Best NBA player props today: Davion Mitchell, James Harden, Jrue Holiday picks for Fridays NBA Cup slate

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This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.That’s plenty of sides and totals to chase.I’m skipping all of them.

The value and the fun tonight is in the player props, where usage trends are louder than the lines.Five props are worth your money, and one of them goes against the match up everyone else is betting.Is Davion Mitchell breaking out, or just running hot? I don’t care, as long as the streak lasts one more night.BETR PROMO CODE FOXNEWS: GET $200 IN BONUSES PLUS FOUR FREE PICKS FOR TONIGHT’S NBA CUP SLATEMitchell is averaging 16.5 points on 49.6% shooting and 40.3% from three.

He’s cleared 14.5 in eight of 11 games, and that’s not a guy riding one 30-point outlier.He’s been steady and he's been fun to watch.The matchup helps, too.

Cleveland allows 28.7 points per game to point guards, and Evan Mobley is out.Without its best rim protector, the Cavs have nobody to clean up when Mitchell gets downhill.You also get plus money on a number he hits nearly three out of every four nights.Here’s the fade.

The Bulls play at the fastest pace in the league and have the worst defensive rating in the NBA at 124.9.Everybody sees that and reaches for the over on every Hawk's prop.I’m going the other way on Johnson’s assists.THE LATEST SPORTSBOOK PROMOS YOU CAN CLAIM FOR FRIDAY’S NBA CUP SLATEHe’s averaging 7.2 assists, down from 7.9 last season, and he’s finished under eight in six of nine games.

His last four went 4, 6, 4 and 7.Even with 36 and 38 minutes in his last two games, the dimes aren’t coming.A fast pace means more shots for everybody, not just more passes for Johnson.

When the Bulls don’t defend, Atlanta’s scorers attack on their own.The juice is steep at -154, but the trend backs it.An Atlanta Hawks fan displays his Magic City hoodie prior to the game betwee...