The Cleveland Cavaliers are huge favorites against the short-handed Orlando Magic tonight. Will Donovan Mitchell and company run away with this game, or will role players step up in a big way for the Magic? Then, the Phoenix Suns host the Denver Nuggets, as Devin Booker and Collin Gillespie try to slow down Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic.
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Magic vs. Cavaliers Same Game Parlay
Leg #1: Cavaliers -10.5 (-102)
The Cavaliers lead the season series 2-1, with the Magic winning the most recent matchup 128-122 in Orlando. But I think tonight's game in Cleveland is going to be a blowout. The Magic will be without Franz Wagner, Anthony Black and Jalen Suggs, three of their top five scorers.
The Magic already struggles offensively, ranking 17th in scoring and averaging just 115.3 points per game. With so many players out, I expect the Cavaliers to hold them well below their season average and win this game in a runaway.
Leg #2: Donovan Mitchell 30+ Points (+121)
Donovan Mitchell has excelled in all three of his games against the Magic. His worst performance came earlier this month when he scored 25 points on just 9-of-24 shooting from the field. But in his previous two games against the Magic, he dropped 45 and 36 points, shooting at least 50% from the field in both games.
Mitchell has only scored 30 points once in seven March games, but this is a matchup that has been great for him. Considering I believe the Cavaliers are going to run away with this game, I'll take a small risk for a big reward with Mitchell's over.
Leg #3: Tristan da Silva Over 11.5 Points (-117)
Tristan da Silva is averaging just 9.7 points per game, but with so many Magic players missing this contest, I'm backing him to score two more points than his season average. Yesterday, da Silva shot 9-of-16 from the floor, scoring 21 points. It was his second consecutive game with at least 12 points, and he has now scored at least 12 points in five of his last nine games.
I wish the price was a little better for this over, but because this contradicts the rest of the parlay, it does inflate the odds a bit. And considering da Silva is averaging 13.8 points per game this month, after not averaging more than 10.9 in any other full month this season, this price is worth the risk, as da Silva is officially a key member of this offense.
Parlay Odds: +700
Nuggets vs. Suns Same Game Parlay
Leg #1: Nuggets -5.5 (-112)
On Sunday, the Suns ended a miserable five-game losing streak by defeating the Toronto Raptors 120-98. However, even with this game being played in Phoenix tonight, I'm expecting the Suns to struggle against the league's top scoring offense.
The Nuggets destroyed the Suns in each of their previous meetings, winning 133-111 in Denver and 130-112 in Phoenix. While both of those games were played before December, I expect the trend to continue, especially with the Suns’ second-leading scorer, Dillon Brooks, out for tonight's game.
Leg #2: Devin Booker Over 6.5 Assists (+122)a
Devin Booker is only averaging 5.9 assists per game this season, but he's dished out seven assists in each game against the Nuggets this season. Between his season average and his recent struggles, it makes sense that the price for this over is as enticing as it is.
Yet, despite Booker managing seven assists in just one of his last seven games, he's still managed at least five assists in five games during that stretch, so he enters this game with a pretty high floor. And for as good as the Nuggets can be defensively, they're allowing 27.4 assists per game, which ranks 20th in the league.
Leg #3: Collin Gillespie 4+ Three-Pointers Made (+144)
I expect the Nuggets to cover, but when it comes to player props, I think that almost all of the value is in backing Suns players. Collin Gillespie enters this game red-hot. He's made at least four three-pointers in three consecutive games, knocking down six of his 11 attempts against the San Antonio Spurs last Thursday.
While Gillespie is a streaky shooter and has four games this month with zero or one made threes, he's still averaging 3.1 three-pointers per game this season, and he made four in one of his two games against the Nuggets. While the Nuggets rank fourth in opponent three-point field goal rate, opponents are still knocking down the 13th-most threes against them. At this price, I'll back Gillespie to stay hot at home.
Parlay Odds: +1000
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