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We’ve got a typically busy Friday night slate, as there are nine games on a docket that’s highlighted by a Warriors-Spurs showdown.
Let’s dive into three player props that catch our eye for Friday’s nine-game ledger. Be sure to check out the NBA betting trends page for odds, data and insights on every game.
Best NBA Friday Props
- Karl-Anthony Towns Over 33.5 Points + Rebounds
- Wendell Carter Jr. Over 9.5 Rebounds
- Brandin Podziemski Over 24.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists
Karl-Anthony Towns (Knicks vs. Pacers) Over Points + Rebounds
Towns has been delivering some impressive scoring and rebounding numbers since the start of the season, and the talented big man will head into Friday’s favorable matchup averaging 41.0 points + rebounds over his last three games. Towns double-doubled in each of those contests as well while shooting 50.0% and averaging 23.3 field-goal + free-throw attempts per game.
Towns has eclipsed 33.5 points + rebounds on five occasions already this season, and he’s now facing a Pacers squad that’s allowed 52.2% shooting to the position, while also ranking in the bottom 10 in points (22.3) and rebounds (14.5) per game surrendered to fives. Then, the big man has averaged 35.0 points + rebounds per road game, a sample where he’s shot 55.6% overall, including 50.0% from behind the arc.
Indiana is also conceding the ninth-most total points + rebounds per game (170.8) and also ranks bottom 10 in opponent effective possession ratio (0.974), furthering Towns’ case.
Original Line Publish: 33.5
Wendell Carter Jr. (Magic vs. Bucks) Over Rebounds
Carter is enjoying his best season as a rebounder since the 2021-22 campaign, as the big man is pulling down 9.5 boards per contest. Carter is shooting a career-high 60.9% as well, including a blistering 42.3% from three-point range, and he’s getting to the line at a career-best clip of 4.0 free-throw attempts per contest. Carter has picked it up on the offensive glass in particular, as he’s up to 2.7 offensive rebounds per game, his best total since the 2019-20 campaign.
The Bucks make for excellent candidates to facilitate another one of Carter’s high-end rebounding efforts. Milwaukee is surrendering the third-most rebounds per game to centers (16.8), as well as the fourth-highest offensive rebounding rate per road game (32.7%). The Bucks also have the league’s third-worst shooting percentage on the road (41.9%), which should tee Carter up for some extra opportunities on the defensive glass.
Original Line Publish: 9.5
Brandin Podziemski (Warriors vs. Spurs) Over Points + Rebounds + Assists
Podziemski is in the spotlight in the wake of Stephen Curry’s abdominal tear, which is going to sideline the latter for at least the next two weeks. Podziemski already reaped the benefits of his teammate’s absence Wednesday against Houston after Curry exited following just six minutes of floor time, as the former finished with 32 points + rebounds + assists across 37 minutes and took 15 field-goal attempts, including 11 from three-point range.
Podziemski had also gone for 31 points + rebounds + assists over 26 minutes the game prior against the Pelicans, and he’s averaging 29.4 points + rebounds + assists per 36 minutes with Curry off the floor this season. The opposing Spurs don’t make for the most appealing of matchups, but the amount of ball-handling opportunities Podz should see and the fact San Antonio is yielding the sixth-most rebounds (13.7) and 11th-highest three-point shooting percentage (37.5) to backcourt players makes the Over here very feasible.
Original Line Publish: 24.5
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