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Two teams looking to turn things around meet up tonight in Indiana as the Pacers host the New Orleans Pelicans. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 pm ET, and as always we have prepared a tasty same-game parlay for you!
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Let’s focus on the Pelicans and Pacers for now though!
Malcolm Brogdon Over 1.5 Made Threes (-140)
Brandon Ingram to score 30+ Points (+360)
Jonas Valanciunas Over 12.5 Rebounds (+108)
Parlay odds: +1469
Malcolm Brogdon Over 1.5 Made Threes (-140)
Brogdon is Indiana’s hottest player right now, he leads the team in scoring with 21.7 points per game. He has drained at least 2 threes in 3 games in a row and in 5 of his last 6 outings. For the month of November he is shooting the ball at 46.6% from the field and 30.2% from three-point land. New Orleans is one of the worst teams in the NBA when it comes to defending the three-point line. They allow opponents to shoot 37.4% from downtown, only 3 teams in the entire league are worse than the Pelicans are right now.
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Brandon Ingram to score 30+ Points (+360)
You could argue that the return of Brandon Ingram from injury has been the highlight of the season so far for the Pelicans who have been devastated with injuries for quite some time now. He has played in 4 games so far since returning and has had 1 game in which he has scored 31 points. He is currently shooting only 39.4% from the field for the month of November, but we all know he is better than that. It’s only a matter of time he has a breakout game I think and why not tonight against one of the worse defenses in the NBA? The Pacers are coming off a game in which they allowed 121 points to the Charlotte Hornets, their confidence is shook and Ingram will have his breakout game.
Jonas Valanciunas Over 12.5 Rebounds (+108)
Valanciunas is the Pelicans leader in rebounds this season and is currently ranked 3rd in the NBA. He averages 12.9 per game, with 9.6 of them coming on the defensive end. He’s coming off a 13 rebound night in the win over the Clippers going against a 7-footer in Ivica Zubac for most of the night. Tonight his opposition down low will be Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner, all 3 players are the same height but Valanciunas has the weight advantage over both of them which should help him get a few extra rebounds. Indiana allows opposing teams to get 51.2 rebounds per game this season, that number is up to 53.7 over their past 3 games. The Pacers as a team had 61 rebounds last night and Valanciunas was a big reason for that.
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