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We have a small six-game slate in the NBA on Wednesday, headlined by a double-header on ESPN. It begins with the Washington Wizards visiting the Atlanta Hawks before the Utah Jazz host the Portland Trail Blazers. Other teams taking the court are the Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, and Los Angeles Lakers. Although there aren’t a ton of games, the schedule offers plenty of betting options.
Here is our best four-team parlay for today’s action.
Wizards +7.5 (-110)
Nets ML (-220)
Mavericks -9.5 (-110)
Trail Blazers ML (+105)
Parlay odds: +1035
For this parlay we mix in one favorite against the spread, one underdog and the points, and two money line winners (one favorite and one underdog). Let’s break down each of the four legs one by one.
Washington Wizards +7.5 over Atlanta Hawks (-110)
The Wizards have a bounce-back opportunity against the Hawks as the teams meet again in Atlanta just two days after locking horns in the same place. Russell Westbrook stole the headlines after breaking the all-time triple-double record previously held by Oscar Robertson, but Washington went down 125-124. Bradley Beal is out, but he was also sidelined on Monday and his team still had a chance to erase a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit when Westbrook had the final shot while trailing by just one point. Despite the miss and subsequent loss, the Wizards have some momentum thanks to their near-comeback and they should be able to make the rematch similarly competitive.
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Brooklyn Nets ML over San Antonio Spurs (-220)
Both these teams are involved in tight races in the standings with big playoff implications. The Nets are trying to lock down the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, which would likely mean they avoid the Heat or the Knicks in the first round and instead play a team that advances out of the play-in tournament. As for the Spurs, they are trying to secure the final play-in spot in the West. Needless to say, this will not be an easy task for San Antonio. Attempting to slow down Kevin Durant will be especially difficult. With offensive weapons all over the floor, Brooklyn is averaging 14.5 three-pointers made per game over the past 10 outings. The Nets have been defending the paint extremely well and the Spurs are a terrible outside shooting team, so this is not a great matchup for the underdogs.
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Dallas Mavericks -9.5 over New Orleans Pelicans (-110)
With just three games left in the regular season, it’s unlikely we will see the Pelicans in the play-in tournament. Following their latest loss to Memphis, just one San Antonio win would eliminate them from playoff contention. Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram did not play against Memphis and there are doubts we will see either of them in the remaining three games. Without them they managed to keep the game against Memphis close, but they are not the same team with their two best players missing. Dallas won’t be an easy opponent, either, after Luka Doncic struggled during a loss to the Grizzlies on Tuesday. Expect Doncic to get back on track and dominate a depleted New Orleans squad.
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Portland Trail Blazers ML over Utah Jazz (+105)
The Trail Blazers are looking for a strong finish as they try to avoid the play-in tournament in the Western Conference. They are 5-1 this month in their effort to snag at least the No. 6 seed. Portland is quite simply one of the best offensive teams in the NBA. It dropped 50 points on the Rockets in the first quarter earlier this week. Sure Houston is terrible, but that’s still impressive. The Blazers’ backcourt trio of Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, and Norm Powell can be awesome—good enough to take control against a Utah squad that is without Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley Jr.
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