Filip Tomic
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Friday night was a big one for me as I landed a +1113 odds NBA Mega Parlay and +617 odds Same Game Parlay. That’s now 3 NBA Parlays landed over the past couple of days and we can only hope the momentum carries over to Saturday’s 8-game slate. A total of 3 teams made it into tonight’s bet, continue reading below to see which ones I’ve opted for.
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Now let’s dive into my bet!
PHI 76ers -10.5 (-110)
CLE Cavaliers -2.5 (-106)
TOR Raptors ML (+245)
NBA Mega Parlay odds: +1179
PHI 76ers -10.5 over Charlotte Hornets (-110)
The Sixers will be playing on a 2nd night of a back-to-back here, but so will the Charlotte Hornets who are coming off a 4-point home win over San Antonio. Philly took care of business in Orlando beating the Magic by 15 points, Joel Embiid once again dominated with 36 points. He had 42 points and 15 rebounds in the first meeting of the season which was won by Philadelphia 135-82 in the same building the two teams are playing at tonight.
LaMelo Ball returning from injury is the only difference from that game, but if the Sixers are at full strength here I don’t see how the Hornets can pose any problems. Similarly to their match-up with Orlando, the Sixers have dominated the Hornets for quite some time now winning 18 of the last 20 meetings. They’re also an impressive 10-1 SU in their last 11 visits to the Spectrum Center, right now they’re on a 4-1 ATS run in their last 5 games and 11-7 ATS on the road this season. Winning back-to-back games by double-digits could be tricky, but I have faith in Embiid and co. to get it done here.
CLE Cavaliers -2.5 over Atlanta Hawks (-106)
Next up in our Parlay are the Cleveland Cavaliers, winners of their last 6 games in a row. They take on a Hawks team that just played last night in Miami, so the rest advantage is on the Cavs side here. Another thing worth pointing out is the fact that Cleveland is 2-0 in head-to-head meetings this season, winning by a combined 31 points. During the win streak the Cavs are winning by an average margin of 22.3 points. Four of those wins were by double-digits, they also own the 5th best offensive rating and the number 1 defensive rating.
Atlanta has put together a 3-game win streak of their own, but 2 of those games they won just barely thanks to a last second shot by Dejounte Murray. In games played on a 2nd night of a back-to-back Atlanta is just 2-5 SU this season, plus at home they are an unconvincing 8-11 SU this season. Trae Young is a game time decision with an illness, take away their best player here and I don’t think they’ll be able to handle one of the hottest teams in the NBA. Take the Cavaliers with confidence.
TOR Raptors ML over New York Knicks (+245)
And finally, for a bit of an odds boost I have the Toronto Raptors upsetting the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. These two teams made headlines a couple of weeks ago when they exchanged OG Anunoby for R.J. Barrett, both players have had a seamless transition coming from one team to the other. Josh Hart is questionable for the Knicks here with a knee issue, his potential absence could be a problem as Toronto is loaded with scoring options in the backcourt.
With the Knicks winning the first 2 meetings of the season by 13 and 6 points, I feel like the Raptors players will be extra motivated to do well tonight. Especially Barrett who is averaging 20.2 points on 54.7% shooting since coming over. Toronto also has the upper hand in head-to-head meetings having won 14 of the last 20, while in the last 10 they’re 6-4 ATS/SU. Losing at home as 7-point favorites would be the most Knicks thing ever, so let’s take the Raptors as road underdogs in this one.
