The first of five Friday night NBA games tips off at 7 pm ET tonight, with the Milwaukee Bucks traveling to face the Indiana Pacers as 8-point favorites on the road.
The Grizzlies and Timberwolves play in what could be a playoff matchup come the spring, and the evening will wrap up with the Warriors hosting the Raptors as 5.5-point favorites. Both of those matchups should be fun to watch.
This is the fewest number of games being played on a Friday night all season to this point which gives us more of a challenge when building a prop card. We’ve put together a parlay at Underdog Fantasy that includes three plays. Check them out below!
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Kyle Anderson OVER 9.5 Points
Anderson scored in double figures during both matchups against the Grizzlies earlier this season. He didn’t shoot the ball well in those two games either, going 8-for-23 from the floor across those contests despite averaging 32 minutes per game.
It’s been a feast or famine kind of season for Anderson, who, for example, followed a 20-point outing against Toronto on January 19 with a scoreless night two days later against the Rockets in virtually the same amount of time on the floor.
Anderson seems to have found some consistent scoring opportunities against the Grizzlies, and his scoring variance will swing in our favor this evening.
Kyle Lowry UNDER 4 Assists
Lowry has one game with more than four assists in his last 10 appearances and has averaged more than 28 minutes per game in that stretch. He still leads the team in this category on the season with an average of 5.5 per game.
The Heat have struggled on offense recently, which has contributed to a decline in his performance here. Miami has scored an average of 96 points per game over their last three.
The Orlando Magic are close to league-average defensively. However, they’ve had some impressive performances against the Celtics and Warriors in January that have proven they can stifle even the high-scoring teams at times.
We see Miami continuing to grind out wins in this part of the schedule, and Lowry won’t get the necessary amount of chances to hit this total tonight.
Draymond Green OVER 8.5 Rebounds
Green has been rebounding at his highest rate all season during January, averaging 9.7 per game and hitting double digits in six of 10 games. His share of floor time has also increased, and Green’s been playing almost 34 minutes a night in that 10-game stretch.
Toronto ranks in the bottom third of the league in rebounding and has a negative rebound margin on the season. This is on top of their 45.2% field goal percentage as a group in the 2022-23 season, the third-worst shooting rate in the NBA.
We like Green to be on the receiving end of missed shots plenty of times on Friday and will play his over in this home matchup against the Raptors.
