Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs continues as the New York Knicks return to Madison Square Garden with a 2-0 series lead over the Boston Celtics.
Meanwhile, Game 3 between Golden State and Minnesota shifts to San Francisco tonight, as the Warriors and Timberwolves are tied 1-1.
Here are our SGP predictions and NBA picks for Saturday, May 10.
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:
Celtics vs Knicks same-game parlay
Jalen Brunson Over 26.5 points
Jayson Tatum Over 27.5 points
Over 205
Jayson Tatum took full accountability for his performances in Games 1 and 2, promising to play better in Game 3. I’m taking Tatum at his word, because there’s nowhere for him to go but up after he scored a combined 36 points on 12 of 42 shooting in the first two games of the series.
Dating back to last season, Tatum has scored at least 32 points in each of his last three trips to MSG. Boston has to win this game, and Tatum will need to be the catalyst for a Celtics victory. Expect him to come out hot after falling behind 0-2 and suffering some harsh criticism for back-to-back collapses.
Game 2 concluded with an ugly 91-90 final score, and the point total for Game 3 has fallen dramatically to 205 after closing at 213 for Game 1 and 211 for Game 2. Boston and New York combined for at least 206 points in five of six meetings this season, and three of the six went for at least 235.
The Celtics have shot a miserable 25 of 100 from beyond the arc, and the team has made just 35.6% of its shots from the field in this series. Whether Boston stays true to its 3-point-heavy identity and tries to shoot out of this slump or it makes some adjustments and tries to get to the rim more often, I expect positive regression.
Read Zak Hanshew's full Celtics vs. Knicks predictions.
Timberwolves vs Warriors same-game parlay
Buddy Hield 15+ points
Anthony Edwards 25+ points
Jimmy Butler 5+ assists
Hield has been on fire from 3-point range and is taking a ton of shots with Curry sidelined. His ceiling could flirt with 20 points if he continues to shoot at the same rate.
Anthony Edwards scored just 20 points in Game 2, but the Warriors were laying down, and he didn’t have to go “Full Ant-Man”. Expect him to attack on the road in Game 3.
Butler is projected for more than six assists and will touch the ball a lot more with Curry out. He’ll find open options like Hield and Jonathan Kuminga.
Read Jason Logan's full Timberwolves vs. Warriors predictions.
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