| Fri, Oct 24 | W 131 - 124 | 26.3 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 32.7 | ||
| Wed, Oct 22 | L 111 - 119 | 28.4 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 23.1 | ||
Sam Merrill Regular Season Averages
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52 | 38 | 26.5 | 12.8 | 4.3 | 9.3 | 3 | 7.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 20.9 | |
| 2024-25 | 71 | 4 | 19.7 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 6 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 14.4 | |
| 2023-24 | 61 | 1 | 17.5 | 8 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 13.8 | |
| 2022-23 | 5 | 0 | 11.7 | 5 | 1.8 | 4.4 | 1 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 11.1 | |
| 2021-22 | 6 | 0 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 4 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 6.2 | |
| 2020-21 | 30 | 2 | 7.8 | 3 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
Sam Merrill Playoff Averages
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 12 | 0 | 18.4 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 5 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 10.8 | |
| 2024-25 | 8 | 3 | 19.9 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 5 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 13.4 | |
| 2023-24 | 10 | 0 | 12.5 | 3.3 | 1 | 2.9 | 1 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 6.1 | |
| 2020-21 | 8 | 0 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.9 |
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Legend
- MIN: Minutes Per Game
- PTS: Points Per Game
- FGM: Field Goals Made
- FGA: Field Goals Attempted
- 3PM: 3-Pointers Made
- 3PA: 3-Pointers Attempted
- FTM: Free Throws Made
- FTA: Free Throws Attempted
- REB: Rebounds Per Game
- AST: Assists Per Game
- STL: Steals Per Game
- BLK: Blocks Per Game
- TOV: Turnovers Per Game
- PF: Personal Fouls
- FPTS: Fantasy Points Average
- GP: Games Played
- GS: Games Started