NBA Picks & Predictions for PrizePicks Today: Friday 11/22
The NBA closes out the work week with an eight-game slate on Friday. 16 teams will be playing another match in NBA Cup Group Play today. One of the highlight matchups will be the Nuggets hosting the Mavericks, with the Hawks and Bulls expected to be the highest scoring game.
Below, we’ve got the top NBA DFS picks for today, November 22, as well as the top two NBA games to target for PrizePicks. Let’s dig into all of the games and highlight some of the top projections to target on PrizePicks.
NBA Picks & Predictions for PrizePicks Today
Find NBA games to target and NBA DFS picks and projections for PrizePicks today below.
Games to Target for NBA DFS
PrizePicks NBA Picks Today
- 76ers G Tyrese Maxey 15.5 Points – More
- Trail Blazers F Jerami Grant 17.5 Points – Less
- Bulls G Ayo Dosunmu 11.5 Points – More
- Celtics G Payton Pritchard 13.5 Points – More
NBA DFS Games to Target Today
Here are the two best NBA games to target for NBA DFS production today, Friday, November 22.
Hawks vs. Bulls
Time: 8 p.m. ET
How to Watch: NBA League Pass
The Bulls are one of the best teams to attack in DFS. They have played at the fastest pace (104.63) in the league, while also posting the fourth-worst defensive rating (117.4). The Hawks are a similarly appealing team to target since they have played at the second-fastest pace (104.09) and rank 20th in defensive rating (115.0).
After dealing with injuries for much of the season, the Hawks don’t have anyone of note on their injury report for Friday. The same can’t be said for the Bulls, who are playing without F Patrick Wiliams (foot) and G Lonzo Ball (wrist).
Bulls F Torrey Craig (lower leg) is listed as probable, so he should start again for Williams. In his first start of the season Wednesday, Craig recorded 15 points, six rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one block against the Bucks.
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Pacers vs. Bucks
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
How to Watch: NBA League Pass
There could be plenty of scoring in this game. The Pacers have played at the 11th-fastest pace (100.41) and have the seventh-highest true shooting percentage (59.0%) in the league. The Pacers also have the eighth-worst defensive rating (116.5), so the Bucks have the potential to hang a lofty point total on them.
Bucks F Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee) continues to show up on the injury report, but he should play again, coming off a 41-point game against the Bulls. Pacers G Andrew Nembhard (knee) is on the shelf again, while Pacers G Ben Sheppard (oblique) and Pacers F Jarace Walker (illness) are listed as questionable. With injuries piling up, Pacers G Quenton Jackson started and scored 24 points over 27 minutes Wednesday against the Rockets.
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NBA DFS Picks Today for PrizePicks
Here are four NBA DFS picks to help you build your PrizePicks NBA Lineups for today, Friday, November 22.
76ers G Tyrese Maxey 15.5 Points – More
Just when they got their three stars all healthy at the same time, 76ers F Paul George (knee) went down again, and Joel Embiid (load management) is questionable tonight. George will miss at least the next two games, while Embiid may sit out tonight.
76ers G Tyrese Maxey only scored eight points and logged 20 minutes in his return from injury Wednesday against the Grizzlies, but he should play more in this game, as the 76ers will need his scoring.
He’s averaging 25.1 points per game for the season. If he plays somewhere between 25 and 30 minutes, he could blow past this projection with George out. Keep an eye out for word on his minutes limit leading up to lock, but Maxey should see a ton of usage tonight.
Over 215 minutes this year, Maxey has an absurd 33.6% usage rate without George and Embiid on the floor.
Trail Blazers F Jerami Grant 17.5 Points – Less
Trail Blazers F Jerami Grant is averaging just 16.7 points per game. He has appeared in all 15 games for the Trail Blazers, scoring fewer than 18 points in nine of them. His biggest issue is that he has shot just 38.1% from the field. Grant has gone less than this number in each of his last three games.
This isn’t a great opportunity for him to break out of his slump considering that he will be facing a Rockets team that has the second-best defensive rating (104.8) in the league.
Jerami Grant Projections Today
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Bulls G Ayo Dosunmu 11.5 Points – More
Bulls G Ayo Dosunmu has thrived playing against the Hawks. He is the Bulls best option to defend Hawks G Trae Young, so he usually plays a lot when these two teams meet. In four meetings against them last season, Dosunmu averaged 38 minutes and 20.5 points.
When these two teams faced off earlier this month, Dosunmu scored 19 points in 31 minutes.
Ayo Dosunmu Projections Today
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Celtics G Payton Pritchard 13.5 Points — More
The Celtics playing the Wizards looks like a game that could have a lopsided score, especially as teams shouldn’t let their foot off the gas in NBA Cup group games. Not only are the Wizards just 2-11, but their point differential is -14.8 points. When these two teams played each other in October, the Celtics won by 20 points.
In that game, Celtics G Payton Pritchard scored 15 points over 28 minutes. The potential for added playing time against a Wizards team that has the worst defensive rating (120.3) in the league leaves Pritchard with significant scoring upside.
Payton Pritchard Projections Today
Here are more Payton Pritchard Projections for NBA DFS on PrizePicks today, Friday, November 22.
Lock In Your NBA Lineups on PrizePicks
There will be eight NBA Cup games in the NBA on Friday and PrizePicks is the best way to get in on the action with NBA DFS. There is a wide variety of player stat projections and squares on the board, so you can build your lineup however you’d like — with no salary or positional restrictions.
Set your Lineup for tonight’s games, let it ride, and win real money when you stay in the green.
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