The first elimination game of the NBA Conference Finals is upon us, as the Phoenix Suns return home with a 3-1 series lead looking to put the Los Angeles Clippers to rest Monday. Even with only one game on the docket, PrizePicks did a great job providing us with plenty of options on their board.
Speaking of “PrizePicks” in general, it 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 two, three or four 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.
The slate locks at 9:20 p.m. ET.
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 (Monday morning). 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 today
Here’s a look at my favorite PrizePicks for Monday.
- Paul George (29.5 points) — OVER
- Paul George (53.5 fantasy points) — OVER
- Reggie Jackson (20.5 points) — OVER
- Chris Paul (9.5 assists) — OVER
- Chris Paul (4.0 rebounds) — OVER
- Dario Saric (8.0 fantasy points) — UNDER
- Deandre Ayton (38.0 fantasy points) — OVER
Favorite combination
- Paul George (o29.5 points), Chris Paul (o9.5 assists)
Power play payout: 3x
Flex play payout: 2 correct pays 2x, 1 correct pays 0.5x