There are several rematches of games from earlier this week featured during NBA’s Friday night card including the Atlanta Hawks playing the Boston Celtics and two of the top teams from the West with Utah Jazz visiting the Los Angeles Clippers.
Here are a couple of my favorite NBA player prop bet predictions to consider Friday.
Friday’s NBA player prop bet predictions
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 3:50 p.m. ET.
Phoenix Suns PG Chris Paul UNDER 30.5 points, assists & rebounds (-125)
The Phoenix Suns and New Orleans Pelicans meet for a second time this season and Pelicans guard Lonzo Ball did a good job minimizing the damage done by CP3.
Lonzo held CP3 to only a combined 14 points, rebounds and assists (“PRA”) and kept Paul from getting one board. In their nine all-time meetings, CP3 is averaging just 23.6 PRA against Lonzo. Also, CP3 has gone over 30.5 PRA in just 10 of his 26 games this season.
Finally, the prop market is low-key, very sharp and it’s sniffed out this matchup already hence the extra vig on Under CP3’s PRA. BetMGM making this prop more expensive gives me more confidence in it cashing.
TAKE UNDER CHRIS PAUL 30.5 PRA (-125) for 1.25 units.
Also see: Suns at Pelicans odds, picks and prediction
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Chicago Bulls C Wendell Carter UNDER 11.5 points (-115)
The Philadelphia 76ers host the Chicago Bulls and it’s going to be a tough matchup for Bulls big Wendell Carter Jr. going against Defensive Player of the Year candidate Joel Embiid.
In his only game against Embiid, Carter put up just eight points. Philadelphia gives up the fewest points per game to opposing centers while holding them to the lowest shooting percentage and the seventh-fewest free-throw attempts per game.
Furthermore, the Bulls run the highest rate of pick-and-roll action for the roll man in the Association and the Sixers have elite pick-and-roll defense. Philadelphia allows the sixth-lowest points per possession and fifth-lowest shooting percentage to the roll man in a pick-and-roll play.
TAKE WENDELL CARTER UNDER 11.5 points (-115) for 1 unit.
Also see: Bulls at 76ers odds, picks and prediction
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Boston Celtics PG Kemba Walker OVER 18.5 points (-115)
This will be Kemba and Hawks guard Trae Young’s fifth meeting since Young joined the NBA and Kemba has dominated him in the prior four games.
Kemba scored at least 19 points in each game and is averaging 26.8 points per game and sinking 4.5 threes per game vs. Trae. Plus Kemba has been in and out of the lineup all season but has eclipsed 18.5 points in nine of his 16 games this year.
Lastly, the Hawks struggle against opposing point guards, ranking 23rd in points per game and 28th in free-throw attempts per game vs. opposing point guards. BET KEMBA WALKER OVER 18.5 POINTS (-115) for 1 unit.
Also see: Hawks at Celtics odds, picks and prediction
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Also see:
- Bet Slippin’ Podcast
- How Lonzo Ball has become one of the league’s best 3-point shooters (Lonzo Wire)
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