Handicapping the NBA: Friday Picks

Do the Hornets have the personnel to slow down Karl-Anthony Towns?
Handicapping the NBA: Friday Picks

Alex Barutha

Karl-Anthony Towns over 38.5 points + rebounds + assists (-115) at Hornets -- FanDuel, 1:00 PM CT

This mark is about two combined P+R+A higher than Towns averages when he sees 30+ minutes. Still, I'm not worried about taking the over. Charlotte has a terrible center rotation and allow the most rebounds per game to opponents.

Jalen Suggs under 18.5 points + assists (-108) vs. Bulls -- FanDuel, 1:03 PM CT

Suggs has taken on more responsibility without Cole Anthony around, averaging 14.0 points and 3.8 assists in his past five games. However, he's still struggling with his shot and doesn't look quite comfortable yet. The Bulls' swarming defensive backcourt of Alex Caruso and Lonzo Ball should put a ton of pressure on Suggs, and I wouldn't be surprised if he has one of the worst games of his career.

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Alex is RotoWire's Chief NBA Editor. He writes articles about daily fantasy, year-long fantasy and sports betting. You can hear him on the RotoWire NBA Podcast, Sirius XM, VSiN and other platforms. He firmly believes Robert Covington is the most underrated fantasy player of the past decade.
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