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2 NBA Same-Game-Parlay Picks, Best Bets, & Preview For Tonight (January 16)

Although we have a smaller than usual Friday slate, there are a pair of three-leg same-game parlay opportunities we’re recommending on FanDuel Sportsbook. As always, these parlays can be played exactly as presented, or bettors can select their two favorite legs and place a wager in that manner. Keep reading for tonight’s best bets, and […]
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Although we have a smaller than usual Friday slate, there are a pair of three-leg same-game parlay opportunities we’re recommending on FanDuel Sportsbook.

As always, these parlays can be played exactly as presented, or bettors can select their two favorite legs and place a wager in that manner.

Keep reading for tonight’s best bets, and click any odds below to place a bet. For more sportsbook promos, we highly recommend checking out the best sports betting sites.

Zion Williamson To Score 20+ Points, Trey Murphy To Score 20+ Points, Pascal Siakam Over Alt. 30.5 Points + Rebounds + Assists (+157 on FanDuel Sportsbook)

The Pelicans-Pacers interconference clash has the potential to offer one of the best game environments of the night, with the total having climbed to 241.5 points and Indy favored by just four points. The pace should also be very favorable here, as both teams are ranked in the top half of the league in possessions per game.

Our first leg banks on one of the more reliable players on either side, that being Zion. Williamson is averaging 22.4 points per game, including 22.8 per road contest. He’s been a more efficient shooter on the road (59.1%) than at home (56.8%) and has hit the 20-point mark in 19 of 27 games, with 10 of those instances on the road. Additionally, Indy is allowing an NBA-high 28.0 points per game to power forwards in the last 15 contests, giving us plenty of fuel for this bet.

The Pels have an implied team total of just under 119 points Friday, so we’re comfortable going with a Trey Murphy 20+ point wager as well. Murph and Zion have both eclipsed the 20-point mark in three of the past four games, while New Orleans’ point totals have been 128, 118 and 116 in those contests. For the season, Williamson and Murphy are averaging 28.2 and 22.3 points, respectively, per 36 while sharing the floor, and both players should be on the court plenty if this game plays out as expected.

Naturally, we should look to the Indy side for a third leg, given we expect plenty of back and forth. There’s no more reliable option on the Pacers than Siakam, whose conventional points + rebounds + assists number is 36.5. We’ll coax that down to 30.5 to have a bit more breathing room, a number that feels good when considering Siakam’s average of 34.4 points + rebounds + assists for the season, and the fact he’s 5-2 to the 30.5 number in his last seven games alone. Indy has an implied team total of just under 123 points and Siakam finished at 30 points + rebounds + assists in his one prior meeting with the Pelicans, making this a solid way to round out the parlay.

Russell Westbrook Over 21.5 Points + Assists, Domantas Sabonis To Score 10+ Points, Alex Sarr To Score 15+ Points (+217 on FanDuel Sportsbook)

The Wizards and Kings wrap up Friday night in what is projected to be a fairly competitive and high-scoring game, so there are some paths to putting together a potentially profitable 3-leg parlay.

We’ll rely on some of the more dependable pieces on either side and start with Westbrook, who’s turned back the clock a good amount this season and is averaging 23.3 points + assists over his last 20 games. There is the matter of Domantas Sabonis making his return from a 27-game absence Friday — and we’ll focus on a scoring prop for him next — but there is almost certainly a minutes restriction that will be in play after such a long layoff. Westbrook is averaging 24.3 points + assists per 36 minutes even when sharing the floor with Sabonis, Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan, so the 21.5 figure doesn’t scare us off.

Moving on to Sabonis, we’re going to focus on a scoring number that he should easily be able to hit even with less than a full workload. Sabonis has only played 30 minutes or fewer on four occasions this season, but he’s scored at least 10 points in each of those contests and is averaging 15.3 in the sample. The Wizards are giving up 21.7 points per game to centers in the last 15, including 25.0 in the last seven games, so we certainly have a favorable matchup on our side.

And we’ll close things out with Sarr, who did indeed derail one of our same-game parlays for Wednesday by getting ejected for a pair of technicals against the Clippers after just 13 minutes. The big man should be well rested and ready to atone Friday, and given Sabonis is hardly a defensive stalwart, a path to at least 15 points for Sarr is certainly there. Sarr has hit that threshold in 20 of 30 games (and if we factor out the ejection, 29). He’s averaging 16.8 points per road contest, and 22.3 points per 36 minutes with Bilal Coulibaly (OUT-back) off the floor. Sacramento is conceding an NBA-high 25.5 points per game to centers on the season, rounding out our case.

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Juan Carlos Blanco has been writing about fantasy sports and sports betting for over a decade, crafting a wide range of articles including those focused on picks, industry news and analysis, and personality profiles of others in those spaces. Juan Carlos’ work has appeared on leading sports, fantasy sports and sports betting sites including RotoWire, RotoBaller, The Gameday, TheLines.com, Legal Sports Report, CBS Sports, Yahoo Sports, NBA.com, Pro Football and Sports Network, Forbes and Lineups. Juan Carlos has covered an extensive number of sports leagues, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, CFL, USFL, XFL, UFL and BIG3 Basketball.

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