NBA Phoenix Suns vs LA Lakers same game parlay picks: Austin Reaves impresses in home opener at +635 odds

After a spectacular 12-Game slate on Wednesday, the NBA returns with a TNT double-header featuring a pair of Games from each conference. My focus is on the Suns vs Lakers Game, tipping-off at 10 ET. I’ve prepared a Same Game Parlay which you can read below.

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Let’s dive into my SGP bet now!

LA Lakers Money Line (-220)

Austin Reaves to Score 20+ Points (+340)

LeBron James to Record 6+ Rebounds (-290)

Same Game Parlay odds: +635

LA Lakers Money Line (-220)

From being 1.5 point favorites, the line has now shifted to 6 points in favor of the Lakers following the news of Devin Booker not playing coming out. He carried the Suns on the road in the season opener vs Golden State, so without him it’ll be all Kevin Durant on the offensive end for Phoenix. Bradley Beal is once again a game time decision, when you’re missing 2 of your 3 best players on the team it’s always tough. LA hung in decently with the Nuggets on Tuesday, but in the end the lack of production by Anthony Davis hurt them down the stretch. He should be able to perform better in front of the home fans though. Going down 0-2 for the season is definitely something the Lakers will want to avoid here, dating back to last season they are 9-2 SU in their last 11 home games. I’m taking them on the Money Line.

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Austin Reaves to Score 20+ Points (+340)

We’re just 1 game into the new season and already we have Anthony Davis displaying his inconsistency in full, as he went for a scoreless half against the Denver Nuggets in the season opener a couple of days ago. That kind of effort by the big man won’t take the Lakers far and with LeBron James being limited to just 29-30 minutes to start the season, players like Austin Reaves will have to step up and carry the load offensively. He had a solid scoring night with 14 points, despite going just 4-for-11 from the field. However, Reaves has had it going lately against the Suns finishing with 25 and 22 points in the last 2 meetings between the two teams, both played at Crypto.com Arena. In fact, if we expand our search to the last 5 games played vs Phoenix, he is shooting a stunning 61.9% from the field and a respectable 35.7% from three. Add to that the fact that Devin Booker won’t be playing here, I don’t see anyone on the Suns roster being able to slow down Reaves.

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LeBron James to Record 6+ Rebounds (-290)

I’ve mentioned the minutes restriction for LeBron earlier, despite that he was arguably the best Laker in the season opener against Denver on Tuesday. James stuffed the stat sheet with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, shooting the ball 10-for-16 from the field. He also finished with a team high +7 on the +/- which indicates although he’s turning 39 years old soon, he is still making a big impact on his team. His defensive rebounding should be consistent this season, as he is past the point in his career of leaking out and running on fastbreaks. Aside from maybe Nurkic, the Suns don’t really have anyone bigger down low that could cause the Lakers problems on the glass. In the past 5 meetings with the Suns, James has cleared this line 4 times while averaging 6.2 rebounds per game.