The 2023-24 NBA season is off to a terrific start, with high-profile primetime matchups galore and exciting upsets across the league. Now, the in-season tournament will begin on Friday and the action features a number of compelling matchups, including Mavericks vs Nuggets, Warriors vs Thunder and more! A massive slate of NBA hoops to kick off the inaugural in-season tournament'definitely calls for an NBA mega parlay. Below are my plays for Friday, and also be sure to check out all of our
For this parlay, we are going with 1 underdogs on the money line, 1 favorite on the money line and a game total pick. Let's break down each of the 3 legs.
Dallas Mavericks vs Denver Nuggets over 226.5 (-110)'
This has the potential to be one of the best games of the entire tournament, and we’re getting it on the first night. The Denver Nuggets look every bit like the defending world champions thus far, with Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon and the rest of the squad playing at a very high level. Denver is averaging 109 points per game through its first 5 games and that includes an outlier performance at Minnesota, where Jokic and company managed just 89 points in their only loss of the season. They should have absolutely no trouble scoring against a putrid Mavericks defense that has allowed an average of 114 points per game this season, including games against Memphis and Chicago (hardly championship caliber offenses). Conversely, the Mavs offense is a well-oiled machine at the moment and Luka Doncic has been virtually impossible to stop. Keep playing Dallas overs until the books adjust.
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