NBA Friday same game parlay (+1032 odds): New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Lakers

New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas (17) dribbles the ball against the Brooklyn Nets during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022 in New York. The Brooklyn Nets won 120-105.
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The battle for the play-in tournament out West is heating up as the New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Lakers square off for the 3rd and final time this season. Watch the game live on NBA TV from 10:30 pm ET, I’ve prepared a same game parlay which you can find below.

We also have predictions on the side and total for the rest of Friday’s 10-game slate, so make sure you check those out as well.

Let’s get into the Pelicans vs Lakers game first though!

Los Angeles Lakers 1-10 win margin (+200)

Brandon Ingram over 22.5 points (-110)

Jonas Valanciunas to record 12+ rebounds (-115)

Parlay odds: +1032

Los Angeles Lakers 1-10 win margin (+200)

This is the moment of truth for the Lakers, with just 6 games left they have to string together a solid run in order to crack into the play-in tournament again. Right now, the Spurs are ahead of them as they own the tie-breaker, so they’ll have to hope for a slip-up on their end as well. Anthony Davis returns to the lineup after a lengthy layoff and LeBron James is also expected back, so the Lakers are at full strength for the first time in a while.

They’ve lost 4 straight, but what’s encouraging is the recent play of Russell Westbrook, who is averaging 22.1 points per game on 52% shooting over his last 7 games. Getting AD back makes all the difference for the Lakers here. LeBron should be fully fresh after missing the last 2 games, they led by as much as 23-points in that game on Sunday, but just couldn’t hold on. I’m expecting more out of them at home tonight, so let’s back them here to get the win.

Be sure to check out our full game preview for New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Lakers

Brandon Ingram over 22.5 points (-110)

Ingram showed up in the win over the Lakers on Sunday scoring 26 points in just 26 minutes of play in what was his first game back after injury. He’s averaging 29 points per game for the month of March and in 2 games against the Lakers he’s at exactly 22.5 points per contest and that’s without making a single three-pointer in either of those 2 games. He scores 23.8 points per game on the road this season, which is 2.1 points per game more than what he scores at the Smoothie King Arena.

In 8 meetings with his former team he is scoring 24.4 per game against them and has gone over 22.5 in 2 of his last 3. Only 3 teams in the NBA have allowed more points over the last 3 games than the Lakers have, teams are scoring 122 points per game against them during that stretch, so look for Ingram to have a solid scoring night here.

Now check out Adam Ronis’ best NBA player props for tonight!

Jonas Valanciunas to record 12+ rebounds (-115)

Whether or not Anthony Davis plays here won’t make much of a difference for Jonas Valanciunas as he has been dominant over his last 10 games when it comes to cleaning the glass. He has averaged 12.5 rebounds per game and in the month of March he has recorded double-digit boards in 12 of 15 games. Against the Lakers on Sunday he had exactly 12 and over his last 8 games he’s grabbed 12 of them 6 times. LA ranks only 25th in rebounding this season allowing 54.9 per game, them playing at the 5th fastest pace is one of the main reasons that is happening. If we see a fast-paced game tonight, there’s no doubt in my mind Valanciunas will get to at least 12 boards here.

Make sure you also read our same game parlay for Suns vs Grizzlies (+1077 odds!)

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