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It’s the last Friday night of the regular season, and there’s a whopping 15 games on tap. While the injury report is about as extensive as it’s been all season, we still have plenty of player prop options, and we dive into three of our favorites for tonight below. Also, be sure to check out our daily NBA betting trends page for odds and data on every game.
Friday’s Best NBA Player Props
- Kel’el Ware (MIA) – Over Points + Rebounds
- Neemias Queta (BOS) – Over Points + Rebounds
- Paolo Banchero (ORL) – Over Points + Rebounds + Assists
2026 NBA Player Prop Betting Tracker: 17-11 (+4.65 units)
Kel’el Ware (MIA) Over Points + Rebounds
Ware’s production has been up and down all season, but Friday is certainly one of those games where a higher-percentile performance is very much in the cards. The big man proved as much two games ago versus this same Wizards squad, posting a 24-point, 19-rebound double-double that also included seven blocks. That was the second prodigious performance for the big man versus the Wizards this season, as he also put up 19 points and 14 boards against them Feb. 8. Washington continues to arguably be the most appealing matchup in the league for frontcourt players, putting Ware in play Friday. Washington is surrendering an NBA-high 31.6 offensive efficiency rating to power forwards, along with league-high 51.5% shooting to the position. The Wizards are also yielding the second-most points (27.6) and most rebounds (12.2) per contest to fours in the last 15 games, while Ware is pulling down an impressive 61.2% of his 14.9 rebounding chances per contest and shooting 55.2%, including 45.7% from three-point range, on the road.
Original Line Publish: 22.5
Neemias Queta (BOS) – Over Points + Rebounds
Queta is unsurprisingly playing his best basketball of the season down the stretch, as all the valuable reps he garnered since the start of the season are now paying plenty of dividends. The fifth-year pro was averaging 12.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 blocks across 28.8 minutes per contest in his last 12 games going into Thursday’s matchup against the Knicks, including 16.4 points, 8.2 boards, 2.6 assists and 2.4 blocks in his last five contests while seemingly benefitting from the defensive attention bestowed on his new frontcourt mate, Jayson Tatum, who’s been in elite form despite only having made his season debut March 6. Queta then posted a 10-point, 10-rebound double-double in the tough matchup versus New York, and he should encounter appreciably less resistance in Friday’s clash with a Pelicans team that’s sitting at least three starters and may also be without current starting center Herbert Jones.
Original Line Publish: 18.5
Paolo Banchero (ORL) – Over Points + Rebounds + Assists
Banchero and the Magic are still trying to get out of the play-in level of the postseason entering the final weekend, so the star forward should be in for a normal allotment of playing time in a favorable matchup against a Bulls team that’s been weak in the frontcourt all season and is now dealing with multiple absences. Banchero also checks in on quite the heater, averaging 35.7 PRA across 34.4 minutes in the last 10 games despite Franz Wagner having recently returned from a long absence. Banchero has already enjoyed plenty of success in this matchup this season, delivering 39.0 PRA over 35.5 minutes in two previous games against Chicago. Friday, he’ll face a frontcourt likely to still be missing Matas Buzelis (illness) and Nick Richards (elbow). Guerschon Yabusele could also be sitting after exiting Thursday’s game against the Wizards due to a shoulder sprain, and the Bulls are already giving up the eighth-most rebounds (11.5) and fourth-most assists (5.8) to power forwards in the last seven games. Chicago is also surrendering the second-highest offensive efficiency rating to the position on the season (30.0), along with 49.5% shooting to the position.
Original Line Publish: 36.5
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