Julian Edlow shares his NBA picks for Friday, October 24.

Milwaukee Bucks at Toronto Raptors

The Raptors started their season with a convincing win by 20 points as road underdogs in Atlanta. Toronto looked very balanced, with seven players scoring double-digits in the win. The Raptors return home to face the Bucks, who also won their season opener, but against a Wizards team that projects to be among the worst in the NBA. Beyond Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee’s roster took a step back this season. Let’s see what the Bucks are capable of on the road against a talented and hungry Raptors squad.

NBA Pick: Raptors Moneyline (-110)

San Antonio Spurs at New Orleans Pelicans

The Spurs looked spectacular in their season debut, particularly Victor Wembanyama. Sharp money came in on Dallas, which was bet up as a home favorite in the game. San Antonio won by 33 points, and got a historic performance from Wemby, who finished with 40 points, 15 boards, three blocks and zero turnovers. Stephon Castle also looked great, and the Spurs proved to have a roster deep with talent, even while D’Aaron Fox is sidelined. Meanwhile, the Pelicans got off to a good start against the Grizzlies, but showed their true colors. This isn’t a competitive team, and the bench provides little spark. The Spurs might be for real this season, and are certainly priced too short against a team like the Pelicans.

NBA Pick: Spurs Moneyline (-125)

Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles Lakers

It took the Timberwolves a little while to get going in their win over the Trail Blazers, but they got the road win behind a big game from Anthony Edwards. Minnesota continues to develop as a potential contender, and returns the majority of the roster that went to the Western Conference Finals last season. On that WCF run, the Wolves bounced the Lakers with ease in five games, and that was with LeBron James healthy. While I do feel the Warriors are a legitimate team, the Lakers did not look good at all in their season opener on Tuesday. I certainly don’t like the roster turnover with Deandre Ayton for Los Angeles, who should get eaten up by Minnesota’s bigs. I like the T-Wolves to pick up where they left off and take down the Lakers again.

NBA Pick: Timberwolves Moneyline (-112)

Boston Celtics at New York Knicks

The Celtics unleashed Derrick White in three preseason games, showing what many of us expected to see — a massive role with Jayson Tatum sidelined. White averaged 21.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 7.0 assists in just 28 minutes in those three games. I bet the over on his Points + Rebounds + Assists on Wednesday against the 76ers, which cashed, despite poor numbers from White. He shot just 7-for-20 from the field, finishing with 25 points, three rebounds and four assists. White missed nine three pointers in that game, but now gets to face a Knicks team that lets opponents go bombs away from downtown. I’m expecting White to be able to score plenty in this game, while also producing more like he did in the preseason with his rebounds and assists. I was pretty surprised to see the number on his combo prop drop, so we’ll play the over here.

NBA Pick: Derrick White OVER 29.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists (-114)

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