Among the betting stats you’ll find below from Friday’s seven-game NBA slate, the most interesting note may come from the betting splits section.
As always, these NBA betting stats provide starting points for making the best picks possible ahead of the evening’s action. Be sure to confirm player status on the NBA injury report here before casting picks.
Standout NBA Stats
Karl-Anthony Towns has had a closing assists line of 2.5 in 37 games this season. Friday’s matchup vs. Milwaukee is on pace to make it 38. So far, when that has been KAT’s closing line, the over has hit 21 times this season (56.76%).
Notable NBA Betting Splits
- Bucks-Knicks isn’t too far off from a 50-50 split when it comes to percentage of moneyline bets. The Knicks are slightly more popular at 55%. When looking at the percentage of moneyline handle, things change — the Knicks have seen 69%.
- Only 22% of the game total bets from Hornets-Raptors have gone toward the under, yet those plays have accounted for 72% of the game total handle.
- Keep track of the latest updates to NBA betting splits here.
3 Most Popular Player Props
- Kevin Durant over 25.5 points
- Rudy Gobert under 11.5 points
- OG Anunoby under 2.5 3-pointers made
- Track up-to-date player prop popularity here.
3 Longest-Running Streaks
- The Cavaliers have won 12 straight vs. the Pistons.
- Max Strus scored at least 10 points in each of his prior 11 road games vs. the Central Division. (Points O/U is 8.5.)
- Ausar Thompson finished with five-plus rebounds in each of his last 10 games vs. the Central Division. (Rebounds O/U is 4.5.)
Active System: Over on Total when Home Favorite is coming off a win
We cited this one recently, but not as our primary system. On Monday, it was one of two over systems that fit CHI-DEN, and it paid off in that game. In this setting, the Nuggets are now 16-7 to the over.
Along with Nuggets-Jazz, this system is live in Raptors-Hornets. Across all 388 games in which this system has been in play, the over has hit 54.9% of the time (213-170-5).
Other Notable NBA Betting Stats
- Scottie Barnes has a points+rebounds+assists line of 29.5 vs. the Hornets. Throughout his 58 games played, he’s finished with 30 or more PRA in 70.69% of his games (41-for-58).
- Aaron Gordon has only scored 16-plus points in 16 of his 44 games this season (36.36%), yet he has a points line of 15.5 vs. the Jazz on Friday.