The final third of the NBA season is well underway after the All-Star break and Saturday brings us another 7 games with the biggest game of the night happening in Philadelphia as the Celtics come to town. I've prepared a Mega Parlay which you can find below.
Be sure to check our NBA predictions page for picks on the Spread and Total for Saturday's 7-game slate, but without wasting any more time let's jump straight into my Parlay.
Indiana Pacers ML (+128)
The Indiana Pacers need to rack up wins ASAP, otherwise they are not making the postseason. From spending most of the first couple of months of the season in the top tier in the East to now being just 12th, these Pacers have endured a rollercoaster of a year so far. All is not lost though, despite them being 3 games behind the 10th seeded Wizards. I saw some encouraging signs in the OT loss to Boston 2 days ago, Myles Turner dropped a career-high 40 points, while Tyrese Haliburton had 22 and 14 assists.
Away form has been a problem this season, but they're playing a Orlando side they've beaten 7 times in the last 10 head-to-head, including twice earlier this season. Playing Indiana at home has been problematic for the Magic, they've beaten them only 3 times in the last 15 games. We don't see Orlando in the favorite roll often this season, but when that happens they are just 3-5 SU in their last 8 and have covered the spread only twice in the last 12 such games. The Pacers have more talent on paper, so I can see them pulling off the upset here.