Sunday's NBA slate gifts bettors eight sparkling contests to wager on. Today's NBA parlay picks focus on the glittering Oklahoma City vs Denver matchup, the upstart Detroit Pistons vs the Portland Trail Blazers, and Cleveland vs Milwaukee.
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NBA Parlay Today
| Pick | Odds |
| Thunder First-Half Points UNDER 64.5 | -106 |
| Portland Trail Blazers Moneyline | +130 |
| Cavaliers -6.5 | -154 |
| Total | +637 |
Odds as of March 9 at Sportsbook
Thunder First-Half Points UNDER 64.5 -106
Oklahoma City boasts the second-ranked offensive rating in the NBA at 123.6 across their last 15 games. Mark Daigneault's squad is 13-2 SU in that time period, as the young Thunder scorch the competition. However, OKC has surpassed their first-half point total of 64.5 points just three times in their past 10 games.
Additionally, the Denver Nuggets are playing inspired basketball of late. For the season, Denver's defense isn't anything to write home about, but they've allowed opponents to cross this first-half point line just twice in their past 10 games. Nikola Jokic remains the NBA's ultimate enigma. So, containing the Serbian superstar, and shutting down his shooters will be OKC's number one goal.
Expect to see Denver slow the pace and create good looks on offense. The Nuggets will want to minimize Oklahoma City's dangerous transition attack. Fade the Thunder first-half points here.
Portland Trail Blazers Moneyline +122
Losses in three of their last four games have taken some of the shine off if the Portland Trail Blazers post All-Star break run.
Havin said that, those three losses have to come against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder. There's no shame in losing to the NBA's elite.
Portland's 7-1 SU in their last eight games at home, with their only loss coming against the Lakers. Detroit's struggled on their west coast road trip, falling to both the Clippers and the Warriors. Take advantage of a tired Pistons team and profit with the Trail Blazers moneyline as our second NBA parlay pick.
Cleveland Cavaliers -6.5 -154
Cleveland has continued to their strong second-half play this season, going an outstanding 14-1 SU over their last 15. In that time frame, the Cavaliers lead the Association with a +14.9 net rating and an insane 123.8 offensive rating. For context the Celtics led the the NBA with a 123.2 offensive rating last season.
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— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) March 8, 2025
Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland can score from anywhere. While Evan Mobley has taken huge strides this season as a jump shooter, passer and offensive creator. Jared Allen crashes the glass with reckless abandon and is the perfect big for Kenny Atkinson's scheme.
Milwaukee has played better of late, but the Bucks are on the second night of a back-to-back. Giannis and company had to deal with the physical Orlando Magic defense last night, and each of Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, Kyle Kuzma and Taurean Prince played over 35 minutes last night.
Round out our Sunday NBA Parlay with a Cavaliers -6.5 spread bet.
