NBA Player Props Today: Best Bets & Predictions for Friday (1/10)
What kind of performances can we expect on Friday from Buddy Hield, Jalen Brunson, and Domantas Sabonis? Follow along as our NBA betting expert, Nick Galaida, breaks down three of his favorite NBA prop bets for today — Friday, January 10, 2025. Get all of Nick’s picks, including more NBA player props, at ScoresAndOdds.
Happy Friday! Basketball fans have an entertaining 7-game slate on tap to begin the weekend. A number of stars are scheduled to be in action, including Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, Nikola Jokic, Jayson Tatum, and more.
However, there are also quite a few stars who have been ruled out, including Stephen Curry and Joel Embiid. As always, be sure to monitor the league’s injury reports throughout the day and utilize tools like CourtIQ and our NBA starting lineups page to help identify value opportunities in the betting and DFS markets!
If looking to target the player prop market today, we have three player prop leans worth considering for Friday, January 10th!
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NBA Player Props Today – Friday, January 10, 2025
- Buddy Hield Over/Under 18.5 Points
- Jalen Brunson Over/Under 7.5 Assists
- Domantas Sabonis Over/Under 13.5 Rebounds
Buddy Hield UNDER 18.5 Points (-110, FanDuel)
Tonight, the Warriors will be without Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Jonathan Kuminga, and Andrew Wiggins – leaving an abundance of usage and shot attempts to go around for the rest of the roster. Though it’s tempting to look at a capable player like Hield and assume that he is well-positioned for a big performance in this spot, it’s worth noting that Hield is rarely responsible for creating his own looks at the basket, which makes this a tall number for him.
Hield should see an increase in shooting volume with Golden State missing multiple starters, but the team will also be without a couple of their top facilitators and floor-spacers, which means that Hield might not have many quality open looks. The under is a worthwhile risk here.
Jalen Brunson UNDER 7.5 Assists (-105, bet365)
We played this same number in this same matchup last week for Brunson against the Thunder and ended up on the losing end of that bet, with Brunson amassing 9 assists. Yet, he still only had 15 potential assists.
This evening, Brunson and the Knicks will have the unenviable task of facing the Thunder off of a rare loss. Oklahoma City has only lost consecutive games once this season, which came all the way back on November 17th and 19th. The Thunder are among the best defensive teams in the NBA and figure to have an even stronger defensive game plan against the Knicks this time around, having seen them only 7 days ago. It could be a tough night for Brunson to pile up assists.
Domantas Sabonis OVER 13.5 Rebounds (-111, FanDuel)
Sabonis has played only 2 games without DeAaron Fox this season, but the small sample size has shown us that Sabonis has been extremely active on the glass in these situations. Sabonis had 13 rebounds on 20 rebounds chances against the Warriors on January 5th and followed that performance with 18 rebounds on 33 rebound chances against the Heat the next night in overtime.
Tonight, Sabonis has a seemingly tough matchup against a Boston team that is strong on the glass. However, it’s worth noting that the Celtics have allowed the 6th-most rebounds per game to centers across their last 8 games, which could be a good thing for Sabonis.
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