The Houston Rockets are set to host the Charlotte Hornets at the Toyota Center on Thursday night, with tip-off scheduled for 8 p.m. ET. If you’re looking to build out a same-game parlay (SGP) of NBA player props for the East vs. West showdown, DraftKings has you covered. Using the NBA Player Props Trends Tracker, we weighed averages, matchup grades, home/road splits and recent patterns to make a four-leg parlay you can tail ahead of Hornets vs. Rockets.
Best Brandon Miller player prop for Hornets vs. Rockets
Pick: Brandon Miller 20+ Points (-145)
Brandon Miller, who is averaging 20.6 points per game this season, has scored 20-plus in 62% of his appearances. While he only put up 16 in his last outing, that came against a Pelicans team that boasts a C season matchup grade. Miller has reached at least 20 points in 14 of his 19 games against B matchups or easier, and the Rockets enter Thursday with a B.
The 23-year-old small forward has also thrived on the road as of late, scoring 20-plus points in eight of his last 10 away contests. Overall, this bet has hit in 10 of Miller’s last 11 games.
Best Amen Thompson player prop for Hornets vs. Rockets
Pick: Amen Thompson O 28.5 points + rebounds + assists (-123)
Through 49 appearances this season, Amen Thompson has gone over 28.5 combined points, rebounds and assists in 63% of games. Thompson has cleared that mark in seven of his last 10 games, as well as 12 of his last 16 home games. The third-year guard has also had an extremely high floor, reaching at least 25 PRA in 26 of his last 28 outings. Over that same span, Thompson has had 33 or more 14 times.
All of those numbers, plus his 31.1 PRA per game, work in Thompson’s favor. On the other hand, he is facing a D matchup grade in the red-hot Hornets.
Best Ryan Kalkbrenner player prop for Hornets vs. Rockets
Pick: Ryan Kalkbrenner O 5.5 points (-121)
Ryan Kalkbrenner may have lost his starting job to Moussa Diabate, but his points line for Thursday is still pretty enticing. The rookie big man is averaging 8.6 points per game, making it over 5.5 in eight of his last nine and 82% of his appearances overall. Even his lone under in this recent stretch was a five-point performance that included a missed free throw. Kalkbrenner has scored over 5.5 points in 11 of his 13 appearances off the bench.
The Rockets present Kalkbrenner with a B-plus season matchup grade. He has also cleared Thursday’s line in 75% of his road games.
Best Tari Eason player prop for Hornets vs. Rockets
Pick: Tari Eason O 1.5 three-pointers (-185)
Tari Eason has hit multiple three-pointers in 64% of his appearances this season, including five of his last six. His last two unders on 1.5 threes have come against D-minus and C-plus matchups, while DraftKings has the Hornets pegged at a B-minus. Eason has been especially comfortable from long range in Houston, too, going over 1.5 in four straight home games and 69% of his home games overall.
Across his first three seasons in the NBA, Eason shot 34.5% from beyond the arc. He is shooting a whopping 48.8% from three on a career-high 4.4 attempts per game in 2025-26, leading to 2.1 makes a night. Eason has had a high floor when available, too, sinking at least one triple in 25 of 28 games.
