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Noteworthy OptaAI Player Prop Edges for Friday
Below you’ll find some of the projections that stood out when looking at our OptaAI NBA Player Prop projections. Subscribers have access to hundreds of others on a daily basis!
Derrick White Under 20.5 Points (-110) vs. 76ers
Celtics at 76ers – 7:00 pm ET
Our OptaAI player prop projections have White going for only 15.38 points in tonight’s meeting with Philadelphia. That 5.12 edge to the Under is the biggest margin in the points projections. I hate to say I’m rooting against our projections, but I can certainly use a good game from White tonight. I have a play that involves Boston as one of my Friday best bets.
Sam Hauser Over 2.5 Made 3s (-102) vs. 76ers
Celtics at 76ers – 7:00 pm ET
An OptaAI projection that I can get on board with is Hauser to knock down at least three 3s. The projections have him going for 3.85 against Philadelphia tonight, and I would certainly welcome that as I root for the Celtics. Hauser has made at least three 3s in three of the last four games, and he has also made at least six triples in two of those contests.
Jamal Murray Over 27.5 Points + Assists (-114) vs. Blazers
Nuggets at Trail Blazers – 10:00 pm ET
One of the biggest edges in the projections for tonight is Murray going Over his combined points and assists. OptaAI has the talented guard finishing with 31.20 points and assists tonight, and his total is down at 27.5. Murray is listed as questionable with left calf tightness tonight, so there’s no guarantee he’ll go this evening. However, he is averaging 27.0 points and 6.0 assists per game this year, so this total does seem very reasonable.
Friday Player Prop Best Bets
Below you’ll find my official plays on the player prop market for Friday. These are the ones that make the VSiN Pro Picks page and count towards my season-long record.
Lonzo Ball Over 4.5 Assists (-125) vs. Raptors
Raptors at Cavaliers – 7:30 pm ET
Ball has had at least five assists in all four of the games he has played this season. He’s also averaging 9.8 potential assists per game on the year, and the NBA’s official tracking has him at 7.3 adjusted assists per game. Ball isn’t playing a ton of minutes right now, but he’s doing a really good job of setting teammates up. I’m not sure I see that changing against a Raptors team that is currently 29th in the NBA in raw defensive rating (121.3).
Toronto also happens to be allowing 28.4 assists per game to opponents. Only three teams in the NBA are giving up more. This is just a good matchup for Ball to take advantage of his run off the bench. OptaAI seems to agree with that handicap, as they project Ball for 6.06 assists tonight.
Jerami Grant Over 15.5 Points (-126) vs. Nuggets
Nuggets at Trail Blazers – 10:00 pm ET
I mentioned that I won’t be going away from Grant until there’s a reason to, and it still feels like it’s worth riding the hot hand. Grant is averaging 21.6 points per game this season, and he has scored at least 17 points in all five of his games. The talented wing is only playing 27.4 minutes per game, but he’s shooting 46.7% from 3 and getting to the free throw line 7.4 times per game.
OptaAI has Grant going for 20.13 points against the Nuggets tonight. I’m not sure I’m as optimistic as they are, but I believe 16 is extremely reasonable. Grant has historically shot the 3-ball very well at the Moda Center, so he should be able to capitalize on open looks this evening. He’s also working against a Denver team that doesn’t have the best rim protection, so he should be able to get a little going at the basket — or get himself to the line.
Aaron Gordon Over 1.5 Made 3s (+121) vs. Blazers
Nuggets at Trail Blazers – 10:00 pm ET
I’m also going to take the Over on Gordon’s made 3s in the Nuggets-Blazers game. The 30-year-old is just 2 for 12 from deep since shooting 10 for 11 from 3 against Golden State in Denver’s season opener, so he’s definitely on a cold streak right now. However, Gordon made 1.5 triples per game last season, shooting 43.6% on 3.4 attempts per game. And this year, even while he has struggled, Gordon has taken at least four 3s in three of his four games. I just really can’t see him turning down good opportunities in this one, and I don’t see how he’s available at plus-money odds to knock down only two triples. If anything, it feels like Gordon is due for some positive regression. He’s not as good of a shooter as we saw in that first game of the season, but he’s also not as bad as the last few games.
2025-26 Player Props: 15-12 (+2.91 units)
