Andrew Ortenberg
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We have a big slate in the NBA today, with a bunch of interesting games. And what better way to celebrate than by going for a big payday on Friday as we enter the weekend? That’s right; we’re back with another mega parlay, NBA edition.
I’ve hit a few of these recently, so hopefully we can keep it going. We’re going big and bold again, so let’s not waste any more time. But before we dive in, don’t forget to check out our free picks on the side and total for every NBA game today.
Atlanta Hawks ML (+102)
New Orleans Pelicans ML (+200)
Philadelphia 76ers ML (-104)
Parlay odds: +1088
Let’s break down each of the legs one by one.
Atlanta Hawks ML (+102) over Toronto Raptors
The Hawks are officially still hot, so give me Atlanta to start off this mega parlay. They had a seven-game win streak before it was snapped a few nights ago. I was really interested to see how they’d respond since they’ve been streaky all season, and they couldn’t have done much better. Atlanta beat the Suns by nine to snap Phoenix’s 11-game winning streak. Before that, the Suns had only lost one game since December.
The Hawks’ one recent loss came to this same Raptors team in a game that came down to the wire. Toronto is unlikely to repeat that here. The Raptors just played an overtime thriller on Thursday night, so they should be especially gassed. Almost all of Toronto’s recent wins have come by very narrow margins, and that’s not sustainable. Regression is coming.
Read our HUGE 31/1 same game parlay for Nets vs Jazz
New Orleans Pelicans ML (+200) over Denver Nuggets
To give us the odds boost to truly make this a mega parlay, we’ve got the Pelicans at 2/1. Sure the Nuggets just won a recent meeting between these two teams, but that was a close game in which New Orleans was severely shorthanded. Neither Brandon Ingram nor Jonas Valanciunas, their two most important players, suited up for that one. It looks like Denver is starting to slip up again, as they enter this one off back-to-back losses.
Most recently they lost to a struggling Jazz team that was playing without Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and Jordan Clarkson. Right before that, they lost to Minnesota by 15. Nikola Jokic is an MVP contender once again, but there just isn’t much around him right now.
Philadelphia 76ers ML (-104) over Dallas Mavericks
To wrap this mega parlay up and hopefully bring us home, we’ve got the 76ers. Kristaps Porzingis is out again here for the Mavericks, and Joel Embiid is going to have a field day here against Dallas’ underwhelming bigs. Philly has gone 5-1 in their last six, with the one loss in that span coming by only three points. They just beat the Grizzlies two games ago, and I’m expecting another dominant effort from Embiid in this nationally televised showdown.
Incredibly, Embiid has scored at least 25 points in 18 straight games. The Mavericks certainly aren’t playing their best ball right now, and that might be putting it kindly. They’re coming off back to back embarrassing defeats at the hands of the Thunder and Magic. A couple games before that they lost by 38 to Golden State.
Be sure to check out our full game preview for Philadelphia 76ers vs Dallas Mavericks
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