LaMelo Ball - 2026-27 Fantasy Outlook

LaMelo Ball (MIN - PG) is Net Prophet's #29 ranked fantasy player for 2026-27. Scoring is 9-cat (default).

Projected per-game statistics (2026-27)
PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	TO	FG%	FT%
18.8	4.5	5.9	1.0	0.3	3.0	2.5	40.8%	86.6%

Games, minutes and last season

LaMelo Ball: 2026-27 projection and 2025-26 regular season, per game
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	3PM	TO	FG%	FT%
2026-27 projection	62 (mean)	27.2	18.8	4.5	5.9	1.0	0.3	3.0	2.5	40.8%	86.6%
2025-26 actual	71	28.0	20.1	4.8	7.0	1.2	0.3	3.8	2.8	40.8%	89.5%

Category ranks

Where LaMelo Ball's 2026-27 projection ranks among the 300 players on Net Prophet's 2026-27 board. Turnovers are ranked fewest first; the percentage categories are ranked on rate alone, not on volume.
Category	Board rank
PTS	#44 of 300
REB	#144 of 300
AST	#24 of 300
STL	#71 of 300
BLK	#221 of 300
3PM	#10 of 300
TO	#273 of 300
FG%	#287 of 300
FT%	#20 of 300

Board context

How LaMelo Ball sits inside Net Prophet's 2026-27 board of 300 ranked players.

#14 of 89 among PG-eligible players on the board.
#2 of 7 ranked MIN players on the board.
Tier 11/35 · ranks 28-32 · 5 players

Notable splits

Statistically qualified splits from LaMelo Ball's 2025-26 season.

46% better vs bottom-10 defenses by PA/G (4.8 vs 3.3 3PM, 25 games) (25/46 games)
22% better vs bottom-10 defenses by PA/G (43.1 vs 35.3 FP, 25 games) (25/46 games)

Measured facts

Gate-cleared facts about LaMelo Ball. Each states the season it describes and the sample it rests on.

Where we differ from consensus: LaMelo Ball: 37th on our 2026-27 head-to-head board, 30th by consensus. 7 spots apart. What goes into our number: a drag in FG%. (2026-27 - rankings_parquet+adp_consensus)
Availability: Our 2026-27 projection has LaMelo Ball at 62 of 82 games -- ranked 41 overall in head-to-head, and tagged "durable". (2026-27 - rankings_parquet)
H2H vs Roto: LaMelo Ball lands 35 in head-to-head and 50 in category leagues on our 2026-27 projection -- 15 places apart, with the value in head-to-head. (2026-27 - rankings_parquet)

Betting lines

Sportsbook prop lines for LaMelo Ball (Minnesota Timberwolves at Cleveland Cavaliers, 2026-10-26) published at 2026-10-26T17:56:59Z by the-odds-api. Best over and best under are the highest-paying book on each side at the consensus line. Our projection and lean appear here at tipoff. Last 10 counts how many of LaMelo Ball's most recent regular-season games (up to 10, through 2026-10-23) finished over the line.

Mainline player props (2026-27)
Stat	Line	Best over	Best under	Books at line	Last 10
Points	19.5	+102 FanDuel	-114 DraftKings	8 of 10	4 of 10 over
Rebounds	4.5	-118 FanDuel	+100 Bovada	10 of 10	6 of 10 over
Assists	7.5	+106 betPARX	-130 Bovada	9 of 10	5 of 10 over
Three-pointers made	3.5	+118 BetRivers	-130 Bovada	10 of 10	6 of 10 over

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