We have a 12-game NBA slate to work with on Wednesday, highlighted by an ESPN-televised showdown between the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers (10:00 pm ET). Milwaukee, Indiana, Minnesota, Phoenix and the Clippers are also among those taking the court. Below is my NBA mega parlay for tonight’s action, and also be sure to check out all of our NBA picks.'
For this NBA parlay, we are going with 2 favorites against the spread (1 on an alternate number) and an underdog on the money line. Let's break down each of the 3 legs.
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Minnesota Timberwolves -9.5 alternate spread over New Orleans Pelicans (+135)
The Timberwolves are coming off a rare loss, having succumbed at New York 112-106 on Monday. However, they are still 24-8 and lead the Western Conference. It's also worth noting that Minnesota is an amazing 14-1 at home compared to a much more modest 10-7 on the road. Needless to say, this is going to be a tough test for the Pelicans. They have won 3 in a row overall, but all of those came at home and now they return to a setting where they lost by 21 points to the T-Wolves on November 8. There really isn't any reason to think that things will change a whole lot on Wednesday. Anthony Edwards (26.3 ppg) is still on fire with 44, 31 and 35 points in his last 3 games. Karl-Anthony Towns is also averaging more than 21 ppg and Rudy Gobert is contributing significantly on both ends of the floor, as was the plan when Minnesota acquired him from Utah. Don't be surprised if the home team wins by double-digits.