Two favourites and an underdog find their way onto Sunday’s NBA parlay picks ticket.
The pregame narrative: The Brooklyn Nets have been an ATS darling this season, and I’m backing them plus a dozen points against the cross-town rival New York Knicks. I’m backing the Memphis Grizzlies to beat the Denver Nuggets and the Detroit Pistons to cover against the Washington Wizards.
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Parlay: Nets +12.5 + Grizzlies moneyline + Pistons -2.5 (+347)
Nets +12.5 (-175): Good teams win. Great teams cover. By definition, the Nets are a great team.
Brooklyn’s 5-8 straight-up record isn’t turning heads. But its 10-3 ATS mark is the best in the NBA.
The Nets have been on a covering spree recently. They’ve covered the number in five of their last six games, including four times as an underdog during this stretch.
Brooklyn has been very good at covering as an underdog all year long. It’s 8-2 in that scenario this season.
New York, meanwhile, is a mediocre 6-6 to open the campaign and just 5-7 against the spread. The Knicks are competent offensively and defensively, but they’re not elite in either regard:
- 115.7 points per game (10th)
- 112.2 points against per game (12th)
I’m skeptical in New York’s ability to blow out the Nets, and therefore, expect a close contest.
The Nets have covered this spread in 10 of 13 games this season.
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Grizzlies moneyline (-130): Denver continues to be a great team to fade at home and a total fade on the road.
The Nuggets are a strong 5-2 at Ball Arena but just 2-2 away from it. They’ve dropped back-to-back games as a visitor.
The challenge is tough on Sunday as they visit the Grizzlies. Memphis returns home after three consecutive games on the road. It’s won each of its last three contests at FedExForum and is 4-2 overall at home.
It wouldn’t be shocking to see the Grizzlies convincingly win this game, either. They boast the fifth-best margin of victory (7.2) in the NBA.
Pistons -2.5 (-167): Thirdly, I’m backing Detroit to win this contest against the struggling Wizards.
This is more of a fade of Washington than anything else. The team has the second-worst ATS record in the league (3-8) and the worst margin of victory in the league (-13.1).
In simpler terms, the Wizards are liable to be blown out any given night.
Detroit hasn’t been a bad team to back this season, either. It’s a strong 8-5-1 against the spread overall and 4-2-1 on the road.
Offence could be a major problem for the Wizards. They’re 21st in points for (110.8) and taking on a Pistons squad that cedes the eighth-fewest points per game (110.6).
Picks made at 9:53 a.m. on 11/17/2024.
Stevie’s an avid NFL, NHL, and tennis bettor who has no problem talking himself into the underdog. His previous stops include Yahoo! Sports Canada and Toronto Metropolitan University, where he received a degree in Sport Media.