The penultimate day of the NBA regular season features a completely full slate of games, as we identify the best NBA player propsand best bets for Friday based on the bestNBA odds.
It's hard to offer up a more jam-packed day of NBA games than Friday's slate, which features pivotal matchups that could impact both playoff positioning and the latestNBA championship oddswith the end of the regular season looming.
In one of the more meaningful games, Indiana Pacers star TyreseHaliburton looks to get back on track on the road at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse after a horrible shooting performanceagainst the Cleveland Cavaliers the last time they played.
Our other three plays come from mismatches, though. Nic Claxton faces the New YorkKnicks and Brandon Miller faces the Boston Celtics. Finally, NBA MVP odds favorite Nikola Jokic and the title favorite Denver Nuggets take on theSan Antonio Spurs.
To accompany our Nuggets-Spurs NBA player props andRaptors-Heat NBA player props, hereare our NBA player props and best bets for Friday (NBA picks based on odds via our bestNBA betting sites; pick confidence based on a1-to-5-star scale).
Friday’s NBA best bets
- Tyrese Haliburton Over 32.5 PRA vs. Cavaliers (-120 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Brandon Miller Over 2.5 3-pointers vs. Celtics (-145 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐
- Nic Claxton Under 10.5 rebounds vs. Knicks (-109 via Caesars) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Nikola Jokic 10+ assists vs. Spurs (+220 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐
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Friday’s NBA schedule and odds
(Odds viaBetMGM)
- Orlando Magic vs. Philadelphia 76ers | Spread: 76ers -7.5 | Total: 211.5
- Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Wizards | Spread: Bulls -1.5 | Total: 222.5
- Charlotte Hornets vs. Boston Celtics | Spread: Celtics -8.5 | Total: 217.5
- Indiana Pacers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread: Cavaliers -2.5 | Total: 233.5
- Brooklyn Nets vs. New York Knicks | Spread: Knicks -10.5 | Total: 210.5
- Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies | Spread: Lakers -15.5 | Total: 225.5
- Toronto Raptors vs. Miami Heat | Spread: Heat -13.5 | Total: 218.5
- Atlanta Hawks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread: Timberwolves -13.5 | Total: 226.5
- Milwaukee Bucks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread: Thunder -14.5 | Total: 223.5
- Denver Nuggets vs. San Antonio Spurs | Spread: Nuggets -12.5 | Total: 222.5
- Detroit Pistons vs. Dallas Mavericks | Spread: Mavericks -12.5 | Total: 219.5
- New Orleans Pelicans vs. Golden State Warriors | Spread: Warriors -4.5 | Total: 220.5
- Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers | Spread: Rockets -6.5 | Total: 217.5
- Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Clippers | Spread: Clippers -15.5 | Total: 224.5
- Phoenix Suns vs. Sacramento Kings | Spread: Suns -5.5 | Total: 225.5
Friday’s NBA player props
Tyrese Haliburton Over 32.5 PRAvs. Cavaliers (-120 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Haliburtonhas faced the Cavaliers three times this season, most recently on March 18.He’s combined for at least 32 points, assists, and rebounds in each game. Theonly time he failed to go over this line, he shot 1-of-9 from3-point range.
Thatgame fell during a stretch in which Haliburton shot just 4-of-27 from deep overfour games. He’s since corrected his shooting, and though he faces theseventh-ranked scoring defense in the league on Friday, he’s already proven thateven on his worst night, he can come within a half-point of this number againstthe Cavaliers.
Brandon Miller Over 2.5 3-pointersvs. Celtics (-145 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐
Thisis an expensive price, which is why this is a three-star play rather than four.
Miller has faced the Celtics twice this season. In November, he was just1-of-4 from deep in an overtime loss. But last Monday, Miller went 3-of-6 from 3-point range in a 118-104 loss.
Asthe season has progressed, Miller has attempted more 3-pointers per game.In March, he averaged 8.3 per game, and he’s averaged 7.6 to start April. Thisis up from 4.3 in November when these teams first met.
Miller attempted at leasteight 3-pointers in four of his last six games. With nothing to lose on Friday, expect asimilar performance from him. And though the Celtics have a solid 3-pointdefense, they won’t be firing on all cylinders with nothing to play for.
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Nic Claxton Under 10.5 reboundsvs. Knicks (-109 via Caesars) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Afew of ourbest sports betting siteshave this number listed at 9.5 with the Under priced at +100 orbetter. Though that is very tempting, especially with Under 10.5 listed at -135onDraftKings, the price atCaesarsis a gift.
Claxtonis averaging 9.9 rebounds per game, and he has pulled down at least 11 in sixof his last eight games. However, he hasn’t had consistent success against theKnicks this season.
He pulled down 17 boards in January, but that performanceis sandwiched between eight and nine rebound games.
If the best price was -135for Under 10.5, then we’d consider taking under 9.5. But as it stands, you cantake Under 10.5 for low risk, have Claxton hit his season average, and still go Under.
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Nikola Jokic 10+ assistsvs. Spurs (+220 via bet365) ⭐⭐⭐
Jokic’stotal is set at 7.5 at all of ourbest sports betting apps. However, the best priceavailable for that Over is -140. We’d still play the Over at that price, butthere is simply more value in backing Jokic to hit at least 10 in this game.
Jokichas failed to dish out 10 assists in just a single game against the Spurs thisseason. In the last meeting between these two teams, Jokic recorded just six dimes.But the Spurs still allow 28.1 assists per game, the sixth-most in the league.
Jokic should finally have a huge game, and if he doesn’t, we’d rather have thislower-risk play than a high-risk, low-reward one.
NBA best bets made Friday at 10:19 a.m. ET.
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Phil is a Sports Betting Analyst for Sportsbook Review and BettingPros.com, specializing in NFL and college football. He previously covered college football and college basketball for CanesInsight.com, where he also hosted the College Football Pick 'Em podcast. Phil is always looking for value, especially on lines that just seem too good to be true. His belief is if a line doesn't make sense, just assume that Vegas knows something you don't. An alumnus of The U, Phil always holds out hope that the next head coach will be the one who turns the football program around. Some would call him a frontrunner for his love of the Yankees and the Celtics, but he's also a diehard Detroit Lions fan and will never forgive the refs for the blown pass interference call against the Cowboys in 2015.
