Top NBA DFS Picks, Projections, Advice for NBA Playoffs – 4/30/25

A pair of Game 5’s take place in the NBA Playoffs on Wednesday night, with one team facing elimination in each game. We’ll give you the top NBA player picks for NBA DFS on PrizePicks in Wednesday night’s Playoff games, including Anthony Edwards and Austin Reaves.

The Warriors look to advance to the second round and close out the Rockets in Houston at 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT. Meanwhile, LeBron James and the Lakers try to stay alive at home, battling the Timberwolves at 10:00 p.m. ET on TNT. 

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NBA DFS Picks Today for PrizePicks: April 30

Here are four of the top NBA DFS picks for Wednesday, April 30, on PrizePicks. Click each pick to read more.

• Rockets SF Amen Thompson — 19.5 Pts+Rebs
• Warriors PF Draymond Green — 15 Pts+Rebs
• Timberwolves SG Anthony Edwards — 33.5 Pts+Asts
• Lakers SG Austin Reaves — 18.5 Points

Rockets SF Amen Thompson — 19.5 Pts+Rebs

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• Rockets SF Amen Thompson is coming off his best scoring output in the series, putting up 17 points in the Game 4 loss at Golden State.
• Thompson averaged just 10 points per game in the first three games, but averaged 12 points per game in the five regular season matchups vs. the Warriors.
• In three of four games in this series, Thompson has pulled down at least seven rebounds; in all nine games against the Warriors this season, he has grabbed six or more.
• In the first two games of the series, Thompson attempted eight shots per game. In the past two contests, he has taken 14 per game, while making six per game.

Warriors PF Draymond Green — 15 Pts+Rebs

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• Warriors PF Draymond Green has yet to score double-figures in this series against the Rockets.
• Green is averaging 6.3 points per game, while shooting 31% from the floor, in the series vs. the Rockets.
• Green reached double-figures in two of eight games against the Rockets this year, both coming on the road. He scored 14 points in an overtime win in November, followed by a 13-point output in February. 
• From a rebounding perspective, Green has grabbed 6.8 boards a game in this series.

Timberwolves SG Anthony Edwards — 33.5 Pts+Asts

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• Timberwolves SG Anthony Edwards lit up the Lakers in Game 4 with a 43-point performance. Edwards knocked down 14 free throws after attempting only six foul shots in the first three games.
• Edwards averaged 25.3 points per game in the first three contests prior to his fifth career 40-point playoff output on Sunday. 
• In the last two games, Edwards knocked down five 3-pointers apiece. In the two games at Los Angeles, the All-Star hit six treys on 17 attempts.
• In Game 2, Edwards failed to dish out an assist. Across the other three games, he averaged 7.6 assists a game.

Lakers SG Austin Reaves — 18.5 Points

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• Lakers SG Austin Reaves has scored more than 19 points once in this series. Reaves posted 20 points in Game 3, while scoring less than 17 points in each of the other three contests.
• In 14 of the final 17 regular season games, Reaves topped the 20-point mark.
• In the seven matchups with Minnesota this season, the guard is averaging 17.4 points per game.
• Reaves struggled from 3-point range in the two home games in this series. He converted on three of 14 attempts at Crypto.com Arena, but rebounded with consecutive efforts of five 3-pointers in Games 3 and 4.
• Reaves has attempted seven free throws in the series and hasn’t made more than three foul shots in seven of the past eight games.

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Popular NBA Picks Tonight on PrizePicks

Here are the most popular NBA picks for Wednesday’s NBA Playoffs games on PrizePicks.

• Lakers PG Luka Doncic — 31.5 Points
• Lakers SF LeBron James — 26.5 Points
• Warriors SF Jimmy Butler —  20 Points
• Timberwolves SG Anthony Edwards — 40.5 Pts+Rebs+Asts
• Timberwolves PF Julius Randle — 20.5 Points
• Timberwolves PF Julius Randle — 0.5 Dunks
• Timberwolves C Rudy Gobert — 17.5 Pts+Rebs+Asts

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