Happy Friday, hoops heads! We have another batch of NBA player props from BetMGM lined up for you, highlighting our favorite value bets from this evening's loaded slate.
We've been crushing our best bets, top props, and Wednesday night Prop-A-Shot series all season, going a collective 48-32 with our recommendations. That's a winning percentage of .600, a number we're looking to steadily elevate as the season progresses.
There has never been a better time to bet player props. Scoring is way up, stars are breaking out everywhere we look, and the parity this season has been fantastic. It feels at times like the playoff race has been going since November.
So, let's dive into the Friday night slate and pinpoint our best bets on BetMGM, our go-to spot for all the latest odds, lines, and props. Good luck, have fun, and enjoy what should be a great night of NBA hoops!
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Tyrese Maxey, G, 76ers at Kings — OVER 31.5 points (-115)
Joel Embiid will more than likely remain sidelined this evening with a swollen knee, so Maxey will need to once again step up as a scorer and playmaker for Philadelphia to have a shot at beating a high-flying Kings team at home.
Maxey scored 35 points with JoJo shelved on Wednesday against the Hawks, a team that has similar defensive limitations as Sacramento. Max also dropped 42 when Philly went without its MVP on Dec. 29, and he scored 32 in the one game he played in Sac-town last season. Fire him up!
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Paul George, G/F, Clippers at Grizzlies — OVER 3.5 three-pointers (+125)
George has gone nuclear from three-point range this month, hitting a whopping 27 treys in just six January contests. He has hit at least four triples in each of the Clippers' past five games, going a combined 24-of-49 during that span. He's on a heater of epic proportions.
The good times should continue to roll for PG13 and the red-hot Clips, as they face a Memphis team that just lost Ja Morant and can't defend nearly as well as it has over the past few seasons under Taylor Jenkins. The Grizzlies sit in the middle of the pack in terms of scoring defense, and their three-point D is downright bad. They surrender 13.6 made threes per game (ninth-most in the NBA) and allow opponents to shoot 38.5 percent from distance (sixth-highest).
Myles Turner, C, Pacers vs. Hawks — UNDER 27.5 points + rebounds (-110)
We love Turner and appreciate that he's taking on a larger offensive role with the Pacers while Tyrese Haliburton nurses an ankle injury, but this number is just way too high. The big man is coming off an 18-point, 13-rebound double-double, sure, but before that he failed to eclipse 27 points + rebounds in four out of five games.
Turner's season-long rebounding average against Atlanta is 7.0 per game, so he would need to drastically outperform the 16.8 points per game he's averaging in the month of January to hit this OVER. We don't think that's happening.
Scottie Barnes, Raptors at Jazz — UNDER 33.5 points + assists + rebounds (-120)
Toronto has been playing well since shipping O.G. Anunoby to the Knicks for Immanuel Quickley and R.J. Barrett. The plan north of the border is to build around Barnes, who head coach Darko Rajakovic believes is the future "face of the league." It might take a little bit for Barnes to acclimate to the role of superstar franchise player, though.
Barnes hasn't exactly lit up the floor with his three-point shooting lately — he's shooting 32.4 percent from outside the arc in six January games. And with Walker Kessler patrolling the paint for the Jazz, interior scoring could also be at a premium for the Raptors tonight. Barnes has failed to eclipse 33 combined points, assists, and rebounds in six of his past seven games, and we think that stretches to seven of eight tonight.
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