We have a 5-game NBA slate to work with on Tuesday, highlighted by a doubleheader on TNT. It begins with the NBA In-Season Tournament champion Lakers paying a visit to Dallas before Phoenix hosts Golden State. Boston, Cleveland, Denver, Sacramento and the Clippers are also taking the court. Below is my NBA mega parlay for Tuesday, and also be sure to check out all of our NBA picks for today’s games.
For this NBA mega parlay, we are going with 3 underdogs — 2 on the money line and 1 against an alternate spread. Let's break down each of the 3 legs.
Chicago Bulls +3.5 alternate spread over Denver Nuggets (+165)'
The Nuggets beat the Hawks on Monday, but prior to that result, they had been on a 3-game losing streak. They are still just 6-8 on the road and they lost the last time they were on the second leg of a back-to-back situation. Sure, that was to a good Sacramento squad – but the bottom line is that playing on the road with little rest is never an ideal situation. The Bulls may not be anything special, but they aren't terrible. They are 4-1 in their last 5 outings and during this stretch have pushed the Bucks to overtime twice, winning once before losing on Monday. DeMar DeRozan has scored at least 20 points in 4 straight, including 41 on Monday. I think Chicago can keep this within 1 possession if not even win outright.