The Milwaukee Bucks may be without Giannis Antetokounmpo tonight. However, I highlight why I believe they are being undervalued against the Cleveland Cavaliers, even if they are shorthanded. Then, in a 10:00 p.m. ET game, the Denver Nuggets will look to dominate a Philadelphia 76ers team that is without most of its key players entering tonight's contest.
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Cavaliers vs. Bucks Same Game Parlay
Leg #1: Bucks +10.5 (-112)
I understand the Bucks are beat up entering this game. Giannis Antetokounmpo is a game-time decision, and if he were to miss this game, that would be a huge blow for Milwaukee. But the Bucks actually beat the Cavaliers without Antetokounmpo at the end of March, winning 118-116 in Milwaukee.
Though the Cavaliers are 2-1 against the Bucks this season, neither team has scored more than 118 points in a game, and two of the three games have been decided by five or fewer points.
Leg #2: Cavaliers Under 120.5 Points (-115)
As I already highlighted, neither team has scored more than 118 points in any of the previous three meetings. The Cavaliers have scored 118 twice, and they'll likely get the win tonight.
However, I don't understand why oddsmakers are expecting Cleveland to top their season average against a team allowing 116.1 per game that they haven't topped their season average against yet. The Cavaliers have scored at least 120 in three consecutive games, but they scored fewer than 120 points in 10 games before that.
Leg #3: Donovan Mitchell 4+ Three-Pointers Made (+144)
Donovan Mitchell leads the Cavaliers with 28.2 points per game. He's also averaging 3.4 made three-pointers per game, knocking down at least four in two of his last three contests.
Mitchell only faced the Bucks twice this season, but he knocked down four three-pointers in his second game against them. The Bucks are allowing the second-most three-pointers per game, giving up 14.8 per contest. With Mitchell shooting well in his last few games, I expect him to take advantage of a very good matchup.
Parlay Odds: +625
76ers vs. Nuggets Same Game Parlay
Leg #1: Nuggets -14.5 (-112)
The only other time these two teams met, the Nuggets managed to pull out a one-point win in overtime. However, while the 76ers were essentially at full strength in that game, the Nuggets didn't have Nikola Jokic or Jamal Murray.
Tonight, the 76ers will be without Tyrese Maxey, the team's leading scorer, and Joel Embiid, who scored 32 points in the first meeting. This is going to get ugly very quickly for the 76ers.
Leg #2: 76ers Under 109.5 Points (-108)
If the Nuggets are going to win by at least 15 points, then the 76ers are going to score fewer than 109.5 points. The 76ers have scored 109 or fewer points in three consecutive games, and though the Nuggets are allowing 116.6 points per game, I just don't see where the scoring is going to come from for Philadelphia.
Without Maxey and Embiid, the 76ers are missing 55.6 points per game. Then there is the fact that Kelly Oubre Jr. and his 14.7 points per game also won't be on the court. I wouldn't be surprised if the 76ers score in double figures.
Leg #3: Nikola Jokic 16+ Rebounds (+242)
I could take Jokic to record at least 14 rebounds, but then the price for this parlay would only be +405. If I'm already backing the Nuggets to dominate, I may as well back their best player to have a great performance as well.
Jokic is averaging 12.7 rebounds per game, and he has at least 16 rebounds in back-to-back games. More importantly, Jokic has a very high floor, grabbing at least 12 boards in 10 of his last 11 games. Four times during that 11-game stretch, he pulled down at least 16 rebounds.
Parlay Odds: +700
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