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We’ve got a nice NBA slate on Wednesday, with plenty of opportunities for value. One of the best games of the day is a cross-conference showdown between the Denver Nuggets and Brooklyn Nets. And what better way to celebrate than by betting a same game parlay? We’ve also got thoughts on the side and total for each of the day’s matchups, and we’ll have SGPs for all nationally televised games as well, which you can always find in our analysis section.
Let’s dive right in:
Denver Nuggets -9.5 alt spread (+240)
James Harden to make 4+ threes (+250)
Parlay odds: +1417
We have a two-leg parlay here, one which pays out at north of 14/1 with FanDuel Sportsbook. Let’s break down each of the legs:
Denver Nuggets -9.5 alt spread (+240)
To start off this same game parlay we have the Nuggets on an alt spread. Since this is a home game for the Nets, it means they’ll be without both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. Brooklyn just played their first home game since the Durant injury on Tuesday, and it didn’t go too well. They lost to a struggling Lakers team by 10. Now this is the second half of a back to back for the Nets, while the Nuggets are starting to pick up some steam.
Denver understandably started slow as they dealt with an onslaught of injuries, but they’ve now gone 7-3 in their last 10 and most of their recent losses have been to very good teams. In part due to Irving’s part-time status, the Nets have been much worse at home than on the road this year. They’re 17-6 on the highway but just 12-12 in their own arena.
James Harden to make 4+ threes (+250)
With Irving and Durant both out, Harden’s volume is going to be off the charts. In that first home game since the Durant injury on Tuesday, Harden hoisted up 24 shots and scored 33 points. FanDuel is giving us a big odds boost for combining these two plays since it thinks they conflict, but I’m not so sure. Harden is actually averaging more field goal attempts per game in losses than in wins this year. Like I just referenced, he scored 33 points on Tuesday and the Nets still lost by double digits. Harden has attempted 11+ threes in three games recently. Brooklyn has lost all three of those games, including one of them by 21 to the lowly Thunder. Him chucking it up isn’t necessarily good news for their offense.
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