Monday should’ve been an absolute print fest for us. Anthony Davis was smashing the Thunder and had 24 points at the end of the third quarter. BUT — and there’s always a but — Davis didn’t play a single second in the fourth quarter because of a blowout. The toughest parlay losses are the ones that happen like this. No stopping, though. It’s time for our top NBA parlay picks for today, Tuesday, March 5th, including an NBA player prop pick for Paolo Banchero. Need more action? Check out our NBA betting tools or our NBA betting promos.
NBA Parlay Picks Today: +290 Parlay for Tuesday
Paolo Banchero o20.5 Points (NBA Player Prop)
Our Tuesday NBA parlay picks begin with an over. We’re firing up the Paolo Banchero over on 20.5 points against the Charlotte Hornets tonight.
Paolo has scored over 20 points in a game 34 times this season, which includes 11 of his last 15 games.
The Hornets have been getting dog-walked by opposing power forwards, and are allowing over 25 points per game to the position.
Paolo Banchero‘s four games against the Hornets look like this:
- 21 points
- 22 points
- 31 points
- 23 points
So, he’s cashed the over on 20.5 in every game against the Hornets in his two-year career.
The Hornets struggle to defend the rim, and over their last 10 games they’re 22nd second in field-goal percentage allowed at the rim (66%).
And, where does Paolo do most of his work? At the rim. He attacks the basket and finishes at the rim A LOT. And when he doesn’t, he generally gets to the free-throw line.
We ride the over on points with our guy tonight.
Brandon Ingram o26.5 Points + Rebounds (NBA Player Prop)
The second of our NBA Parlay picks today takes us north of the border, with Brandon Ingram needing to get us over 26.5 points + rebounds against the Raptors.
No team in the NBA gives up more points to opposing small forwards than the Toronto Raptors this season — 24.07. They’re also allowing over 7.5 rebounds per game.
Since joining the Pelicans, Brandon Ingram has OBLITERATED the Raptors:
- 41 points, 6 rebounds
- 36 points, 7 rebounds
- 10 points, 11 rebounds
- 22 points, 5 rebounds
- 31 points, 6 rebounds
- 24 points, 9 rebounds
- 27 points, 7 rebounds
- 22 points, 5 rebounds
So, as you can see, Ingram has cashed this bet in all but ONE game against the Raptors as a member of the Pelicans.
He’s actually cashed this prop on points alone in four of the eight games.
The Pelicans are coming off three full days of rest, and when the Pels have 2-3 days of rest, 60% of their games go over the total. And they also went over the projected total in their last matchup against the Raptors back on Feb. 5.
What I do wonder about is who on this Raptors team will defend Ingram. Without Scottie Barnes, it’s likely this might be the biggest mismatch the Pels have, which they will likely try to exploit.
Final NBA Picks & Parlay Bet Today
Leg 1: Paolo Banchero o20.5 Points
Leg 2: Brandon Ingram o26.5 Points + Rebounds
= +290 odds at BetMGM Sportsbook (with boost)
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