The NBA postseason begins on Tuesday with two NBA Play-In Tournament games. First, the Charlotte Hornets host the Miami Heat. Then, the Phoenix Suns and Portland Trail Blazers are set for a low-scoring affair with the Western Conference’s No. 7 seed on the line. Here are the best NBA same-game parlays (SGP) for Tuesday, April 14th.
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Tuesday’s Best NBA Same Game Parlays & Picks
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Heat vs. Hornets Same Game Parlay
It was just last season that the Heat were 37-45 and competing in NBA Play-In Tournament games as the No. 10 seed. The Heat managed to win two road games to advance and earn the No. 8 seed.
This season, the Heat are once again the No. 10 seed, and they will face a tough task at Charlotte in their first game. However, I don't really understand this spread at all. The Hornets defeated the Heat 136-106 the last time these two teams met, but the Heat went 3-1 against the Hornets this season.
Erik Spoelstra is one of the best playoff coaches of all time. I'm not saying the Heat will win this game, but I'm backing them to at least keep this within 5.5 points.
Leg #2: Moussa Diabate Over 10.5 Rebounds (+103)
Moussa Diabate averaged 8.7 rebounds per game this season, and he didn't grab more than 10 rebounds in a single April game. However, he's been phenomenal against the Heat this season.
In his last two games against the Heat, Diabate has a total of 27 rebounds, with at least 13 boards in each game. In total, he grabbed at least 11 rebounds in three of his four games against Miami. I expect Diabate to continue to excel against the Heat, as Miami enters the postseason allowing 46.4 rebounds per game, the fifth-most in the league.
Leg #3: Norman Powell Under 18.5 Points (-111)
Norman Powell only faced the Hornets twice this season. While he scored 25 against them once, that performance came all the way back in early November. Less than a month ago, Powell scored just 17 against the Hornets' seventh-ranked scoring defense.
Powell has been dealing with an injury during the second half of the season, and though he scored 25 in the season finale against the Atlanta Hawks, he's scored 15 or fewer points in three of his last four games. Plus, I worry about his playing time. He averaged 29.6 minutes per game this season, but hasn't played more than 24 minutes in any game in April.
Parlay Odds: +650
Trail Blazers vs. Suns Same Game Parlay
Leg #1: Under 217.5 Points (-110)
Two of the three meetings between the Trail Blazers and Suns during the regular season featured at least 237 points. While that would make this seem like an easy over, postseason NBA games tend to be lower scoring than regular-season games, and neither team is overly explosive offensively.
The Trail Blazers are averaging 115.5 points per game, while allowing 115.8. Meanwhile, the Suns are averaging just 112.6 points per contest, while allowing 111.5, the sixth-best mark in the league.
Leg #2: Toumani Camara Under 2.5 Made Three-Pointers (-134)
This is the safest play of this three-leg parlay, as shown by the price. Toumani Camara leads the Trail Blazers with 2.7 made three-pointers per game. However, the Suns have the second-best three-point defense in the league, allowing opponents to make just 34.7% of their attempts from beyond the arc.
Camara played all three games against Phoenix this season. He made two threes in two of those contests, and three in the other. Camara was just 7-of-24 in those contests, giving him a three-point shooting rate of just 29.1% against the Suns this season.
Leg #3: Donovan Clingan Over 13.5 Rebounds (+132)
Poor shooting from both teams means more rebounding opportunities for one of the best rebounding teams in the league. The Trail Blazers averaged 46 rebounds per game during the regular season, which was the sixth-most in the league. Donovan Clingan led the way for the team, averaging 11.6 rebounds per game, the third-most in the NBA.
Clingan pulled down at least 12 rebounds in all three games against the Suns this season, notching 15 in a 130-125 loss in early February. He has at least 14 rebounds in 24 games. In what has been a great matchup for him, I'll back Clingan at this excellent price, in what I expect to be a defensive struggle.
Parlay Odds: +500
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