PrizePicks for August 24

There’s a handful of sports that are being offered today, with the NBA and NHL playoffs now both underway while MLB continues to truck along. For this article, I will specifically be focusing on my favorite PrizePicks for NBA and MLB.

My focus for this article will be around a site called “PrizePicks,” a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production.

The format is simple. You pick two, three, or four players and predict whether they will go over or under their projected fantasy point total.

When parlaying the players, the larger your parlay, the better the payout:

• Two-pick entry pays 2.5x (max entry: $400)
• Three-pick entry pays 5x (max entry: $200)
• Four-pick entry pays 10x (max entry: $100)

As a bonus offer, there is a “flex play” option if you choose to run a four-man parlay. This will provide some security, as you can earn 1.5x your buy-in if three of your four picks hit.

NBA games tops off at 1 p.m. ET this afternoon, while MLB starts at 3:10 p.m. ET, giving you enough time to stagger your entries and focus on each sport individually.

Scoring breakdown for PrizePicks contests can be found here.

PrizePicks for Aug. 24

NBA

• Nikola Vucevic (45.5 points) — OVER
• Dennis Schroder (28.5 points) — OVER
• Eric Gordon (30.0 points) — OVER
• LeBron James (57.5 points) — OVER
• Jusuf Nurkic (36.5 points) — UNDER

MLB

• Juan Soto (9.0 points) — OVER
• Mike Trout (8.5 points) — OVER
• Anthony Rizzo (8.0 points) — OVER
• Joey Gallo (5.5 points) — UNDER
• Teoscar Hernandez (5.5 points) — UNDER

Favorite pick combinations

• Nikola Vucevic (o45.5), Dennis Schroder (o28.5), Eric Gordon (o30.0)
  • $20 to win $100
• Juan Soto (o9), Mike Trout (o8.5), Joey Gallo (u5.5)
  • $20 to win $100