A huge day of NBA action with Cleveland, currently on a 12 game win streak, relying on Jarrett Allen to continue his elite production.
Best Bet
Philadelphia 76ers @ Orlando Magic (10:10am)
Welcome back Paolo. Playing like he never left, he saluted for us as our value bet two days ago. 20+ Points in his return game was the task and he had 19 at half time. He easily cleared and finished with 34 points! There was some concern about his minutes restriction, but he managed 26 and looked unbothered by his oblique.
I think his minutes should push closer to 30 here and with Orlando still struggling to field a team, expect Banchero to have a high usage rate when on the floor. I think he can clear this line with points alone, but take the insurance of assists in case Philadelphia don’t have an answer and start to double team.
SGM – Banchero 20+ Points/ Banchero 4+ Assists/ Da Silva 6+ Rebounds = $3.75
Next Best
Indiana Pacers @ Cleveland Cavaliers (10:10am)
That’s 3 big games in a row now for Allen and he has put together a really solid two weeks. Averaging 18.7 points over the fortnight he has cleared this line easily, 3 of his last 4. Cleveland seemed to have found a nice balance between Mobley and Allen and a recent post match interview revealed they believe “they are the best 2 man front court in the league”.
Cleveland are still rolling and one of the championship favourites as it currently stands. They draw Indiana here, who can sometimes struggle to contain big’s, especially teams who present two. Both teams score bulk points and Cleveland lead the league per game, there should be plenty to go round for J.A.
SGM – Cavs Win/ Allen Over 13.5 Points/ Mobley 8+ Rebounds = $3.00
Value Bet
Charlotte Hornets @ Phoenix Suns (1:10pm)
Incredible value here for a guy that has cleared this line 3 times in his last 5 and 2 games of 9 assists before that. He is averaging 8 assists per game over his last 10 and has averaged 12.6 potential assists in that period.
Phoenix have sensed they are not getting the most out of their current squad and acted on the need to make changes. They recently moved Brad Beal to the bench and is he is playing well, coming off as a secondary scorer. They have also not played Jusuf Nurkic the last two games, but that shouldn’t affect Book to much. Book seems to have taken over a lot of point guard duties in recent games which is reflective in his assist numbers. Definitely has the ability to clear this line and a match up against Charlotte puts us in the box seat.
SGM – Booker 8+ Assists/ Williams Over 11.5 Points/ Bridges 4+ Assists = $5.50
Monday NBA Multi
Nuggets/ Cavs/ Suns
$2.46