3 Best NBA Prop Bets Today for Nuggets vs. Warriors Game 5 (Back Jordan Poole, Nikola Jokic on Wednesday)

The Golden State Warriors are looking to complete a gentleman’s sweep of the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night in Game 5. 

Denver needed big games for Nikola Jokic, Bones Hyland and Monte Morris to squeak by with a 126-121 win in Game 4, but does it have enough left in the tank to force a Game 6 in Denver? 

If you don’t have a strong feel on a side for this game, here are three player props that I am considering, with all odds via WynnBET: 

Best Prop Bets for Nuggets vs. Warriors Game 5

• Draymond Green OVER 7.5 Points (-130)
• Jordan Poole OVER 19.5 Points (-130)
• Nikola Jokic OVER 6.5 Assists (-105)

Draymond Green OVER 7.5 Points (-130)

Draymond Green is the engine of this Warriors team, and he’s actually taken on a bit more of a scoring load in this postseason, averaging over nine points per game despite taking just six shots per game in these playoffs. 

Green finished with six points in both Games 2 and 3, but he bounced back with a 13-point game in Game 4. The Warriors command so much attention on the outside with Steph Curry, Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson that Green needs to be more aggressive when he’s left alone on the floor. 

I think the Warriors go back to Green again in Game 5 to try and open up their offense. 

Jordan Poole OVER 19.5 Points (-130)

Don’t you dare dangle a Jordan Poole points prop at less than 20 and expect me not to bet it. 

Despite a 3-for-10 shooting performance in Game 4, Poole is still playing a ton of minutes (39 last game) and has the ball in his hands a ton for Golden State. 

Yes, Curry and Thompson are going to lead the way, but Poole is more than capable of getting 20 points, as he scored 30, 29 and 27 in the first three games of the series. 

I’m going to underreact to this line moving all the way down from 22.5 in Game 4 and take the OVER on Poole. 

Nikola Jokic OVER 6.5 Assists (-105)

Nikola Jokic is the best-passing big man in the NBA, yet he has failed to clear this number in this series after averaging 7.9 assists per game during the regular season. 

I think tonight’s the night Jokic gets back on track from an assists perspective, as Denver knows it needs a big game from its role players in order to compete with Golden State. 

While Bones Hyland did a lot of the work himself in Game 4, I expect Jokic to try and involve his teammates early and often as Denver looks to extend the series.

Find Peter Dewey’s full betting record in the NBA this season here.