NBA Picks Today: Friday’s Best Player Picks & Underdog Pick ‘Em Predictions for March 28

Our best Underdog NBA picks today feature five plays from across this evening's seven-game slate starting at 7 p.m. ET. Our selections include a pair of combo props and two five-star picks from a premier three-point specialist and a rookie in line for a major uptick in playing time.

💰 Best NBA picks & Underdog Pick ‘Em predictions

🎯 Walker Kessler Higher than 22.5 points + rebounds + assists ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🎯 Kawhi Leonard Higher than 33.5 points + rebounds + assists ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🎯 Kevin Durant Higher than 25.5 points ⭐⭐⭐⭐
🎯 Malik Beasley Higher than 2.5 three-pointers ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
🎯 Tyeler Kolek Higher than 5.5 assists ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

🏆 Today’s best NBA player picks

🎯 Walker Kessler ⬆️ 22.5 points + rebounds + assists

Denver’s interior defense has been laughable all season, and Kessler should be able to take advantage of this mispriced line. The big man has averaged just 20.7 PRA across his last seven and gone Higher than 22.5 PRA twice. He’s in for a bounce-back performance tonight.

Kessler has faced the Nuggets three times this season and posted PRA totals of 29, 33, and 32. He’s averaged 26.7 PRA on the road compared to 23.8 at home, and the Nuggets have allowed opposing centers to average 45.2 PRA across their last seven.

🎯 Kawhi Leonard ⬆️ 33.5 points + rebounds + assists

Leonard has shaken off all of the rust he had to start the season, and he’s been on fire since returning from the All-Star break. Pre-hiatus, he averaged just 23.6 PRA across 25.9 minutes, but post-break, he's posted 34.8 PRA across 36.4 minutes.

Los Angeles' star forward has gone for Higher than 33.5 PRA in five straight, and he’s reached that mark in seven of his last 14. In those 14 games, he’s posted exactly 33 PRA twice more. Leonard has averaged 34.9 PRA across his last eight road games and posted 33 or more in each of his last three outside of Intuit Dome.

🎯 Kevin Durant ⬆️ 25.5 points

Durant has been on a roll, and this line is set far too low. He’s gone Higher than 25.5 points in four straight, averaging 34 points in that span. He’s scored at least 26 points in 11 of 19 since the All-Star break.

Durant has averaged 25.5 points per game on the road this season, and he’s gone Higher than 25.5 points in 34 of 60 games overall. He scored 26 and 33 against the Wolves in two meetings this season, and he should have no problem clearing this line for a third straight game against this familiar Western Conference foe.

🎯 Malik Beasley ⬆️ 2.5 three-pointers

Beasley is one of the league’s most prolific long-range snipers, averaging a career-high 3.9 treys per contest. He’s gone Higher than 2.5 triples in 55 of 73 games this season, including five of his last six.

Over the last five games, the Cleveland Cavaliers have surrendered the fourth-most triples to opponents. Beasley went for Higher than 2.5 three-pointers in two of three against the Cavs this season and nine of 13 games against Central Division opponents.

🎯 Tyler Kolek ⬆️ 5.5 assists

The rookie out of Marquette has seen an increased run over his last three games, and he’s made the most of his opportunities. In that span, Kolek has totaled 55 minutes, 24 assists, and just one turnover. He’s dished at least seven assists in three straight.

Kolek has come off the bench in each of his last three, but with Cam Payne sidelined and both Miles McBride and Jalen Brunson still out, the rookie could make his first career start, He’s gone Higher than 5.5 assists in each of his last three with 19 or fewer minutes, so an increase in playing time should yield a similar result.

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