Brendan O’Sullivan provides his top player prop bets for Thursday’s Boston Celtics vs. Golden State Warriors matchup.

It’s a rematch of the 2022 NBA Finals—except a couple key stars will be missing. The Warriors will be without Stephen Curry, and the Celtics will be without Jayson Tatum.

This will be the first matchup between these two teams this season, and it will take place at Golden State.

Boston is a 5.5-point favorite and -230 on the moneyline, while Golden State is +190 on DraftKings Sportsbook. The game total is set at 211.5 points.

Here are my favorite player props for this game between the Celtics and Warriors.

Celtics vs. Warriors Best Prop Bets

Jaylen Brown 30+ points (+116)

Despite losing Tatum to injury and trading away multiple key championship pieces, the Celtics are still one of the best Eastern Conference teams. Much of that has to do with Jaylen Brown’s emergence as a No. 1 option. The five-time All-Star is averaging 29.3 points per game on 48.3% from the field and 34.8% from three.

Brown is leading the NBA in field goals made per game and field goals attempted per game. His usage rate is 36.9%, which ranks second behind Luka Doncic (37.9%). The volume will be there, especially if he can get to the free throw line a handful of times. He’s attempting 7.0 free throws per game, while converting at a 77.5% rate.

Golden State’s defense is above average, but the offense will fall flat without Curry. Brown will be able to capitalize on plenty of fast break points, paving way for 30 points in the NBA’s return from All-Star Weekend.

Pat Spencer over 17.5 points + assists (-105)

Without Curry, someone has to step up offensively. I’m expecting that to be Pat Spencer tonight, as the third-year pro has taken a jump in production this season. He’s averaging 6.3 points and 3.2 assists per game while shooting 43.6% from the field and 40.3% from distance in 15.6 minutes per game.

Those numbers aren’t the most convincing, but Spencer takes another leap when Curry is out. In 16 games without Curry, Spencer is averaging 11.4 points and 5.4 assists while shooting 47.4% from the field and 44.2% from deep in 26.2 minutes per game.

Although Boston has a good defense and plays at the league’s slowest pace, Spencer should have enough offensive responsibility to hit the over. He went over 17.5 points + assists in eight of 16 games without Curry.