This week's NBA action continues with a full slate of games coming our way on Friday. The highlight of the night is out west, as the Warriors will host the Cavaliers. I've included that game in this mega parlay, along with two other picks. Head over to our NBA predictions page for picks on the spread and total for every game on the board, but for now let's jump into our NBA mega parlay.
Golden State Warriors -1.5 (-110) over Cleveland Cavaliers
These two teams have been trending in completely opposite directions, but this game presents a good opportunity to buy low on Golden State. The Warriors have been extremely disappointing, particularly on the defensive side of the ball, as their bench continues to be exposed by opponents. However, Golden State has had a bit of extended rest following a road trip, while the Cavaliers are in the midst of a 5-game road trip themselves, with Friday’s game marking the final leg. Given that the Warriors are due for some positive shooting regression and the Cavs have had major trouble closing games against the Lakers and Kings on this road trip, this is a nice spot to back Golden State as a short home favorite.
Milwaukee Bucks 11+ win margin (+205) over San Antonio Spurs
The Bucks are playing excellent basketball at the moment, in large part due to the play of Giannis Antetokounmpo. Milwaukee holds the best record in the Eastern Conference and is coming off a road win over Oklahoma City that came without the services of Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday. Both players should be back in the lineup for this matchup, which is part of why this 5-point spread doesn’t make much sense to me against a poor San Antonio Spurs defense. Instead of just backing the Bucks to win by 2 possessions, we’re taking a swing at big plus money odds here. The handicap simply boils down to this; San Antonio is 29th in defensive rating, while Milwaukee possesses the league’s best defensive rating and #2 net rating. With Giannis back in the middle, I like the Bucks to win comfortably in this spot, even on the road.