The NBA playoffs continue Saturday, with a total of four games. The Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic meet at 1:00 p.m. ET on Peacock/NBCSN in Game 3, as the series shifts to Central Florida. At 3:30 p.m. ET, the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder and Phoenix Suns meet at 3:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. There are two evening games, too, but we’ll focus on the two day games for our NBA same game parlays (SGPs) for Pistons vs. Magic.
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NBA Same Game Parlays: Pistons vs. Magic (Saturday)
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(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)
Detroit Pistons (-142) at Orlando Magic (+120) | O/U 213.5 (-108/-112)
- Leg 1: Pistons -2.5 (-110)
- Leg 2: Under 213.5 Points (-112)
- Leg 3: Cade Cunningham to Record a Double-Double (-120)
In the first game of the day, the Pistons and Magic tip off for a pivotal Game 3 at Kia Center. Oddly enough, the only NBA playoff game I ever attended in Orlando featured these two teams back in 2003 at the O-Rena.
The Magic surprised the Pistons in Game 1 at Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit, 112-101, cashing as an 8.5-point underdog as the Under (221.5) connected. In Game 2, the Pistons rebounded with a 98-83 win as 8.5-point favorites, again as the Under (218.5) connected.
In Game 2’s win, the Pistons were anything but crisp, hitting 46 percent (39-of-85) from the field, and just 23 percent (6-of-26) from behind the 3-point line. The Pistons were also a dismal 58 percent (14-of-24) from the free-throw line. It’s a good thing Detroit Basketball was plus-15 in the rebounding department, while posting a plus-5 in both the assists and blocks categories. Detroit was also plus-20 in points in the paint, which masked 23 total turnovers for the home side, a minus-4 in that area.
Cade Cunningham certainly did his part, hitting 11-of-19 from the field to end up with a game-high 27 points, while dishing out 11 assists. He did turn the ball over seven times, and we’d like to see him chop that down. While he was just 1-of-6 from downtown, Duncan Robinson was a bright spot with three treys on eight attempts, supplying 10 points. Tobias Harris had 16 points against his former team, adding 11 boards and two blocks.
The Magic had four starters in double figures, including Jalen Suggs going for 19 points, and Paolo Banchero chiming in with 18. The latter also had eight assists and six rebounds with a steal and a block for another strong all-around game. Orlando shot just 33 percent (26-of-80) for the game, however, and just 25 percent (8-of-32) from behind the arc. That simply will not do if you’re trying to score the series upset, but the Magic still managed a road split in the first two games.
This is a huge spot for Orlando. They were 26-15 at home in the regular season, but Detroit was 28-13 on the road. The teams were each 1-1 straight up and against the spread (ATS) in the other teams’ place, too. We’ll take the Pistons to have an even better Game 3, and we’ll stick with the Under theme. The total has gone low in four of the past five meetings since Nov. 28.
For the player props, let’s keep it simple. Cunningham averaged 23.9 PPG and 9.9 APG in the regular season, and he had a double-double in Game 2. He also had 29 and 11 in Orlando on March 1 in the most recent regular-season meeting, and he averaged 32.7 PPG, 10.7 APG, and 8.3 RPG against the Magic in the regular season. Take Cunningham to get a double-double in Game 3.
Parlay Odds: +486
