Andrew Ortenberg
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The NBA is approaching the home stretch and we have an interesting slate on Friday with 7 games to pore over. And what better way to celebrate than by going for a big payday? That’s right; we’re back with another mega parlay, NBA edition. We just hit our NBA mega parlay on Thursday at +1015, so now let’s make it two days in a row!
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.
Charlotte Hornets ML (+144)
Washington Wizards ML (+158)
Miami Heat -7.5 (-110)
Parlay odds: +1101
Let’s break down each of the legs one by one.
Charlotte Hornets ML (+144) over Utah Jazz
For the first leg of our mega parlay we have the Hornets as home ‘dogs. Charlotte is coming off a loss, but right before that it had won five in a row. A few of those wins were impressive, like when the Hornets beat the Hawks by 10, the Mavericks by 21, and the Pelicans by 22 on the road. They had a rough patch for a while but it looks like they have snapped out of it and most of their recent losses have been to contending teams. Utah is struggling a bit right now, and it just lost by 28 to Boston their last time out.
Perhaps most concerning was the fact that the Jazz got blown out and only scored 97 points despite the fact that Donovan Mitchell dropped 37 on 13-for-24 shooting from the field. That shows that he isn’t getting much help at the moment, and that even if he goes off here it doesn’t mean Utah is going to win. Bojan Bogdanovic has missed the last few games with a calf injury and will be out once again on Friday. He is averaging over 18 points per game this season, so that’s a huge loss.
Washington Wizards ML (+158) over Detroit Pistons
Should Detroit be this large of a favorite against just about anybody? I’m skeptical, which is why I’m going with the Wizards on the money line for the next leg of this parlay. The Pistons went on a nice mini run out of the all-star break, but they’ve now gone 2-6 in their last eight and order appears to have been restored. Washington has obviously been slumping, as well, but it has lost a bunch of really close games and I don’t think things have been quite as bad as they seem.
Unfortunately the Wiz won’t have Kyle Kuzma, but he had been ice cold in his last few games before going down so maybe that’s not too much of a negative. On the bright side Kristaps Porzingis appears to be adjusting well to his new surroundings, and he’s averaging over 20 points per night in less than 27 minutes per game in the nine contests he’s played with the Wizards so far.
Miami Heat -7.5 (-110) over New York Knicks
To wrap up our mega parlay we are laying the points with Miami. The Heat are coming off a disastrous game in which they lost to the Warriors and Jimmy Butler and Erik Spoelstra nearly got into a fight on the bench. If there’s any team in the league that would respond positively to such events, it’s the Heat. Miami should come out extra motivated and with a chip on their shoulder here. Everyone is talking about them like they’re a clown show after that sideline uproar, and they’re going to want to prove people wrong.
Word of their demise has been greatly exaggerated. Sure they’ve lost back to back games to the Warriors and 76ers. Two title contenders. They’re also still 47-26 on the year, there’s no reason to be panicking. There’s also no reason to believe they won’t soundly beat a disappointing Knicks team. New York is 7-15 in their last 22, and they might not even have Julius Randle. Randle is a game-time decision.
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