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The new NBA season finally tips off on Tuesday night with a pair of Western Conference showdowns. First it will be the defending champions Nuggets taking on the LA Lakers, followed by the Phoenix Suns squaring off with the Golden State Warriors. My focus here is on the Suns vs Warriors clash and I’ve prepared a tasty Same Game Parlay. Tip-off is at 10:00 pm ET on TNT.
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Stephen Curry to score 25+ points (-350)
Devin Booker 2+ made threes (-220)
Jusuf Nurkic to record 10+ rebounds (+100)
Same Game Parlay odds: +270
Stephen Curry to score 25+ points (-350)
The Warriors had a near-perfect preseason, starting off 4-0 only to lose to the San Antonio Spurs in their final game. Steph Curry had his worst shooting night of the preseason, going just 2-for-11 from the field and 1-for-6 from three, but that shouldn’t discourage any bettors for the season opener. Curry has regularly torched the Phoenix Suns, averaging 30.2 points per game in the last 5 regular-season meetings while playing just 33.6 minutes per game. He’s at almost 46% efficiency from the field and a really impressive 44% from 3-point land in those games. Combine that with the Suns’ lack of perimeter defense and I think Phoenix could be in a lot of trouble on Tuesday night. Let’s also not forget that Curry dropped a cool 50-piece last November in the second of 4 meetings between the teams last season.
Be sure to also check out our Lakers vs Nuggets Same Game Parlay
Devin Booker 2+ made threes (-220)
Devin Booker has dropped at least 32 points on really good shooting splits in 2 of the last 3 meetings between the Suns and Warriors. Pairing him with Kevin Durant proved to be a slam dunk as in 11 postseason games he averaged 33.7 points while shooting 58.5% from the field and over 50% from deep. He didn’t show any signs of slowing down during the preseason, knocking down at least 2 threes in all 3 games he played while shooting at least 50%. With lethal offensive players in Durant and Bradley Beal at his side now, Booker will have all the space in the world to roam around the perimeter and take as many threes as he wants. With the possibility of Draymond Green sitting this one out, Golden State could be a bit thin when trying to guard Book. There’s also a rivalry between him and the Warriors’ Klay Thompson, so don’t be shocked if they go head-to-head on several possessions. I’m confident Booker will deliver.
Jusuf Nurkic to record 10+ rebounds (+100)
Another player the Suns got during the offseason is Jusuf Nurkic, who arrived from the Portland Trail Blazers in the 3-team deal that sent Damian Lillard to Portland. The Bosnian Beast has only two assignments this season and that is to set screens and do work on the glass. The latter part shouldn’t be much of an issue, he is basically the only typical center the Suns have at their disposal this season, so I am expecting his numbers to be steady all year. In 52 games for the Blazers last season he averaged 9.1 boards in just 26.8 minutes per game, if he can up that to 30+ minutes a night I have no doubt he can average double-digit rebounds this season. In the last 5 games against Golden State he is averaging 8.4 per game, and the last time he played at Chase Center he finished with 12 boards.
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