The day we've all been waiting for is finally here as the 2023 NBA Playoffs begin in Philadelphia! The Brooklyn Nets are in town for Game 1 of their much anticipated series against the Sixers. It's an early tip-off at 1 pm ET on ESPN, I've prepared a Same Game Parlay to spice things up a bit.
We also have picks on the side and total for Saturday's 4-game slate on our NBA Predictions page, so don't forget to check those out.
Let's dive into my SGP bet now!
Brooklyn Nets +8.5 Point Spread (-106)
KD and Kyrie are long gone, but the Nets have slowly gelled together as a team and have gone 15-9 ATS as road underdogs with the bulk of those games happening after the trades went down. When they're underdogs by 5 points or more they're an impressive 12-3 ATS. This team has been already counted out by everyone in the grand scheme of things, but I have a feeling a lot of Parlays will be messed up by them. My biggest worry for Philly fans here is the amount of time this team hasn't played together. We've seen Doc Rivers rest quite a few players over the last week or two and with this 7 day break after the final day of the regular season, it might take a quarter or two for things to get going properly. Winning a playoff game by 9 points isn't easy no matter who the opponent, especially in today's NBA where no lead is safe. We've seen quite a few upsets in these types of games, and while I'm not expecting the Nets to win here, they have enough talent t o keep things close on Saturday.