Filip Tomic
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It’s the battle of the titans in the NBA as Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic square off for the 2nd and final time this regular season. I’m aiming to land my 4th Same Game Parlay bet since last Friday. Embiid got the best of the Joker in Philadelphia a week ago, but can the 2-time MVP respond? Find out in my Same Game Parlay bet below!
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Nikola Jokic 2+ made threes (+230)
Tobias Harris 20+ points (+180)
Same Game Parlay odds: +670
Nikola Jokic 2+ made threes (+230)
Jokic was the lone bright spot for head coach Michael Malone in Denver’s 122-84 loss at Madison Square Garden a couple of nights ago. The Serb posted 31 points on 13-for-18 shooting, but more importantly for our bet he went 2-for-3 from downtown. It was the 3rd time in 4 games he has been able to clear this line and at a tasty +230 odds I think it’s worth backing him to do so once again at the expense of his biggest rival in Embiid. The Joker has been on fire from downtown over the last 10 games, knocking down almost 53% of his attempts. He has made at least 1 three in 6 of the last 7 meetings with Embiid; he was also a perfect 2-for-2 from deep exactly 1 year ago when these 2 teams met in Philadelphia. Outside of Embiid, the Sixers aren’t really equipped to handle a player like Jokic and with the big fella concentrated mainly on scoring the basketball, I think Jokic will come out firing from all over the place. Making one from distance early in the game would be great, so let’s hope his hot shooting streak continues.
Read my Philadelphia 76ers vs Denver Nuggets Predictions
Tobias Harris 20+ points (+180)
We are at a point where it makes no sense whatsoever to back Embiid to score 30 points (-600 odds), so instead I’ve opted for Tobias Harris to have a solid game. January has been a very productive month for him; he is scoring 19.4 points per game in his last 9 outings on an impressive 51.6% from the field and 36.4% from 3. Beating the Nuggets on the road will be a tough task; without contributions from Maxey and Harris I don’t think the Sixers will stand a chance. A week ago in Philadelphia, Harris had one of his better games of the entire month against Denver — going for 24 points on an efficient 8-for-10 shooting. He has cleared this line 5 times in 9 games played this month, and in his last 2 visits to Ball Arena he finished with 16 and 17 points. Tyrese Maxey is questionable to play with an ankle sprain; if he is unable to go, that automatically elevates Harris to being the 2nd scoring option behind Embiid. The Sixers will need him to deliver and I’m confident he can do just that.
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