With Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals between the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder scheduled for Thursday night, we've put together a same-game parlay to enhance your betting and viewing experience.
Here's a look at our SGP and why each leg/prop warrants your attention.
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Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Game 2 Same-Game Parlay
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Expert Picks: Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder Game 2
| Bet | Odds |
|---|---|
| Luka Doncic UNDER 3.5 Made 3-Pointers | -118 |
| Daniel Gafford OVER 10.5 Points | -104 |
| Chet Holmgren To Record 2+ Blocks | -250 |
| Overall | +324 |
Same-Game Parlay Pick No. 1: Luka Doncic UNDER 3.5 Made 3-Pointers
This is the second game in a row we're liking the UNDER on made 3-pointers for Luka Doncic, as it paid off in Game 1 with the Most Valuable Player finalist continuing to struggle with his shot amidst a bout of poor health. He finished 1-of-8 in this department in 40 minutes on Tuesday.
Doncic has watched his 3-point percentage plummet from 38.2 percent and 4.1 makes across 70 appearances in the regular season to 22.7 percent and 2.1 conversions through seven postseason games. That number drops even more so to just 14.7 percent in his last four outings with just four 3-pointers made in total, which equates to the same amount he drilled in Game 1 of the opening round against the Los Angeles Clippers alone.
He attempted at least eight outside shots in each of those games, so his output from the perimeter isn't in question. It's just Doncic has no rhythm going beyond the arc, and Oklahoma City is loaded with perimeter defenders to continue altering those shots even if he were 100 percent healthy.
Same-Game Parlay Pick No. 2: Daniel Gafford OVER 10.5 Points
This is the type of series Daniel Gafford can thrive in with the Thunder lacking an interior presence outside of Chet Holmgren, who while tall with a considerable wingspan, isn't as strong as Ivica Zubac was in the first round against Dallas.
Gafford registered his first double-double of the playoffs in Game 1, finishing with 16 points, 11 rebounds, and five blocked shots to boot in the Mavericks' 22-point loss. His 12 shot attempts were the third-most on the roster behind the obvious leaders in Doncic and Kyrie Irving, and it marked the second game in a row he scored 10 or more points after dropping 13 on the Clippers in Game 6.
He'll need 11 or more in Game 2 to reach the OVER set by oddsmakers, which he accomplished twice out of a possible three tries against the Thunder during the season when he scored exactly 19 points twice on Feb. 10 and March 14, respectively.
Same-Game Parlay Pick No. 3: Chet Holmgren To Record 2+ Blocks
At -250 odds, there's a strong likelihood Holmgren will block two or more shots in Game 2, and while the odds aren't exactly sexy, it works for the sake of closing out this same-game parlay.
Outside of Dereck Lively III, no one on the Mavericks' roster can match Holmgren's size, including the aforementioned Gafford who's just 6-foot-10. Holmgren blocked three shots in 31 minutes on Tuesday, which was the fourth time this postseason he's had two or more and the third he's had more than three.
Oklahoma City was 24-9 SU during the season when the rookie big man blocked at least three shots in a game, and you can add three more wins to that total stemming from the Thunder's early playoff success.
