NBA Saturday three-team mega parlay (+1372 odds): Pacers knock off Lakers

The weekend is here, why not celebrate by going for a big payday on Saturday? That’s right, we’re back with another NBA mega parlay, this time a three-teamer with a payout north of 13/1 where we’re counting on the Pacers to pull off an upset. We’ve been rolling recently, and incredibly cashed our NBA mega parlay two days in a row this week. On Wednesday we hit at +1035 odds, and on Thursday we hit at +1225 odds. Let’s make it three out of four on Saturday!

We’re going big and bold, so let’s not waste any more time. We’re diving in, but don’t forget to check out our picks for the side and total on every NBA game.

New York Knicks -6 (-110)

Indiana Pacers ML (+235)

Miami Heat ML (+130)

Parlay odds: +1372

Keeping it simple with three plays. Let’s break down each of the legs one by one.

New York Knicks -6 (-110)

To start this mega parlay off, we’re going with the Knicks. New York already plays smothering difference, making offense hard to come by in the best of times. But the Hornets are still banged up, and will be missing Gordon Hayward and Miles Bridges here. I don’t see them having the offensive firepower to keep up. The Hornets are playing quite poorly, having lost three in a row and seven of ten.

It’s even worse than that sounds, cause their three wins in that span have come against terrible teams. Detroit twice and Orlando once. It’s been a long time since they’ve beaten a competent team, let alone one of the Knicks’ caliber. New York is coming off a win over San Antonio, and they really want to win this one to potentially get the four-seed and home court advantage in the first-round.

Be sure to check out our full game preview for Charlotte Hornets vs. New York Knicks.

Indiana Pacers ML (+235)

The Pacers shouldn’t be anywhere near this big of an underdog. Indiana has won two of three, and the one loss was to Milwaukee. The Pacers need this game like blood since they’re currently tied for the eight-seed and don’t want to finish ninth and get the worse play-in draw. I’m not ready to declare the Lakers back just because they beat the Rockets by two and the Knicks in an ugly overtime game in their past two contests. LeBron James will return here, but the team isn’t going to push him.

The buzz around James’ return from his ankle injury has greatly inflated this line and created value on the Pacers. Anthony Davis is questionable for this one, and isn’t going to be 100 percent either. The Pacers just beat the 76ers by nine two games ago, so they’ve clearly got the upside needed to pull a money line upset.

Miami Heat ML (+130)

To wrap this parlay up in the nightcap we’ve got the Heat as slight underdogs. Miami could still fall to the six seed, and they surely don’t want to have to play Milwaukee again in the first round. If they can win their final two games they’ll get to play the Hawks instead in the first round, and avoid the Nets in the second round. The Heat have been playing some of the best ball in the league recently, winning seven of their last eight.

The only loss in that span came to a red-hot Mavericks team. The last time these teams played was all the way back in December, but the Heat did win by 11 for what it’s worth. Milwaukee is 3-1 in their last four games, but two of those wins came against the Magic and Rockets. In their toughest test recently, they lost by 21 to San Antonio.

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