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A slim NBA schedule of six games, including a TNT doubleheader, is available on Thursday, March 14 to build a winning NBA parlay. The number of games is few but the matchups are excellent, highlighted by the Phoenix Suns at Boston Celtics matchup at 7:30 p.m. ET on TNT. The Celtics are back home having completed a six-game road trip that saw them lose the first two games followed by a pair of double-digit payout wins over the Suns and Portland. They say the hardest game is the first one at home following a road trip so there could be value backing Kevin Durant and his mates. Luka Doncic has been on a tear and he leads his Mavericks into a showdown with West leading Oklahoma City in the second TNT game of the night. Tipoff is slated for 10 p.m. ET. The Thunder continue to win games but had a bad week at the betting window going 1-4 ATS prior to a payout victory over Memphis on Sunday. Still, the Thunder are the second biggest money-maker in the NBA cashing out in 62 percent of their games. We also have a clash between East rivals Philadelphia and Milwaukee. The Sixers have struggled without Joel Embiid falling to sixth in the East. Milwaukee’s commitment to defense has me seriously looking at backing the UNDER. ... 

The NBA betting week concludes with a nine-game slate on Sunday, March 10 with some good matchups you can use to build a winning NBA parlay. Three of the four teams battling for the top seed in the Western Conference take to the hardwood with current leader Minnesota visiting the LA Lakers in the second game of ESPN’s doubleheader. The Wolves and Oklahoma City Thunder have been at the top of the standings for most of the season. The pressure of being in a playoff race might be getting to the Thunder, who dropped two of three games following a loss to the Lakers on Monday. They also lost by 14 in San Antonio. Despite that OKC remains a profitable outfit with payouts in over 63 percent of their games and hosts Memphis. No one is questioning the appointment of Doc Rivers as coach of the Bucks now that his team is on a roll. For the second time in a week they’ll take on the LA Clippers after staging a dramatic comeback to win their sixth straight game, 113-106, on Monday night. The Bucks did that without the services of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton. Teams fighting for a top six in the Eastern Conference battle in the opener of ESPN’s twinbill when the New York Knicks host Philadelphia. With just six wins in 19 games following Tuesday’s loss to Brooklyn, the Sixers have been a disaster on the court and at the betting window going 4-10 ATS in their last 14 outings. ... 

A potential preview of the NBA Finals is one of seven games on the schedule for Thursday, March 7 for bettors to build a winning NBA parlay on. The Boston Celtics are the O’Brien Trophy favorites heading into the home stretch of the season with the defending champion Denver Nuggets close behind. The two square off in the Mile High City at 10 p.m. ET in the second game of a TNT double ... 

Just like last week the NBA schedule for Sunday, March 3 features a double doubleheader with the league’s best teams and players facing each other on the national stage. The eight-game slate also offers some intriguing matchups with a plethora of NBA parlay wagering opportunities. The festivities get started at 1 p.m. ET with a matinee between the Philadelphia 76ers and Dallas Mavericks on ABC. Both clubs are fighting to secure a top six in their respective conference thus avoiding the play-in tournament so there should be a sense of urgency. The Sixers are struggling with Joel Embiid on the shelf losing two straight and 12 of 16 following Tuesday’s loss to Boston. Philly is just 5-11 ATS in that span. A rematch of the 2022 NBA Finals completes the first doubleheader with the Golden State Warriors visiting the league best Boston Celtics. The Cs have been the best team in the NBA all season but one of their rare setbacks came in San Francisco in mid-December with the Duds squeaking out a 132-126 payout. The evening doubleheader on ESPN starts at 7 p.m. ET with the Cleveland Cavaliers hosting New York and concludes with a Western Conference tussle between Oklahoma City and Phoenix. The Thunder stretched their SU and ATS winning streak to six games beating Houston on Tuesday emerging as the most profitable team with a cover rate of almost 65 percent. ... 

Every four years or thereabout we get an additional day added on to the calendar and it’s a gift for sports bettors. Leap day falls on Thursday with February 29 giving us eight games on the NBA schedule to make a NBA parlay. Some of the top teams in the league have the day off but that doesn’t mean the matchups won’t be worth watching or wagering on. Have the Milwaukee Bucks got used ... 

