NBA Player Props For Friday: Fade Stars For Trailing Pacers and Nuggets
TJ Inman
Host · Writer
The second round of the NBA Playoffs is well underway, and Friday night features a pair of Game 3s with the Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets both trailing 2-0 and in desperate need of victories. The Minnesota Timberwolves and New York Knicks have 2-0 leads and aim to take commanding strangleholds.
Here are the top player prop picks for Friday night!
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New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers – 7:00 on ESPN
The SportsGrid model has several five-star player prop picks to spice up this Game 3. The model has strong under plays for Tyrese Haliburton and Myles Turner of the Indiana Pacers. Haliburton is listed with a total of 9.5 assists and the model has him only accumulating 7.7 in this game. Turner has a posted total of 17.5 points plus 25.5 combined points and rebounds, and the model puts him well under both numbers. There are Pacers you can back confidently, though. Bench players T.J. McConnell (over 10.5 points) and Obi Toppin (over 10.5 points) have had excellent playoff runs, and the SportsGrid model has five-star plays on both to go over.
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The New York Knicks will be without OG Anunoby and have expressed the expected attitude of “next man up." The SportsGrid model is confident that Donte DiVincenzo and Isaiah Hartenstein will have big games in Indiana tonight. Hartenstein has a posted total of 11.5 points, but the model has him finishing with 15 points plus going over his total of 16.5 combined points and assists. DiVincenzo is also expected to continue his stellar play with more than 20.5 points while going over his combined total of 23.5 points and assists, in addition to hitting the over on 25.5 points and rebounds.
Denver Nuggets at Minnesota Timberwolves – 9:30 on ESPN
The Denver Nuggets travel to Minnesota to play the Timberwolves in Game 3 with their backs against the wall. Denver was physically manhandled by a younger and more athletic T’wolves squad in Game 2 and hopes to find some answers on the road. The SportsGrid model has a five-star play on star Nikola Jokic to go under his posted total of 28.5 points and score only 26. The only confident over plays for the model for Denver are reserve guard Christian Braun to score more than 3.5 points and Aaron Gordon to go over 12.5 points.
There are a lot of options for Minnesota players with several overs to choose from. Kyle Anderson, Jaden McDaniels and Naz Reid are all listed with five-star projections to go over their small point totals off the bench. Mike Conley is listed with a five-star over on his total of 10.5 points and Rudy Gobert is listed with a five-star over on his total of 12.5 points. Backup big man Naz Reid can also confidently be bet to go over his combined total of 11.5 points and assists or 13.5 points and rebounds, with both overs grabbing five-star projections from the SportsGrid model.
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