It's another jam-packed Saturday playoff slate full of NBA picks today, and with so many options, finding that perfect same-game parlay pick can be tough.
But we've rounded up ace SGP picks for each of the April 27 quadruple-header's games, breaking down the NBA playoff odds to find your best value.
Tonight's NBA same-game parlay picks
Our betting experts have scoured through today's NBA odds to find your best SGP bets for Saturday's NBA lineup:
Cavaliers vs Magic same-game parlay (SGP)
Cavaliers moneyline
Magic team total Under 101.5
Franz Wagner Under 19.5 points
Despite the lopsided victory, the Cavs still held Franz Wagner in check. Wagner finished with 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting from the field, and his inability to threaten an outside shot is a big reason for the Magic’s spacing woes.
Wager went 1-for-5 from downtown in Game 3, and the Cavaliers are daring him to shoot and selling out completely to crowd the paint. If the German forward couldn’t find enough seams to get at least 19 points when the rest of the team’s shots were falling, I’m doubtful he will do it tonight.
Read Rory Breasail's full Cavaliers vs. Magic predictions.
Thunder vs Pelicans same-game parlay (SGP)
Thunder -1
Shai-Gilgeous Alexander Over 28.5 points
Jonas Valanciunas Under 11.5 rebounds
I’m starting with the Thunder’s main man to build out my SGP. Gilgeous-Alexander has adjusted seamlessly to the postseason intensity, continuing his regular-season shotmaking.
He had 33 points in Game 2 on 13-for-19 shooting, and I expect OKC to count on him even more on the road. A desperate New Orleans team should keep this close, and I like SGA to cash this Over with more fourth-quarter magic.
The Pelicans have had some success with Valanciunas using his strength advantage against Holmgren, but the matchup is problematic at the other end of the floor, with the Thunder’s speed and shooting leaving the big Lithuanian on an island.
Valanciunas was held to seven rebounds in 23 minutes in Game 2, and New Orleans may need a smaller line-up — with Larry Nance at the 5 — to keep pace with the visitors.
Holmgren’s ability to step out and nail 3-pointers also nudges Valanciunas out of rebounding position, so I’m taking the Under for JV on the boards in a game where he could again see less than 25 minutes of action.
Read Tom Oldfield's full Thunder vs. Pelicans predictions.
Celtics vs Heat same-game parlay (SGP)
Celtics -9.5
Over 204.5
Bam Adebayo Under 3.5 assists
Game 1 of this series had an O/U of 210 and the Under barely cashed with a total of 208 points scored. Nonetheless, we saw oddsmakers lower the total by nearly five points in Game 2, and the Over hit in a 111-101 Heat victory.
We're seeing a total of just 204.5 for this contest, which is interesting when you consider the home/away splits for Miami. The Heat average 112.1 ppg at home, significantly better than their 107.8 ppg on the road. However, they are also surprisingly worse defensively at the Kaseya Center, where they allow 109.8 ppg. Even though I'm expecting Miami's red-hot outside shooting to regress from Game 2, the total is too low here.
Bam Adebayo's assist numbers have ticked down over the last month. By the end of March he was averaging 4.0 assists and 6.5 potential assists per game. In 12 total games in April (regular season, play-in, and playoff) he's averaging 2.9 apg and 5.4 potential apg across eight contests. With Adebayo going below this number in nine of his last 12 games (including both contests this series), expect him to go Under it again.
Read Rohit Ponnaiya's full Celtics vs. Heat predictions.
Nuggets vs Lakers same-game parlay (SGP)
Nikola Jokic Over 49.5 points, rebounds, and assists
Jamal Murray Over 19.5 points
Aaron Gordon Over 7.5 rebounds
It hasn’t just been Jokic demoralizing Lakers faithful, Jamal Murray hit one of the most memorable game-winning buzzer beaters to take Game 2 of the series 101-99. We’re going with the alt-line on his point total to give us more breathing room, with him scoring at least 20 in all three games thus far.
The unsung hero of the series for Denver has been Aaron Gordon. He’s coming off a 29-point, 15-rebound performance, and his effort has popped off the screen, especially with the way he’s pulling in boards. He’s averaging 11 rebounds per game in the series.
Read Rohit Ponnaiya's full Nuggets vs. Lakers predictions.
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