Two moneyline picks and a prop bet on Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball make up this NBA parlay prediction.
The pregame narrative: Ball has a solid matchup to produce from 3-point range against the New York Knicks. Elsewhere, I like the Cleveland Cavaliers to win as huge home favourites and the Los Angeles Clippers to come through as a road underdog.
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NBA parlay predictions
Parlay: Ball 3+ threes | Clippers moneyline | Cavaliers moneyline (+335)
Ball 3+ threes (-163): Ball could start a masonry company with all the bricks he’s heaved this year.
The Hornets guard is averaging 2.4 threes on 8.6 attempts per game. That’s the fifth-worst 3-point percentage (28.3) in the NBA, and funnily enough, 0.1% better than his brother, Lonzo.
But LaMelo is still shooting with volume and has historically been much more efficient. I expect a regression to the mean sooner than later.
- Ball is a career 36.0% three-point shooter.
- He’s averaged 3.2+ threes in each of the last three seasons.
- Last year, Ball made 3.8 threes on 11.2 attempts (33.9%).
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The emergence of sharpshooting rookie Kon Knueppel means Ball won’t be attempting 11.2 threes a game anymore, but that shouldn’t matter against the Knicks.
New York has the sixth-worst perimeter defence in the NBA (37.5%). It’s also allowing the sixth-most 3s per game to opposing point guards (3.49), per Fantasy Pros.
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Clippers moneyline (+125): Is backing a team on the moneyline that has lost 12 of its last 14 games risky? Sure. But I like L.A.’s chances against the Atlanta Hawks.
Trae Young remains sidelined, and Kristaps Porzingis is out with an illness.
The tandem of James Harden and Kawhi Leonard should be able to keep pace with what remains of Atlanta’s scrappy starting five (Dyson Daniels, Zaccharie Risacher, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Jalen Johnson).
Leonard has scored 30-plus in three straight while shooting well above 50.0% from the field, and Harden is having a renaissance season offensively.
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The Clippers played the Hawks earlier with Leonard and against Porzingis and only lost by three in a rockfight.
Cavaliers moneyline (-500): I’m rolling with a chalky play to close this out. The Cavaliers are 10-point home favourites against the Portland Trail Blazers, who just lost to the Toronto Raptors last night.
Portland is 3-0 ATS and 2-1 SU on no rest so far, mind you, but the wins were against the Luka Doncic-less Los Angeles Lakers and the Giannis Antetokounmpo-less Milwaukee Bucks.
Cleveland is healthy outside of Jarrett Allen and has been solid at home.
The Cavs are 8-4 at Rocket Arena with all four losses coming against teams well above .500 (Celtics, Rockets, Raptors twice).
NBA parlay predictions made at 9:21 a.m. on Dec. 3, 2025.
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Avery joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2022 before stepping into a full-time role soon after. He loves betting on and analyzing golf — mainly because it’s easier than actually playing — but is a fan of all sports, from the NFL to the UFC.