NBA picks for Friday: 12 games and where the model sees an edge

12 games on Friday, starting with the Bulls at Bucks at 4:00 PM ET (22:00 CEST). Below: every game, the model's strongest edges and the players who keep clearing their numbers.

The games

CHI132Final125MILATL128Final81CHADAL121Final105INDMIN115Final93ORLNYK103Final107BOSTOR112Final102WASDET128Final111MIAHOU114Final110SASNOP119Final120UTALAC117Final125LALMEM111Final108GSWPOR128Final120SAC

The model's top picks

The model projects every line on the slate. These are its strongest edges tonight, with how often each player has cleared that line lately. The results fill in here after the games.

Kyle KuzmaMIL vs CHI · StrongOver 0.5 ASTProj 2.4 · 10 of last 10WIN · 4Jonathan KumingaMIN vs ORL · StrongOver 1.5 ASTProj 2.9 · 4 of last 10WIN · 5John CollinsDET vs MIA · StrongOver 0.5 ASTProj 1.1 · 6 of last 10WIN · 1131 more picks and every line researched on the board

Every other line, with hit rates, matchups, the projection and the pick, is on the props board.

Hot hands

Players who have cleared tonight's line in at least 8 of their last 10 games:

Saddiq BeyNOP vs UTA10/10 over 11.5 pointsDennis SchroderCHA vs ATL10/10 under 6.5 assistsAaron WigginsATL vs CHA10/10 under 3.5 reboundsCam SpencerMEM vs GSW10/10 under 3.5 reboundsDaniss JenkinsDET vs MIA10/10 over 2.5 assistsMarcus SmartHOU vs SAS10/10 over 1.5 rebounds

Check the numbers yourself

Numbers from official box scores. Lines and projections move during the day; the board always has the latest. 18+, bet responsibly.