We’ve got our first win-or-go-home spot of the second round of the NBA playoffs, as the Grizzlies head to the Bay area with their backs against the wall facing a 3-1 deficit. On the other side of the slate, we have the Bucks and Celtics heading back to Boston knotted at two games apiece. With so much on the line, it should be a fun night in the PrizePicks streets.
PrizePicks is a creative new way to parlay picks based on expected fantasy point production. To dive into the ins and outs of everything PrizePicks, FTN’s Tyler Loechner wrote a comprehensive App Review.
How to Play PrizePicks NBA
For the sake of this NBA article, the format is simple: You pick 2-5 players and predict whether they will go over or under their projected fantasy point total, or their single-stat total.
When parlaying the players, the larger your parlay, the better the payout:
- Two-pick entry pays 3x (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. This provides an added level of security on your entry where you can decrease your multiplier received if you miss one of your entries but hit on all of the others.
An important note — these lines can shift over the course of the day leading up until lock. The lines that I am quoting are at the time of writing (Wednesday afternoon). I will be in the PrizePicks Discord channel (which is FREE!) up until lock to help out with how to adjust to the changing projections.
Scoring breakdown for PrizePicks contests can be found here.
NBA PrizePicks for May 11
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (31.5 points) — OVER
- Dillon Brooks (18.5 points) — OVER
- Al Horford (14.5 points) — OVER
- Jordan Poole (19.5 points) — OVER
- Tyus Jones (3.5 rebounds) — OVER
- Tyus Jones (6.0 assists) — OVER
- Wesley Matthews (0.5 steals) — OVER
- Jrue Holiday (3.0 turnovers) — OVER
Power Play of the Day
- Giannis Antetokounmpo (o31.5 points), Dillon Brooks (o18.5 points)
- Payout: 3x (+200)