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Alex Barutha
2-Leg Parlay: 76ers to win vs. Bulls + Hawks to win at Pistons (-127) -- FanDuel, 3:19 PM CT
The Bulls don't have anyone to effectively guard Harden and Embiid, and I expect them to cut through Chicago fairly easily. DeMar DeRozan's mid-range game should be fine against the drop coverage of Embiid, but I'd be shocked if Nikola Vucevic provided anything substantial, and that puts more than usual on the shoulders of DeRozan and Zach LaVine. As for the other game, I mostly threw the Hawks win in for value, as I think it's a nice moneyline number and spread (-7.5) against an abysmal Pistons team.
Nick Whalen
New York Knicks +4.0 at Sacramento Kings (-110) – DraftKings Sportsbook, 1PM CT
Sacramento is coming in off of a one-point loss to the Mavs on Saturday, while the Knicks played late Sunday in LA against the Clippers, so Sacramento getting 4.0 points makes sense. But on paper, these teams are essentially even, and I might give the slight edge to the Knicks – at least when things are going well, as they were in Sunday's blowout win. New York has had trouble replicating performances like that all season, but the Knicks are 5-3 ATS on the second half of back-to-backs this season. It may be too late to salvage the season, but give me the Knicks with the points on the road.
