We’ve got a full 10-game Friday slate on our hands. The following NBA betting stats provide starting points for making the best picks possible ahead of all the action
Be sure to confirm player status on the NBA injury report here before casting picks.
Standout NBA Stat
41-25. Two players who have a game Friday have that record against the closing line of their scoring prop. However, one has been more favorable toward the over and the other, the under.
Christian Braun is the one who’s been more favorable to the over. He’s also gone over on his closing line in each of his three games vs. the Trail Blazers this season. Conversely, it is worth noting that he’s gone under his scoring prop’s closing line in four of his last five games.
Speaking of unders, Tim Hardaway Jr. is 41-25 toward the under on closing lines for his scoring prop this season. But, in five of his last six, Hardaway has hit the over.
Notable NBA Betting Splits
- Despite only 26% of the game total bets going toward the under for Thunder vs. Hornets, those bets have made up 84% of the game total handle.
- The percentage of bets for who will cover the spread in Suns vs. Cavaliers is a near 50-50 split, with Cavs ATS seeing 52% of the spread bets. When we look to the percentage of handle, there’s a big shift. A whopping 81% of the spread handle has been cast in the Cavs’ direction.
- Keep track of the latest updates to NBA betting splits here.
3 Most Popular Player Props
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander under 6.5 assists
- Jayson Tatum under 5.5 assists
- Andrew Wiggins under 1.5 3-pointers made
5 Longest-Running Streaks
- The Thunder won the previous 18 games in which they were favored vs. the Eastern Conference.
- Norman Powell has a points line of 16.5. In each of his last 16 games against another Western Conference team, he scored at least 17 points.
- The Magic won the prior 13 games in which they were favored vs. the Wizards.
- Amen Thompson grabbed at least nine rebounds in each of his last 11 games. He enters Friday’s matchup with a rebounds line of 7.5.
- The Cavaliers won the previous 11 games in which they were favored vs. the Suns.
Active System: Over on Total when East is Favored vs. West
This play has hit 57.62% of the time this season (87-63-1).
Three games fit this system on Friday:
- CLE @ PHX
- DET @ DAL
- BOS @ UTA
Between the Cavaliers, Pistons and Celtics, Cleveland has been the best team for this play. In this setting, the over is 19-3 in Cavs games, 5-3-1 in Pistons games and 12-11 in Celtics games.
As for the three Western Conference underdogs, the over is 12-0 when the Mavericks are the underdog in this setting. It’s only 3-3 when the Suns are in this scenario. When the Jazz are, the over is 10-12.
Random NBA Betting Stats
- Jabari Smith Jr. has a rebounds line of 5.5. He’s finished with at least six rebounds in 66.67% of his games this season (32-for-48).
- Darius Garland has a points+rebounds+assists line of 28.5. He’s gone over that number in 39 of his 64 games played (60.94%).
- The Clippers host the Grizzlies on Friday. Both teams have struggled against the spread over their last 20 games — Memphis went 4-15-1 ATS during the span while the Clippers went 8-12. Not only have the Grizzlies been worse of late, but this is also a setting for the Clippers. L.A. is 16-6 ATS as a home favorite this season. (Memphis is 9-8-1 ATS as a road dog.)
