Filip Tomic
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Luck avoided us on Saturday, as the Rockets couldn’t bring it home vs the Brooklyn Nets on the final possession to land our Parlay. Despite that and it only being a 5-game slate this Sunday, I was still able to put together another very promising Sunday NBA Mega Parlay. Continue reading below to check out my bet!
Be sure to also head over to our NBA picks page for picks on the side and total for Sunday’s action. Now let’s dive into my bet!
PHX Suns -2 (-108)
TOR Raptors ML (+205)
CHI Bulls -6.5 (-110)
NBA Mega Parlay odds: +1021
Phoenix Suns -2 over Orlando Magic (-108)
Devin Booker has been on an absolute tear in the month of January, scoring 62, 46 and 52 points in 3 of his last 5 games. The Suns have only lost once since January 12th (7-1 SU), falling on the road to the Indiana Pacers in their last game. This is a good bounce back spot for them as they’ve been very successful in games against the Magic lately, winning 4 of the last 5 meetings. Booker and co. are also an impressive 4-1 SU in their last 5 on the road, plus they’ve got 6 wins in 7 games vs Eastern Conference opponents.
After a hot start to their season, the Magic have cooled off significantly and are currently 8th in the East standings, which is way more realistic than the top 3 spots they were occupying in the early going. This team really struggles vs Western Conference teams for some reason, they’ve won just once in their last 7 such games. Three-point shooting is a major weakness, over their last 7 games they’re averaging just 9.1 threes made and have scored single digit threes a total of 4 times. It’ll be hard to beat the Phoenix Suns if that continues tonight, I’m taking the road team in this one.
Toronto Raptors ML over Atlanta Hawks (+205)
Both teams are on long 4-game losing streaks here, looking to turn things around. The regular season series is tied at 1-1 with each team winning a game in Toronto, and now with the series moving to Atlanta I’m giving a slight edge to the visitors. The Raptors have had the better record over the last 20 games head-to-head, winning 13 of them. They’ve also covered in 6 of the last 9 vs the Hawks, despite them trading away OG Anunoby and Pascal Siakam this team is still capable of playing well when the match-up suits them.
I’ve been far from impressed by Atlanta this season, they are one of the biggest underachievers in the league and for them it all comes down to defense. In their last 5 games they’re 29th in defensive rating, allowing opponents to score 123.9 points per 100 possessions. They’re also posting the 2nd worst Net Rating in the entire NBA during that stretch, I’m afraid without making a major move before the trade deadline this team will be stuck in mediocrity for the foreseeable future. Atlanta has covered just 3 times in 19 home games and twice in 11 games vs Atlantic Division opponents. Let’s give the Raptors a chance here, back them to win as road underdogs.
Chicago Bulls -6.5 over Portland Trail Blazers (-110)
Chicago caps off a mini 3-game road trip tonight in Portland, after an 0-2 start with losses vs Phoenix and the Lakers. Their defense was nowhere to be seen on Friday as they allowed 141 points to LeBron James and co., but luckily for them they’re facing a Portland Trail Blazers team that ranks dead last in offensive rating at just 107.9 points scored per 100 possessions. It’s pretty clear that Portland is in tank mode still, while the Bulls are still trying to secure a play-in tournament spot and make the postseason in the East.
Zach LaVine remains out with an injury, that means DeMar DeRozan will be the focal point of the offense once again. He just dropped 32 points on the Lakers two days ago, he’s currently on a streak of 7 straight games of at least 20+ points vs Portland. Chicago has covered in 5 of the last 7 meetings, I think there’s no question which is the better team heading into Sunday’s game. Take the Bulls to cover on the road.
