Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day has long been a big holiday for the NBA, and this Monday is no different. Several huge matchups are on the 11-game slate, including Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers hosting James Harden and the Houston Rockets, Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers playing at Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz, with the night ending in L.A. as the Los Angeles Lakers host Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors. Fans across the nation will be making NBA picks on all these showdowns, but if you're feeling truly bold on MLK Day, SportsLine lead handicapper Adam Thompson is going huge, putting together a four-team parlay of best bets that could return a massive 10-to-1 payout.
Thompson, who enters MLK Day on a sizzling 26-14 run on NBA against the spread picks, already nailed a three-teamer last week. Now, he has locked in his selections for four marquee games for Monday, starting with Kings vs. Magic at 3:30 p.m. ET and going all night.
We'll give one key part of this NBA parlay away: Thompson is backing the Nets as three-point favorites against the Kings in Brooklyn.
Thompson knows the Nets (24-23) have been a pleasant NBA surprise, riding a three-game win streak into Monday's action with impressive victories over the Celtics, Rockets and Magic. The team has an inside-outside punch in D'Angelo Russell and Jarrett Allen. Russell has been a key leader during the current three-game heater, averaging 28 points and seven, and the C Jarrett Allen is controlling the paint averaging 15 points and 15.3 rebounds.
The Kings (24-22) are led by the young backcourt duo of De'Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield, but Thompson notes that Sacramento has been less effective on the road later.
"It's just 1-5 overall and against the spread," Thompson told SportsLine. "The Nets have won eight of nine at home -- even with Alan Crabbe out, the trends are just too strong."
Thompson has also identified a key injury that causes one side of the spread to hit hard in another game Monday. Find out which team it is, and everything else you need to know to complete your NBA parlay selections, over at SportsLine.
So which MLK Day NBA picks should you back for a huge 10-to-1 payout? And which team does Thompson see as a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to get the best bets for the MLK Day NBA schedule, all from a red-hot handicapper who's on a blistering 26-14 run on his NBA picks, and find out.