There are 5 games in the NBA Friday night with a lot of stars in action. The slate features Giannis Antetokounmpo, Ja Morant, Stephen Curry, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Pascal Siakam. Three games have a line of 5 points or fewer and 3 games have a total of at least 235 points with the Bucks-Pacers game the highest at 239.5 points. Here are my picks for tonight.
Draymond Green over 23.5 points+rebounds+assists (-105)
The Warriors have gone small with the starting lineup putting Kevon Looney on the bench and inserting Jordan Poole into the starting lineup. Draymond Green has benefited statistically, especially with rebounding. Green has at least 13 rebounds in 3 straight games and he tends to become more of a play maker with at least seven assists in 5 consecutive games. The Warriors forward has gone over this total in 4 straight games with 33, 33, 27 and 28 PRAs. The teams played in Toronto on Dec. 18 and Green had 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Green is averaging 9.7 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game in January. The teams are ranked 16th and 18th in defensive efficiency and the game total is 234.5 points.