We have a potential Eastern Conference Finals preview on Friday as the New York Knicks visit the Detroit Pistons as the two teams lock horns for the 2nd time this regular season. Detroit dominated the first game 121-90, will the Knicks get revenge and extend their 8-game win streak?
Tune into Prime Video at 7.30 pm ET for the tip-off, I’ve compiled a Same Game Parlay priced at +408 odds to enhance your viewing experience. Friday will see 5 more intriguing match-ups take place, be sure to visit our NBA Picks page for a deep insight on the action. Let’s dive into my bet now!
New York Knicks ML (-120)
Jalen Brunson to Record 6+ Assists (-170)
Cade Cunningham to Record a Double-Double (-115)
Same Game Parlay odds: +408
New York Knicks ML (-120)
The first meeting between them happened exactly a month ago and the Pistons thoroughly dominated 121-90 at home, knowing the mentality of these Knicks I am convinced that loss has stuck with them ever since and they’ll play with an extra incentive on Friday to even things out. OG Anunoby, Josh Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns are all on the injury report with various knocks, but none of them is expected to miss this game. Detroit entered Thursday’s game vs the Wizards as a 16.5 point favorite, but a nightmare start to the game saw them go down as much as 22 points and they could just never recover.
The 9-point loss ruined a lot of bets I would imagine and now to make matters worse the Pistons play on a 2nd night of a back-to-back against a much tougher opponent. Jalen Duren is questionable to play with a knee problem, his absence would be catastrophic in the rebounding department. New York is the more rested team here, motivated to even the regular season series after that tough loss to Detroit in January. The Pistons are tough to beat at home with 20 wins in 26 games, but after the embarrassment vs Washington last night I am staying away from them. Take the red-hot Knicks here.
Jalen Brunson to Record 6+ Assists (-170)
The Knicks have completely flipped the script winning their last 8 games, holding a firm lock on the 2nd seed in the East with a chance of even catching the Pistons in first. Getting a win on Friday would see them cut the Pistons lead to 3.5 games atop of the standings, but it would also do wonders for their confidence. Jalen Brunson has been very productive during this win streak; we just saw him take down Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets by scoring 42 points and dishing out 9 assists in double OT. So far in the 3 games played in February he’s averaging 8.7 assists per game, a great sign going into a game against one of the elite defenses in our league. Brunson’s last 18 games against the Pistons have seen him cash on this bet 13 times, a solid enough success rate for us to warrant including him our same game parlay.
Cade Cunningham to Record a Double-Double (-115)
I’ve always felt like Cade Cunningham deserved more credit for what he’s done with the Detroit Pistons this year. The MVP race has largely been dominated by SGA and Jokic, deservingly so, but I bet not a lot of people saw the Pistons being 37-13 SU after 50 games played. Cade is a nightly double-double threat in the points and assists department, averaging 25.3 points and 9.8 assists per game. He has been able to notch a double-double in 27 of 44 games which equals a success rate of 61%. Against the Knicks earlier this season he had 29 points and 13 assists, as good as Jalen Brunson is offensively he just cannot compete with the size and strength of Cunningham on defense. Josh Hart also isn’t at 100%, the Knicks will have a hard time containing the Pistons point guard in this game. This bet had returned a profit in 64% of Cunningham’s games at home (14/22), I’m hoping he redeems himself following last night’s poor performance against the Wizards.
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