While March Madness continues on Friday, the NBA has a deep slate for anyone who may have had their brackets busted. The Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies will meet as part of a 10-game slate in a matchup with Western Conference seeding implications with the NBA playoffs nearing. The Clippers (-6.5) will host the Grizzlies as Los Angeles tries to climb out of the NBA Play-In Tournament into one of the top six seeds in the West. Meanwhile, the Grizzlies currently hold the No. 5 seed and are trying to maintain their spot in the top six. Ja Morant (hamstring) is out for his fourth straight game and the Grizzlies are 1-2 without him during this stretch.
SportsLine’s proven model, which has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past six-plus seasons, has simulated every NBA game 10,000 times and revealed a projected over/under for each player in each matchup. Below are the model’s three best NBA prop picks for Friday to include in NBA prop picks.
Fred VanVleet Over 21.5 points + rebounds + assists (-105 at DraftKings)
The 31-year-old guard has gone Over this total in two of his last three games, including having 19 points, six rebounds and three assists against the Magic, who have the No. 1 scoring defense in the NBA, on Wednesday. The Rockets play the Heat, who aren’t as defensively dominant this year as they’ve been in recent seasons. The deflated Heat enter on a nine-game losing streak while allowing at least 116 points in three straight games. The SportsLine model projects VanVleet to have a 24.8 PRA, led by scoring 15 points, to safely go Over this number. DraftKings Sportsbook has the best number on this line at -110.
Norman Powell Over 16.5 points (-121 at Caesars)
Powell will be playing his third game after missing two weeks with a hamstring injury and with two games under his belt, Friday could be when he sees a significant minutes and usage increase. The 31-year-old has just 18 total points over 20.5 minutes per game in his first two games back, but Powell is averaging a…
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