Momentum during the NBA regular season can be hard to judge. When it comes to making an NBA parlay today, it is important to look deep into the box score to see why teams have been winning games.
Sometimes, teams can catch a break on the NBA schedule when other franchises choose to rest key players.
When it comes to games to watch Monday night, there are two teams that have made surprising runs early in the season.
NBA team stats show Orlando especially, is on a better run than most people would have expected.
Orlando Magic vs. Atlanta Hawks
NBA odds show that the Atlanta Hawks are 7.5-point favorites over Orlando. The Hawks are -305 on the moneyline, while the Orlando Magic are +240. The over/under has been set at 229 points.
Orlando Magic
The Magic have won six straight games to improve to 11-20 on the season. Most impressively, Orlando won a pair of games with Boston over the weekend. NBA players stats show that Paolo Banchero has been playing well as a rookie.
Banchero leads the team in scoring, putting up 21.6 points per game. Banchero is also contributing 6.8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in 23 appearances.
Magic’s Good Job
The Magic have done a good job running their opponents off the 3-point line on defense.
Anyone making an NBA parlay today will see opponents only shoot 331 percent from the 3-point line against the Magic.
Orlando is 16-14-1 against the spread this season. The Magic have seen the total go over in 15 of their 30 games. Orlando is in the third game of a four-game road swing. The Magic beat Atlanta during their last meeting in Orlando.
Atlanta Hawks
The Hawks have been hovering around .500 all season. Atlanta has been through an especially tough run recently, losing five of its past seven games.
The Hawks have been in the middle of the league defensively. Atlanta ranks 18th in the league, allowing 115 points per game.
The Hawks allow their opponents to shoot 47.3 percent from the field, which is 19th in the league.
Hawks’ Offense
Offensively, Atlanta has struggled to shoot from the outside
The Hawks make 32.8 percent of their 3-pointers, which ranks 27th in the league. NBA teams stats show Atlanta is 12-18 against the spread and are 9-5 straight up at home.
NBA Pick: Magic +7.5 (-112)
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Utah Jazz vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
Anyone making an NBA parlay today would see that Cleveland Cavaliers is a 5.5-point favorite over Utah Jazz. The Cavaliers are -230 on the moneyline, while the Jazz are +185. The over/under is set at 222.5 points.
Utah Jazz
The Jazz has provided their opponents with one of the trickier NBA matchups in the league.
Utah’s offense has scored at a high clip. Led by Lauri Makkanen, who leads the team at 22.3 points per game, the Jazz is fifth in the league by averaging 117.2 points per game.
Utah also shoots 369 percent from the 3-point line, which ranks eighth in the league.
Utah as Consistent Winners
People making NBA picks and parlays have been able to count on Utah being able to be consistent winners. The Jazz is 18-14 against the spread.
This game will have a little bit of extra spice by taking on Donovan Mitchell for the first time.
The Jazz dealt Mitchell to the Cavaliers in exchange for Markkanen and other players. Utah is 6-10 straight up away from home.
Cleveland Cavaliers
No one making an NBA parlay today would be surprised to know that Mitchell has become Cleveland’s most prolific scorer. NBA player stats show Mitchell ranks seventh in the league by averaging 27.9 points per game.
Cleveland enters this game having won three straight, but has failed to cover in four of their past six games.
Cavaliers’ Success
The Cavaliers have been successful thanks to playing strong defense. Cleveland has the top-scoring defense in the league, allowing 104.6 points per game.
The Cavaliers also have a top-five field goal percentage defense, limiting Cleveland to 45.5 percent shooting from the field.
NBA Pick: Cavaliers -5.5 (-110)
NBA Parlay
The Orlando Magic have been playing good basketball over the past few weeks, and they should be able to o against a division rival.
Mitchell will want to show Utah what it is missing and help his new team cover the spread.
NBA Parlay Pick: Two-legged Parlay (+261)
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