Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference will face off Monday as the Boston Celtics travel to Cleveland to take on the Cavaliers, with tip-off set for 7:00 p.m. ET at the Rocket Mortgage Field House. Elsewhere in the NBA, the Denver Nuggets will to improve upon their league-best home record of 29-4 when they host the Toronto Raptors at 9:00 p.m. ET at Ball Arena. 

Each game has plenty of potential options for NBA prop bets, and doing your homework can help you find the value and cash in. Before you decide on any of your NBA prop picks, you'll want to see the top picks from props expert Alex Selesnick.

Last season, Selesnick (aka PropStarz) went 338-243 on his NBA prop picks, returning 59.29 units. For a $100 bettor, that's a return of $5,929. PropStarz specializes in NFL and NBA prop betting, where he implements a combination of research, statistical analysis and mathematical modeling. His background playing competitive poker, Scrabble and backgammon helped form the foundation of his sports betting approach.

Now, after sifting through the hundreds of available NBA prop bets for Monday, Selesnick has found two picks he loves. 

One bet he thinks will cash: Nuggets Center Nikola Jokic to go Over 22.5 total Points (-115). "Jokic isn't always the most aggressive scorer since he is equally as effective as a distributor. However, Jokic averages an additional 5.1 [points per game] without Michael Porter Jr. in the lineup this season," Selesnick says.

He has locked in one other CONFIDENT prop bets, including one on a player Selesnick thinks could get "an uptick in usage tonight". He has been on fire with his predictions, and you NEED to see these picks before locking in your bets.

What NBA prop bets should you make for Friday? And which prop on a player set for an "uptick in usage" is a MUST-BACK? ... Join SportsLine right now to see the top NBA prop picks you can make, all from the expert up almost 60 units last season!