In the final play-in tournament game of the year we have the Sacramento Kings and New Orleans Pelicans squaring off at Smoothie King Arena. The Pels have won all 5 meetings this year, can Sacramento pull off the upset? Tip-off is at 9.30 pm ET on TNT, I've prepared a Same Game Parlay which you can find below.
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Let's dive into my SGP bet now!
SAC Kings -1.5 (-110)
I know the Pelicans dominated the head-to-head meetings this season, but the injury to Zion Williamson changes everything in my opinion. In 4 meetings vs the Kings this season he averaged 23 points, 5.8 assists and 4.5 rebounds in 4 games, while shooting over 60% from the field. Losing that kind of productivity will be devastating for a team that's been hampered by injuries quite a lot recently.