Top NBA Parlay Picks for Thursday

After a jam-packed Wednesday night of action, the Association returns tonight with a five-game slate with more limited options for bettors to choose from. Even still, we’ve been finding value as of late in our NBA parlay picks and that's exactly what I've found yet again tonight.

As we blow through the quarter mark of the 2021 NBA season, the teams' identities are starting to take shape for better or worse.

For those of us who bet on these identities every night, patterns are starting to form for those who look close enough. With most of the stars off tonight, let's take a look at where things lay.

Here are top parlay picks for Thursday's NBA action (Odds via DraftKings; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).

Top NBA Parlay Picks

Chicago Bulls vs. New York Knicks (+110) ???Milwaukee Bucks -4.5 (-110) vs. Toronto Raptors ????San Antonio Spurs vs. Portland Trail Blazers -3.5 (-110) ???

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NBA Parlay Predictions

Knicks (+110)

In what will be the second meeting in two weeks and the third in just over a month, these two teams know each other well and have split the series 1-1 thus far. Both meetings were decided by just seven total points and this one's expected to be just as close.

For the New York Knicks, the swapping of Kemba Walker for Alec Burks at the point-guard position has served the team well. In his two starts, Burks has consecutive season-high performances in points, scoring 25 and 23 points, respectively.

In what will be his first start at the Garden in front of the Knicks faithful, I look for another big performance from Burks and for the Knicks to edge this one out to kick off our NBA parlay picks.

Bucks -4.5 (-110)

Winners of their last eight straight, the reigning NBA champs are starting to regain the form that saw them ascend to the throne last season. Picking up a big win over Charlotte last night, the team now heads north to face a Toronto Raptors team that is still searching for their identity after their own championship run.

Losers of three straight and four of five (1-4 ATS), the Raptors have failed to score more than 97 points in any of their prior three games.

A big part of the Bucks' success has come via the step-up in performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo, who comes into this one averaging 27.6 points per game, including 40 last night.

Expect Milwaukee to keep rolling on Thursday night.

Trail Blazers -3.5 (-110)

This is one of the more unrecognizable San Antonio Spurs teams in the past decade and things aren't getting any better for a young team that has yet to find itself. Coming into tonight, they rank last in the league in free-throw percentage at just 68.7% and 22nd in rebounds per game (44.6).

Portland, on the other hand, stopped a three-game slide on Saturday night, covering easily as 7.5-point favorites at home versus Detroit. One of the best home teams in the league, the Blazers enter the night with a record of 10-1 in the friendly confines of Portland, with an ATS record of 8-2-1.

Look for them to cover yet again tonight.

Combined odds: Knicks ML (+110) + Bucks -4.5 (-110) + Trail Blazers -3.5 (-110) = +665

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NBA Parlay Picks made 12/2/2021 at 8:25 a.m. ET