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Wrapping up tonight’s TNT double-header will be the New Orleans Pelicans and Phoenix Suns who square off at 9 pm ET.
Both teams have losing records at the moment, so it will be interesting to see who responds better after a slower start to the season.
Our same game parlay is available below!
Devin Booker Over 25.5 Points (-106)
Jae Crowder Over 2.5 Made Threes (+124)
Chris Paul Over 9.5 Assists (-104)
Parlay odds: +651
Devin Booker Over 25.5 Points (-106)
Booker’s numbers haven’t been the best to start the year, he’s only averaging 22.6 points per game on 41.6% from the field. However, we all know he is better than that and it’s only a matter of time when that goes up. His last two games he dropped 27 on the Cavaliers and 31 on the Kings, going over his total in both games. Tonight, against a team that cannot defend to save their lives, I expect him to have a solid scoring night. The Pelicans rank 23rd in opponent shooting percentage and 27th in opponent three point percentage. A player like Book will surely know how to cook a defense that is struggling right now.
Read our full game predictions for New Orleans Pelicans vs. Phoenix Suns here!
Jae Crowder Over 2.5 Made Threes (+124)
After a slower start to the season, Crowder has picked it up over his last two games draining two shots from downtown. He currently attempts the 2nd most shots on the team from beyond-the-arc at 5.4 per game. As mentioned earlier, the Pelicans are one of the worst teams in the NBA when it comes to defending the three-point line, so I think it’s reasonable to assume Crowder could take the next step and drain 3 from distance for the first time this season. Last season he had two great games against New Orleans going 5-for-8 and 6-for-8 from deep.
Chris Paul Over 9.5 Assists (-104)
Despite being 36-years old coming into this season, Paul has looked like he hasn’t missed a beat since the NBA Finals. He’s leading the NBA in assists right now with 10.6 per game and has had double digit assists in 4 of the 5 games played this season. In his last 5 games against the Pelicans he is averaging 10.4 assists per game and the last time he faced them he finished with a mind boggling 19 assists in just 31 minutes of play. New Orleans is allowing almost 23 assists per game which ranks in the middle of the pack, so look for Paul to exploit this and keep the Suns offense clicking all night long.
Make sure you also read our three-team NBA mega parlay for tonight (+1540 odds!)
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