After a thrilling but likely exhausting Eastern Conference Finals, the Miami Heat are on to the NBA Finals, where they’ll meet the Denver Nuggets. Bettors seeking a viable NBA same-game parlay (SGP) for Thursday’s Heat-Nuggets NBA Finals Game 1 should target these lines at FanDuel — we’re trusting Nikola Jokic to start this series off strong at home. Check out OddsShopper’s tools and player prop articles for other sharp plays, including our Parlay Builder!
Best Heat-Nuggets NBA Finals Same-Game Parlay for Game 1
This game feels like a major letdown spot for the Miami Heat. the Denver Nuggets have opened out to double-digit leads in all three of their Game 1s. I expect them to do the same in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against an exhausted Miami squad, and we’ll anchor this same-game parlay on that presupposition.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3+ 3-Pointers
Let’s open up by discussing the leg with the longest odds. Although Kentavious Caldwell-Pope owns a standard 3-point prop of 1.5, we’re backing him to get an extra make because he has done so in all of his Game 1s so far this postseason. KCP also averaged a monster 2.57 3-pointers per game when the Nuggets were coming off three or more days of rest.
Nikola Jokic Over 9.5 Assists
There is some obvious correlation between this play and the first. The Miami Heat tend to focus on locking down opposing superstars, which should leave role players like KCP, Michael Porter Jr. and Aaron Gordon open with some frequency. Expect Jokic to find them and take advantage of a gassed Heat defense.
Bam Adebayo 15+ Points
Now hold on, Isaiah, you may say — I thought you were fading the Heat? I am, just not Bam Adebayo. The books are unfairly punishing Adebayo for struggling against two teams that successfully controlled the paint all season in the Celtics and Knicks. He’ll now face a Nuggets team that has allowed 48.7 points in the paint per game in the playoffs and 52.5 in the regular season.
Denver Nuggets 1H Moneyline
The Nuggets have started each of their Game 1s off with a double-digit lead. They led by 11 at halftime against the Minnesota Timberwolves, 17 against the Phoenix Suns and 18 against the Los Angeles Lakers. Although the time off could mess with their momentum, the Heat are both gassed and adjusting to a massive elevation change. Denver has won the first half by an average margin of 5.7 points per game at home this season.
Best Heat-Nuggets NBA Finals Same-Game Parlay
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3+ 3-Pointers
Nikola Jokic Over 9.5 Assists
Bam Adebayo 15+ Points
Denver Nuggets 1H Moneyline
= +949 for 0.2 Units at FanDuel Sportsbook
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