Friday night in the NBA has a full slate of games ahead of us. There aren't any shortage of storylines this season, and tonight's games have a few interesting aspects: the new look Celtics square off against Miami in their home opener. The Thunder take on the Cavs in Cleveland, and we get the revenge game of all revenge games in Kyrie squaring off against Brooklyn. Let's take a look at my favorite player props.
Check out all of our NBA picks for tonight.
Jalen Duren (DET) over 1.5 steals + blocks (-135)
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Duren logged 4 blocks in game 1 against Miami, but no steals as the Heat only had 7 turnovers all game (fewest in the league). Tonight, he faces a Hornets team that had 19 turnovers in their first game, and Detroit looked very formidable right out of the gate. I think Duren can hit this with ease as Terry Rozier and LaMelo Ball can be reckless with the basketball in transition and Duren was able to log 32 minutes in his first matchup, while also being on the closing 5. 1.5U