With just 2 more regular season days left, there are still a couple of playoff seeding questions up in the air. Only 3 games are being played this Saturday, I've included all 3 of them in tonight's NBA Mega Parlay.
Be sure to check our NBA predictions page for picks on the Spread and Total for all 3 games being played, but without further ado let's jump into my Parlay now.
Utah Jazz ML (+215) over Denver Nuggets
To start off the Parlay we have the already eliminated Utah Jazz hosting the Denver Nuggets who are locked into the 1st seed. So far the Jazz have gone 22-18 SU at Vivint Arena and have been playing their reserves for a while now, I expect that to be the case tonight as well. Denver has also been resting players, as things stand Aaron Gordon, Reggie Jackson, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. are all questionable for tonight, but the oddsmakers still favor the Nuggets by 6.5 points despite them winning just once in their last 5 games. The Jazz did win the first meeting of the season played in this Arena back in what was the first game of the season for both teams. They've dominated the Nuggets in Salt Lake City for a while now winning 15 of the last 17 meetings. So why not go out there and say goodbye to the home fans with one final home win vs the best team in the West?
LA Clippers -17 (-110) over Portland Trail Blazers
Unlike the first game of our Parlay, this one actually has meaning. The Clippers seeding position is still pretty much up in the air, as they try to avoid the play-in tournament. After last night's Warriors win over Sacramento, they've now dropped to the 6th seed which would mean they play the Kings in the opening round. That sounds a lot more enticing than having to play Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns, a scenario that is likely to happen if they win their remaining 2 games vs Portland and the Suns on Sunday. Tanking tonight's game carries a risk as then they would have the same record as the Pelicans who own the tie-breaker against them. So it will be interesting to see what head coach Ty Lue opts for here. I don't think he would risk upsetting the basketball Gods and lose tonight's game on purpose, right?