The NBA presents an 11-game slate with a double doubleheader to cap off the betting week on Sunday, February 25. Some key conference matchups are on tap for your NBA parlay with the Milwaukee Bucks visiting Philadelphia in an Eastern Conference tilt. Both clubs looking to end a recent slide that’s moved them down the standings. That tilt gets the afternoon started at 1 p.m. ET on ABC with the second game having the Lakers at Phoenix at 3:30 p.m. ET. The Bucks entered the All-Star break with just three wins in 10 games since Doc Rivers took over as head coach and Philly dropped nine of 12 games ahead of the break while dealing with the absence of MVP Joel Embiid. Enough of the bad news let’s get to some squads that are tearing it up. The Dallas Mavericks won six in a row ahead of the break inching closer to a top-six in the Western Conference. Five of those wins were by double digits and they covered in each one. The Mavs aim to continue their surge in a matchup with Indiana. And speaking of making money the Orlando Magic have done plenty of that for their backers this season going 36-19 ATS for the best cover rate in the NBA at 65.5 percent. Orlando has gotten paid in all three meetings with the Hawks and concludes the season series in Atlanta on Sunday. ... 

We should see some invigorated players as the post All-Star break portion of the NBA season schedule gets underway on Thursday, Feb. 22 with 12 games on tap to make a NBA parlay. With the most recent games played a week ago guys will be rested and minor injuries likely healed as teams get ready for the final playoff push. Not needing a push, at least not right now, is the Boston Celti... 

Turns out I did well on my Super Bowl bets and it was much needed in order to fund my NBA parlays since I haven’t been as successful. We can now turn our full attention to the NBA and hopefully my fortunes will change. There is a light six-game schedule on tap for Tuesday, Feb. 13 but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some intriguing matchups to ponder when filling out that NBA parlay. T... 

With a limited schedule to compete with the NFL on Super Bowl Sunday, the NBA offers up an abundant slate of games on Saturday, Feb. 10 with 22 teams competing. The NBA also makes a return to primetime network television with the Western Conference tilt between the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors airing at 8:30 p.m. ET on ABC. The schedule covers most of the day starting with an afternoon tip in Dallas between the OKC Thunder and Mavs and concluding with a late-night Western Conference af... 

For the first time in several months there’s a weekend with no professional or college football, but that doesn’t mean sports wagering opportunities are also taking time off. Nope, instead the NBA gets the weekend started with a 10-game slate on Friday, Feb. 2 with the scorching hot LA Clippers and West leading Minnesota Timberwolves in action. As part of their two-wee, seven-game road trip, the Clips make a stop in the Motor City for a showdown with the NBA worst Detroit Pistons. The Clips saw ... 

The Milwaukee Bucks made headlines earlier this week and it wasn’t for what they did on the court. Just 43 games into his first season as head coach and boasting the second-best record in the Eastern Conference, the club fired Adrian Griffin. There were a lot of expectations heaped on the Bucks after the blockbuster deal that landed Damien Lillard. And while the club was 30-13, the defense slipped after being one of the best in the NBA last season. The Bucks will move forward with a new coach po... 

Cashing a winning ticket on a NBA parlay has been a tough nut to crack. I was excited when two of my three parlay picks hit on last week’s card then I realized it’s still a losing ticket. With most teams right around the 40-game mark we’ve reached the midway point of the season leaving us with ample time to make up for the shortcomings from the first half. I’ll take solace in knowing ... 

I have yet to hit a NBA parlay but it isn’t from a lack of trying. Honestly, betting the NBA is harder than any other sport given the number of games and the ebbs and flows over the course of a season. That won’t stop me from trying, though, and the schedule for Friday, January 12 offers 10 games to build a parlay around. Just when it looked like Memphis was ready to make a run with t... 

As we enter into 2024 it’s time to take a closer look at the standings and decipher what exactly happened around the NBA over the first few months of the 2023-24 season. It’s also time to take a closer look at my betting strategy for NBA parlays since I’m coming off another losing week. There is a full slate of 14 games on Friday, January 5, to build a parlay around with some of the A... 

The last Friday of the year has 10 games on the slate with every NBA team looking to close 2023 on a high note. That goes for me as well after another losing NBA parlay last week that saw me go 1-1-1. That alone is tough to do but I don’t get anything for three ones. So instead I’ll take a final crack at bringing home a winner to close the year. After briefly losing their spot at the ... 

