Filip Tomic
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It’s another busy night in the NBA on Friday with 11 games. Let’s make the most out of it with another same-game parlay. I’m focusing on the Eastern Conference clash between the Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards, which starts at 8:00 pm ET.
Continue reading below to see my same-game parlay, but also check our predictions on the side and total for the rest of Friday’s 11-game slate.
Let’s get into it!
Fred VanVleet to score 25+ points (+132)
Bradley Beal to score 25+ points (+128)
Kyle Kuzma to record 10+ rebounds (+154)
Parlay odds: +1184
Fred VanVleet to score 25+ points (+132)
Fred VanVleet has been on a roll for quite a while now and he is the main reason why the Toronto Raptors are still hanging around in the playoff race in the Eastern Conference. His average is 3.2 points per game higher in wins than in losses. Over the last 10 games he is averaging 25.8 points per game, 4 points more than his season average. He’s increased his scoring output in every month of this season, and just keeps getting better on that end of the floor. In March last year he dropped 33 points against the Wizards in a game played in Washington, and if the Raptors want to get a win today he will have to replicate that performance.
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Bradley Beal to score 25+ points (+128)
Bradley Beal has been very efficient in games against the Raptors, scoring 25 or more in 5 of the last 9 meetings for an average of 26.2 points per game. He has shot 43% in those games and made 2.2 threes per game on 35% shooting. Although the efficiency isn’t all that impressive, he is taking almost 20 shots per game which is keeping his numbers at a high level.
Over his last 7 games this season he’s averaging 24.4 points and he plays a lot better at home than on the road. He went over 25 points in 4 of his last 7 games, and against a smaller player like VanVleet he should have the advantage physically, so it shouldn’t be too hard to reach 25 points. One more thing Beal can take advantage of is the Raptors’ inability to defend the perimeter. They are allowing teams to shoot 35.8% from the 3-point line against them, which is only the 23rd-best percentage in the league.
Kyle Kuzma to record 10+ rebounds (+154)
Kyle Kuzma is also someone who can take advantage of the Raptors’ poor guarding of the 3-point line, but he seems to be in a funk lately with his shooting from three, so I’ve opted to go with his rebounds. That is something he’s been really good at this month.
So far in 2022, Kuzma is averaging 11.7 boards per game and he has had double-digit boards in 4 of his last 6 games and in 7 of the 10 games he has played in this month. He has also had a 22-rebound game at Orlando about 10 days ago, and with that kind of dominance on the glass, I really like the odds on this bet. Toronto isn’t exactly elite when it comes to rebounding. They allow opponents 52.3 boards per game, which ranks only 15th in the NBA and on the road that gets even worse at 52.8 per game.
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