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Alex Barutha
Enes Kanter under 10.5 rebounds (+105) vs. Pelicans -- BetMGM, 1:52 PM CT
I am going back to the well. I took the under on Kanter's 11.5 rebounds when these two teams played two days ago, and Kanter grabbed only five rebounds. So now, over Kanter's past two matchups against the Pelicans, he has a combined nine rebounds. Nine! Combined! And BetMGM moved his prop down by only one rebound and are giving me plus odds? I'm about to make my own stimulus check.
Nick Whalen
Player Parlay: Montrezl Harrell to score 18+ points AND the Lakers beat the Hornets (+130) -- DraftKings Sportsbook
I've typically steered clear of DK's player parlays this season, but this is a good opportunity to capitalize on a favorable number. The spread for this game (Lakers -8.0) is a little too large for my liking, but I do think the Lakers win the game, and Harrell should continue to feast with Marc Gasol still sidelined. Harrell is averaging 23.4 points on 68 percent shooting over his last four games, and he's emerged as a valuable pick-and-roll partner for LeBron James. Over the last 10 games, Charlotte ranks 26th in points allowed (118.5), dead-last in opponents' field goal percentage (50.7%) and dead-last in opponents' assists per game (29.8). The James-Harrell duo should be able to take advantage of Cody Zeller, Bismack Biyombo and PJ Washington.
Ken "K-Train" Crites
I'm taking the Lakers -7.5 on FanDuel over the Hornets
Charlotte has had a pretty nice season, which is about to regress via a painful west coast trip. They got spanked 129-104 last night (Wed) at Denver, and roughly 24 hours and a long flight later they face the World Champions. The Lakers should be well rested after breezing to an easy home win Tuesday over the T-Wolves. Charlotte just doesn't have the bigs to punish LA, who are still missing big men Anthony Davis and Marc Gasol.
Jeff Edgerton
Chris Paul UNDER 9.5 ASSISTS vs. MIN (FD Sportsbook)
Phoenix's playmakers are going to be able to create a lot of their own shots, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Paul take a seat later in this game. There is definite blowout potential here.
Zion Williamson OVER 4.5 ASSISTS @ POR (FD Sportsbook)
Although Zion does a great job of finding his own way as a scorer, he recorded eight assists in his last game versus Portland two days ago. He's right at the 4.5 mark as an average over his past 10 games, but the fast pace of this one should give him enough opportunities to drop enough dimes.
