Andrew Ortenberg
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The second round of the NBA playoffs is officially in full swing, and we’ve got another slate of postseason games on Wednesday with two great matchups. 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’ve had a ton of success so far with these in the postseason, and I just hit the mega parlay again on Tuesday at +1121. That was our third cash in the past nine days. 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 playoff game.
Philadelphia 76ers ML (+315)
Phoenix Suns -10.5 alternate spread (+172)
Parlay odds: +1028
Let’s break down each of the legs one by one.
Philadelphia 76ers ML (+315) over Miami Heat
To start this mega parlay we’ve got the 76ers on the money line. Philly is being given significantly worse odds of winning here than they were in Game 1 and I’m not sure why. I actually thought there were some encouraging things to take away from their performance the other night, including Tobias Harris stepping up in a big way. Harris had 27 points in Game 1 and if he can produce a similar effort here, I believe the 76ers are going to win.
Philadelphia collapsed in the fourth quarter, but it’s important not to forget that they led the game at halftime. And that’s despite James Harden not doing much. Harden obviously isn’t what he used to be, but he’s still capable of giving them a lot more than the 16 points he had in Game 1. Philly actually didn’t play badly at all on Monday, they just had a terrible shooting night. They aren’t going to go 6/34 from beyond the arc twice in a row, and they showed a lot of fight on defense against Miami.
Be sure to check out our full game preview for Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat
Phoenix Suns -10.5 alternate spread (+172) over Dallas Mavericks
To wrap this mega parlay up and hopefully bring us home, we’ve got the Suns on an alt line. I just didn’t see much from the Mavericks in Game 1 of this series to suggest they’ll hang around here. Dallas ‘only’ lost by seven in Game 1, but that’s misleading. The Mavericks cut the final deficit right at the end but the Suns controlled virtually the entire game, and led by double digits pretty much all the way. It was a 15-point game with 2:30 left on the clock.
Phoenix had the best point differential in the entire NBA this season, so if there was ever a team to take on an alt spread as a favorite it would be them. Despite Luka Doncic giving them 45/12/8, the Mavs were still clearly overmatched in Game 1. If he’s anything less than superb once again here, this game is going to get ugly. Maxi Kleber being the team’s second-leading scorer, like he was on Monday night, isn’t a recipe for much success.
Be sure to check out our full game preview for Dallas Mavericks vs Phoenix Suns
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