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Thursday’s NBA on TNT double-header starts in Brooklyn tonight as the Chicago Bulls come to town. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm ET and I have prepared a Same Game Parlay, which is available below.
We have picks on the side and total for all 4 Thursday games on our NBA predictions page, so make sure you check those out.
Let’s dive into my SGP bet now!
Zach LaVine to score 30+ points (+185)
Nikola Vucevic to record 10+ rebounds (-390)
Ben Simmons to record 8+ assists (+195)
Same Game Parlay odds: +909
Zach LaVine to score 30+ points (+185)
DeMar DeRozan’s absence means that the keys to the offense fall into the hands of Zach LaVine. Whether or not that’s a good thing remains to be seen, but LaVine has filled it up in the 4 games DeRozan has missed this season. The 27-year old swingman is averaging 29.3 points per game in 9 games played without DeRozan in the lineup since he joined the Bulls. Reaching 30 points on most night largely depends on LaVine’s 3-point shooting, and the Nets are the perfect team for him to get hot from distance because they are allowing 38.2 percent of made shots in their last 3 games. With all the trades happening, head coach Jacque Vaughn will need some time to figure out the defensive assignments for all his new players. I wouldn’t underestimate that factor, as well. LaVine is averaging 27 points per game on almost 50 percent shooting vs the Nets in his last 9 played, so I think there’s a high chance he gets to 30 points here.
Chicago Bulls vs Brooklyn Nets predictions are here!
Nikola Vucevic to record 10+ rebounds (-390)
Vucevic getting 10 rebounds is one of the safest bets these days in the NBA. The 6’10” center from Montenegro is averaging 12.8 rebounds a night over his last 10 games, clearing this line in 6 straight games and in 16 of 18 since the start of 2023. He has also dominated the boards in his last 2 games vs the Nets, going for 15 back in November and 13 in early January when these 2 teams last met. One of the biggest flaws of the Brooklyn roster has been rebounding; it is allowing 53.1 boards a night, which ranks 23rd in the NBA. That number is up to 55.3 in the Nets’ last 3 games since all the trades started happening, and with all the roster spots yet to be determined I think they will struggle in this segment for the upcoming few games.
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Ben Simmons to record 8+ assists (+195)
It hasn’t been the best of weeks for Nets fans so far (to put it lightly), after their team had traded away superstars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. Ben Simmons returning to the lineup might be the only bright spot happening to them right now. So far this season we have seen flashes of the old Simmons; he dished out 9 or more assists 5 times in the month of January and finished the month averaging 7.7 assists per game. On Tuesday against the Suns he played 27 minutes, taking just 2 shots and collecting 6 dimes. Irving had a 29.8 percent usage percentage in 40 games this season, with him now gone the ball should spend a lot more time in Simmons’ hands and since he doesn’t shoot, the assists number should naturally go up. Simmons has played 10 times in his career against the Bulls and is averaging 8.1 assists per game.
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