After a quiet week, the NBA regular season will heat up this weekend with 17 games over a three-day stretch. The biggest day for NBA action will be Friday’s schedule with eight basketball games on tap.
With only two road teams favored tonight, what can bettors expect from these home favorites on a potentially unlucky Friday the 13th edition of NBA action? We’ll cover that with our top three NBA player prop bets for tonight’s games.
Live player props data coming soon for Donovan Mitchell.
Cleveland Cavaliers SG Donovan Mitchell UNDER 25.5 Points
The Cleveland Cavaliers are the NBA’s top team this season, owning a 21-4 record heading into their matchup against the worst team in the league: the 3-19 Washington Wizards. In two earlier contests, Cleveland won by 19 or more points each time.
Before a surprising victory over Denver last week, the Wizards had lost 16 straight games, and the majority of those contests were double-digit losing margins. In fact, the Wizards have lost all but one of their 19 games by double figures in 2024.
That bodes well for the Cavaliers to rest their starters, including Donovan Mitchell. Bettors should Mitchell should play sparingly in this contest, keeping him from reaching his 25.5-point mark to cover the player prop bet.
Live player props data coming soon for Anthony Davis.
Los Angeles Lakers PF Anthony Davis UNDER 11.5 Rebounds
The Los Angeles Lakers (13-11) and Minnesota Timberwolves (12-11) are battling for the eighth playoff spot in the Western Conference. Tonight, these two teams will face off for the third time this season.
Los Angeles has been a poor road team. The Lakers are 5-8 away from their home arena, dropping four of their last six outings away from California. Until recently, their strongest player in these road games had been all-star power forward Anthony Davis.
Davis is averaging more points and rebounds away from Crypto.com Arena, but he’s been hampered by nagging foot injuries. Although he’s slated to go on Friday, bettors should take the under on his rebounding prop bet as he’s missed the 12-rebound mark in five straight games.
Live player props data coming soon for Nikola Jokic.
Denver Nuggets C Nikola Jokic OVER 9.5 Assists
For the third time this season, the Los Angeles Clippers (14-11) will play the Denver Nuggets (12-10) as these two teams are battling for the final guaranteed playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Denver’s issues in 2024 start with player availability. The Nuggets have started forward Peyton Watson in 12 games thus far as multiple starters have missed games through the first two months of the NBA season.
With limited help, Denver has relied heavily on center Nikola Jokic for their offensive output. Jokic is averaging a triple-double with 32.3 points, 13.6 rebounds, and 10.2 assists in 19 games. Against Los Angeles, expect that trend to continue as Jokic gathers at least 10 assists to cover this player prop bet.
