NBA PrizePicks for May 5

There are only a few weeks left of the NBA regular season, and each game is becoming more and more important for a majority of the teams. Wednesday presents us with nine games on the main slate and a plethora of options on PrizePicks.

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.

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 if you choose to run a 4-man parlay. This will provide some security, as you can earn 1.5x your buy-in if three of your four picks hit.

Wednesday’s first game on the NBA slate locks at 7:10 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 (Wednesday 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 Wednesday.

• Domantas Sabonis — over 48.0 fantasy points
• Jonas Valanciunas — over 36.0 fantasy points
• Russell Westbrook — over 56.0 fantasy points
• Bobby Portis — over 21.0 fantasy points
• Kemba Walker — over 34.0 fantasy points
• Mo Bamba — over 28.0 fantasy points
• Dejounte Murray — over 37.0 fantasy points
• Julius Randle — over 46.0 fantasy points
• Michael Porter — over 39.0 fantasy points
• Marvin Bagley — under 34.0 fantasy points

Favorite combination

• Westbrook (over 56), Portis (over 21), Bagley (under 34)
  • Payout: 5x