The first month of the 2023-24 NBA season produced some terrific action, with high-profile primetime matchups galore and exciting upsets across the league. The in-season tournament continues on Tuesday and the action features a number of compelling matchups, including Cavs vs Sixers, Pacers vs Hawks and more!
A massive slate of NBA hoops tonight definitely calls for an NBA mega parlay. Below are my plays for Tuesday, and also be sure to check out all of our NBA picks for tonight’s in-season tournament games.
For this parlay, we are going with an underdog on the money line and a pair of game total picks. Let's break down each of the legs.
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Philadelphia 76ers over 216 (-110)'
These are a couple of Eastern Conference contenders that are commonly looked at defensive stalwarts, and I think we’re getting a bit of value on this total as a result. The Cavaliers have dealt with some injury trouble over the first month of the campaign, but Darius Garland is back in the lineup and their offense is much better for it as a result. On the other side, the Philadelphia 76ers are one of the best teams in basketball over their first 13 games and that is in large part to the emergence of Tyrese Maxey as the perfect co-star and compliment to Joel Embiid on the offensive side of the ball, leading to a team that is #2 in offensive rating this season. These offenses should be able to score with regularity on a pair of solid but overvalued defenses here, as these teams are ranked 11th and 12th in defensive rating respectively. This is a pretty low total for what should be a competitive playoff-like matchup, so I’ll take the over.