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Monday brings us six more NBA games, with two of them being live on NBA TV.
The Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks square off at 7.30 pm ET, as Russell Westbrook tries to break the all-time triple-double mark. After that, we have the Utah Jazz and Golden State Warriors battling at Chase Center at 10 pm ET.
We have a same-game parlay for Washington vs Atlanta, but make sure you also check out our predictions on the side and total for the rest of Monday’s games!
Trae Young to Score 30+ Points (+148)
John Collins Over 1.5 Made Threes (+168)
Rui Hachimura Over 15.5 Points (-104)
Parlay odds: +1132
Trae Young to Score 30+ Points (+148)
Young has already had a 41-point game against the Wizards this year. In that game, he went 10-for-18 from the field, including five threes made. He scored on 16 of his 17 free-throw attempts as well — all this in just 34 minutes of play for a 116-100 Atlanta Hawks win. In his last game against Indiana, he dropped a cool 30 points and was perfect from the free-throw line. He scored 30 or more points in three of his last five games, so he is in good scoring form at the moment.
The Wizards aren’t exactly the best team on defense and they don’t really have a player that can stay in front of Young. Westbrook could do that, but with Beal out, his mission will be to keep everyone involved and get that record-breaking triple-double. Expect a big night from Young here.
John Collins Over 1.5 Made Threes (+168)
Collins has been playing well — he’s coming off a 25-point performance in the seven-point loss against Indiana. He went 10-for-15 from the field and drained three shots from beyond the arc on five attempts. Collins then made at least two three-pointers in five of his last six games while shooting 45 percent on them. He has already had a 17-point game against Washington this season, and seeing as this should be a high-scoring game, expect the Wake Forest product to get plenty of shots on offense.
Rui Hachimura Over 15.5 Points (-104)
With the absence of Bradley Beal, the Wizards will have to make up for his 31.5 points per game average. Sure, Russell Westbrook will get his numbers, but Washington needs to have a second option on offense. Hachimura is capable of being just that. He has scored in double figures in his last six games, and against Indiana a week ago he had 27, so he has the ability to put plenty of points on the board when he gets going. In his last 10 outings, he is averaging 15.7 points per game and shooting 56 percent from the field. His scoring has gone up from 12.5 to 15 points per game since the All-Star break, so he is one of the more pleasant surprises this year at Washington.
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