3 Best NBA Prop Bets Today for Nuggets vs. Warriors (Curry, Green, Jokic Primed For Big Games)

The Golden State Warriors were dominant in their opening first round 123-107 NBA Playoffs Game 1 win Saturday vs. the Denver Nuggets. Now, they hope to take a 2-0 series lead when they host the Nuggets again in Game 2 at 10:00 PM EST.

WynnBET Sportsbook has the Warriors favored by seven and BetSided's Donnavan Smoot has you covered with a preview for tonight's pivotal game.

I'll tell you that he likes the Warriors to roll once again, but there's also a few prop bets that caught my eye as well. After huge games from Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson in Game 1, what players are poised for strong performances tonight?

Thanks to odds from WynnBET, let's check out the three best prop bets for this evening's Nuggets vs Warriors Game 2 matchup:

3 Best Prop Bets for Nuggets vs Warriors

Stephen Curry Over 20.5 Points (-130)

This is the lowest Curry points prop I can ever remember seeing and you bet I'll be all over it today.

Curry returned in Game 1 off the bench, played only 22 minutes, shot just 5/13 from the floor, and still scored 16 points. That was his first game time in a month, and I expect we'll see much more Curry as he gets his legs under him.

In the last six games Curry played against Denver before this series, he cleared this prop every single time while averaging over 33 points per contest. The Nuggets rank 26th in defense rating over their last 15 games and don't have reliable guard defenders to slow Curry down.

I expect a strong performance from the two-time MVP tonight.

Draymond Green Over 7.5 Assists (-130)

Green has transitioned over the last couple of years into almost a point guard of sorts, handling the ball while Curry, Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole race around screens for open shots. We saw him embrace this role further in the playoffs over his career as well. He's increased his assists per game average every year he's been in the playoffs, capped by 8.1 per game in 2018 and 8.5 per game in 2019.

He had nine assists in Game 1 and has routinely exceeded this prop against the Nuggets. In his last six games against Denver, Green has 59 assists. With Curry getting back into game shape, Green should have ample opportunity to find open shooters and rack up assists in the process.

Nikola Jokic 2+ Steals (+100)

As the Nuggets defense fell apart near the end of the year, Jokic increased his production on that end to try to save the sinking ship. In turn, he started creating turnovers at a rapid rate. Jokic had multiple steals in 12 of his final 14 regular season games then notched three in Game One against the Warriors.

For as potent as Golden State's offense is, their style of play lends itself to turnovers. They had the second-worst turnover rate in the league this year and Jokic should have no problem grabbing a couple more steals tonight.

Getting plus money on this prop feels like...*ahem*...stealing.

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