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NBA Parlay Picks Today: +612 Parlay Monday
Giannis Antetokounmpo Over 48.5 Points + Rebounds (NBA Player Prop)
The big news of the day is that Damian Lillard will be out for tonight’s Bucks-Jazz game, which clears the runway for Giannis Antetokounmpo to go nuclear.
Obviously, Giannis doesn’t need Lillard to be out to just have an absolute smash game. We’ve seen him do it many times WITH Lillard. But how can we not try to take advantage of a spot where he’ll be the real focal spot?
The Bucks are going to be getting up and down in a fast-paced game against Utah, as both teams are top 10 in pace.
This season, the Jazz have allowed opposing power forwards to score over 26 points and almost 10 rebounds per game.
Newsflash, Giannis ain’t your run-of-the-mill power forward. He’s virtually unguardable, and Utah DEFINITELY doesn’t have anyone capable of stopping Giannis from getting wherever he wants to go.
In all reality, this could be a spot where Giannis goes for 40-plus points alone, so we’re going to jam in the two categories we know he’s going to pile up numbers: Points and rebounds. Give me the over on 48.5 points + rebounds.
Coby White Over 24.5 Points + Assists (NBA Player Props)
This man has been one of the stories this season, especially in cashing some prop tickets for us throughout the year.
Tonight, the Bulls get the awful Hornets on the back end of the home-and-home. Just looking at the last game against Charlotte, White put up 22 points and six assists, so he cashed the over easily.
Without a doubt, White is capable of putting up 25 points to cash this solely on scoring alone. However, looking at the OddsShopper Prop Tool, we have White over 4.5 assists cashing just a shade under 60% of the time, which is a good sign for us.
He’s more than capable of getting 20-plus points on this Hornets team that allows 23 points per game to opposing point guards and 21.5 points per game to opposing shooting guards. So whether he’s on the ball or off the ball, White is going to have the ability to get buckets against this team.
Not to mention, Charlotte is 29th in defensive rating, so all signs point to the Bulls being able to score.
Clippers Moneyline (NBA Pick)
This game struck me as a bit odd.
The Suns decided to let Kevin Durant play 36 minutes last night in a game against the Grizzlies, knowing they had the Clippers here on a back-to-back. Why?
Especially when this is a team that hasn’t been playing many of its studs, other than Devin Booker, on back-to-backs. So it feels like a spot where one of Bradley Beal or Durant sit.
The Clippers are going to be FULLY loaded in this game, with Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and James Harden. And they’re going to be playing IN Los Angeles.
The point spread is currently at 6.5, so something is being baked into this line. But in this instance, let’s not even putz around with a spread, not knowing if Durant or Beal play.
I’m foregoing the points and taking the Clippers Big 3 on the moneyline.
Thunder Moneyline (NBA Pick)
Here’s the formula for this bet:
Good team (Thunder) vs. bad team (Wizards) = Good team crushes bad team.
We’re firing this up to sweeten our parlay a little bit and get the fourth leg needed on the BetMGM Parlay Boost.
Final NBA Picks & Parlay Bet Today
Leg 1: Giannis Antetokounmpo Over 48.5 Points + Rebounds (NBA Player Prop)
Leg 2: Coby White Over 24.5 Points + Assists (NBA Player Prop)
Leg 3: Thunder Moneyline (NBA Pick)
Leg 4: Clippers Moneyline
= +612 at BetMGM Sportsbook
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