Can Myles Turner continue to find his teammates at a high rate when his Indiana Pacers battle the Philadelphia 76ers? Will LaMelo Ball have success from beyond the arc against the San Antonio Spurs? Will Bam Adebayo go over his season average against the Boston Celtics?
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Friday’s Best NBA PrizePicks Player Predictions
This Season: 55-45
Can Myles Turner continue to find his teammates at a high rate when his Indiana Pacers battle the Philadelphia 76ers? Will LaMelo Ball have success from beyond the arc against the San Antonio Spurs? Will Bam Adebayo go over his season average against the Boston Celtics?
Here are the three best NBA PrizePicks player predictions for Friday, March 14th.
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Friday’s Best NBA PrizePicks Player Predictions
This Season: 55-45
Myles Turner is only averaging 1.6 assists per game, but he's in the middle of a great streak. He's dished out two assists in three consecutive games and nine of his last 11. It's a little difficult to put faith in a player who has had seven zero assists games this season, but he has at least one assist in every game since February 6th, so he's entering this game with a high floor.
Turner has faced the 76ers three times this season. He has recorded exactly two assists in each of those games. Because Turner is far from the team's leading assister, it's not worth diving into the 76ers' defensive numbers for this prop. Instead, just look at what he's accomplished throughout the season. This has been a very good matchup for him. With how well he's finding his teammates right now, there's no reason to doubt him.
LaMelo Ball is averaging 3.8 made three-pointers per game, but he's been struggling of late. He has made three or fewer threes in three consecutive games and five of his last eight overall. He's shooting just 31.3% from deep in March. He has recorded a three-point shooting percentage of 33.3% or worse in four consecutive games.
Yet, I'm still taking Ball's more than tonight because of his opponent. Earlier this season, he knocked down four threes against the Spurs, on his way to 24 points. The Spurs rank 24th in the league in three-pointers allowed per game, and they're allowing opponents to make 35.9% of their attempts from beyond the arc. Ball very rarely shoots at a high percentage from beyond the arc, but he's attempting 11.5 shots from deep per game. That type of volume is enough to trust him in a good matchup.
This line is set right at Bam Adebayo's season average. Additionally, Adebayo has faced the Celtics twice this season, pulling down an average of 10 boards in those games. With those statistics in mind, it's hard to see why Adebayo has a clear advantage tonight.
However, I love Adebayo tonight because of how he's been playing. He has pulled down at least 12 rebounds in four of his last six games, as he is averaging 10.6 boards per game in March. One of the Celtics’ only true weaknesses is their rebounding, as they rank just 18th in opponent rebounds allowed per game. Adebayo already has a 12-rebound game against the Celtics this season. Considering how well he's currently playing, I'm backing him to stay hot tonight.
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