It is a cross-Conference match-up on Thursday in the NBA as the Philadelphia 76ers take their 5-game win streak into Los Angeles for a date with the Lakers. Will Luka Doncic and co. sweep the regular season series or can Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey level things up?
Tip-off it at 10 pm ET on Prime Video, I’ve prepared a Same Game Parlay at +656 odds to spice things up a bit. Check out our NBA Picks for every single game being played this Thursday, but without further ado let’s dive into my bet now!
Philadelphia 76ers +4 (-110)
Tyrese Maxey to Score 30+ Points (+140)
LeBron James 2+ Made Threes (+108)
Same Game Parlay odds: +656
Philadelphia 76ers +4 (-110)
For the first time this season the Philadelphia 76ers have connected 5 wins in a row and they are showing no signs of slowing down, despite the suspension of Paul George. Thursday might just be their toughest assignment yet on this West coast road trip as they take on the Lakers who beat them 112-108 back in early December when they clashed in Philadelphia. The Sixers find themselves in much better shape going into this game compared to that one, mainly due to Joel Embiid finally finding his footing and producing at a high level without having any issues with his knees. During the win streak the Sixers have a 129.4 offensive efficiency which leads the NBA.
I have my concerns about Jaxson Hayes getting suspended, that’s a massive hit for an already thin front Lakers line and if Joel Embiid is healthy here there will be issues down low for LA. Embiid took the night off vs Golden State in order to be ready for this game. If he can give Philly his usual 29.7 points and 8.4 rebounds in 34.1 mins per game which he averaged in January, I feel like the Sixers should have the edge here. Playing in their first game in over two weeks the Lakers might come out a bit flat, Philadelphia used a strong 1st quarter in their game against the other LA team which resulted in a double-digit win earlier this week. That’ll be the strategy tonight as well I think, I’m doubling down on Philly and backing them to continue winning here.
Read our Philadelphia 76ers vs LA Lakers Predictions
Tyrese Maxey to Score 30+ Points (+140)
Is there anything that Tyrese Maxey cannot do? He has elevated his game in almost every meaningful statistical category this season, becoming a household name for the Philadelphia 76ers. Together with Embiid he is the driving force of this season high 5-game win streak for Philly, I am expecting a lot out of him ahead of Thursday’s game against the Lakers. Earlier this season he dropped 28 points on them in a losing effort; he matches up really well with the likes of Luka Doncic and the newly recovered Austin Reaves here. The four most recent meetings have seen Maxey clear this line twice, while averaging 32.3 points per game. His combination of speed, quickness and shooting ability is something this Lakers defense simply isn’t built for. LA allows the 11th most points to opposing PGs this season, don’t be surprised if Maxey is extra aggressive towards the basket here, the Lakers have only Deandre Ayton down low to protect the paint.
LeBron James 2+ Made Threes (+108)
LeBron has responded in a big way every single time this season following a game in which he failed to knock down a three. We saw him go 0-for-3 against the Nets a couple of days ago, despite that he still finished with 25 points for the Lakers. The last time 3 times he went scoreless from deep this season, he responded with at least a pair of threes in back-to-back games. Austin Reaves coming back helps LeBron in a way that opposing defenses now have another lethal shooter to worry about, which could give the King a bit more space to operate around the perimeter. He’s shooting the deep ball at almost 35% in home games this season, in 14 games at Crypto.com Arena he’s cleared this line a total of 9 times which gives us a success rate of 64%. Getting these odds for a bet that’s cashed this often is something I cannot ignore.
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