The final Friday before Christmas has six games on the NBA schedule as I look to recover from a poor parlay card on last week’s games. I had a strong start to the season but have cooled recently and still I have as many parlay wins as the Detroit Pistons have game wins. Their losing streak reached 24 games with Monday’s setback to Atlanta, though Detroit did cover the spread for the f... 

To add some excitement to what otherwise could be a boring time in the NBA, the in-season tournament was created. I guess it was a success, at least that’s what a number of players and coaches are saying. But did anyone really notice or pay attention? I can say I didn’t and I don’t believe the tournament had an impact on NBA betting. But congratulations to the LA Lakers for winning th... 

With the NBA’s in-season tournament coming to a close this weekend with the championship game on Saturday, the rest of the league will take a few days off. However, things ramp back up on Monday, December 11 with 13 games on the schedule to get fans back in the betting mode. Two surprising teams in the West are in action with the Timberwolves visiting New Orleans. Minnesota took over the top spot in the conference by winning 14 of 16 games. Oklahoma City is right behind boasting the best scoring... 

As we venture into the final month of the year and Christmas waiting at the back end, now’s a good time to secure some cash for those gifts that need to be purchased. One week after hitting a three-team NBA parlay my heater ended abruptly with two losses on last week’s ticket. As the Boston Celtics, owners of the league’s best record will tell you, it’s hard to win them all. And the D... 

After a few near-misses in previous Friday night NBA parlays my picks paid off with a three-team winner last week. And after the league takes Thanksgiving off the schedule resumes with 10 games on tap for Friday, Nov. 24 as I look to continue my heater. The slate opens with a matinee featuring the NBA-best Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic and concluding with a Western Conference tilt ... 

Man, if I didn’t have bad luck I’d have no luck at all. For the third straight week I missed hitting a three-team NBA parlay by a point or less, just adding to the frustration. We’re less than a month into the 2023-24 NBA season and already I’ve had enough suspense and drama for an entire campaign. I’ve been dialed in with most of my picks just missing in one of the games. Last week i... 

For the second straight week I missed hitting a three-team NBA parlay by half a point. Looking on the bright side, that’s pretty good since there were plenty of unknowns at the start of the season with a massive amount of turnover throughout the league. We’re just a few weeks and a handful of games into the 2023-24 NBA season with plenty still to figure out. However, we do know that t... 

We’re just a week into the 2023-24 NBA season and already there’s been a huge shakeup. It was a given that James Harden wasn’t going to play for the Philadelphia 76ers after remarks he made regarding the team’s GM. And both parties got their wish with Harden shipped to the LA Clippers for a handful of players and draft picks. Unfortunately neither team is in action on Friday, November 3, so we’ll have to look elsewhere for our NBA parlay picks with seven games to choose from. The Bucks play at home for the fourth time in their first five games when they entertain the New York Knicks. In what is expected to be a crowded top of the Eastern Conference, taking care of business is a big deal. The defending champion Nuggets picked up right where they left off winning their first four games. Denver hosts Luka Doncic and the Mavs on Friday in the first of a four-game homestand. The Nuggets were the best home team in the NBA last season winning 84.6 percent of their games including playoffs with the third-best cover ratio at 60.8 percent. With plenty of uncertainty around the NBA I actually had a decent opener on my first Friday parlay missing out on three-team winner by half a point. I backed the Celtics at -8.5 for their home tilt with Miami only to see them win 119-111. ... 

The first Friday night of the 2023-24 NBA season has 11 games on the slate with preseason Larry O’Brien Trophy favorite Boston Celtics looking to exorcise some demons when hosting the Miami Heat. For those who may have forgotten, and I’m sure many Celtics fans are in that category, the Heat won Game 7 in Boston to win the Eastern Conference and advance to the NBA Finals. Miami became the second No. 8 seed to reach the championship series. Playing for the East title in each of the past two seasons and in three of the last four, the teams have created quite a rivalry and there will certainly be plenty of fireworks. ... 

With the start of the 2023-24 NBA season tipping off in late October the betting markets are open for business. The top two teams on the NBA Championship betting board reside in the Eastern Conference after both made drastic changes to their roster to help get them the ultimate prize. But the Western Conference is more dangerous with the defending champion Denver Nuggets aiming to stave off advances from the new-look Phoenix Suns, LeBron James and the LA Lakers, the Clippers and the Golden State Warriors, who rank on the odds board just behind the East favorites. A team from the Western Conference has hoisted the Larry O’Brien Trophy five times in the past seven seasons. ...