O'Sullivan's Black Friday NBA Picks: Twolves at Hornets, Blazers at Warriors, Steph Curry, Andrew Wiggins prop

Seattle O’Sullivan 2021-2022 NBA Season so far: 70-82-2, -$211.27

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Minnesota Timberwolves at Charlotte Hornets, 7 pm Eastern

The Pick: Minnesota +2.5 (-114), bet $11.40 to win $10

Minnesota impressed me with their win over Miami on Wednesday, pulling away from the Heat and winning by double-digits after trailing by eight at halftime. The Timberwolves have won five in a row and are 6-0 against the spread in their last six, but the win over the Heat might be a turning point, proving they can compete against good NBA teams. Defensively, they give up 7.6 fewer points than Charlotte. I think the Hornets are a solid team but I think these two squads are even, so I’ll take 2.5 points here.

Portland Trail Blazers at Golden State Warriors, 10 pm Eastern

The Pick: Golden State -255, bet $16 to win $6.27; Golden State -6.5 (-110), bet $3.30 to win $3

All of a sudden, Golden State looks like the favorite to win the NBA Championship, and they don’t even have Klay Thompson back yet. They’ve won five in a row, four of those by double-digits, are 5-0 ATS and 5-0 ATS in their last five at home. They lead the NBA in scoring per game, and in holding the other team’s points. I don’t see Steph Curry shying away from a battle with Portland’s Dame Lillard; Curry’s the early favorite for the league MVP. I think the Warriors continue cruising against a Portland team that’s struggling to stay over .500.

Player Prop Parlay: Steph Curry 20+ points w/3+ made threes w/4+ assists w/Andrew Wiggins over 2.5 assists, +175, bet $5 to win $8.79

The biggest concern here, and the leg of the parlay providing the value, is Wiggins, who averages only 1.6 assists per game so far. In a spotlight matchup on a Friday night, I expect a shootout, and Wiggins to increase his anemic assist average.