PrizePicks for August 17

There’s a handful of sports on the Monday schedule, 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 or not 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 kick off at 1:30 p.m. ET Monday, while MLB starts at 5:15, giving you enough time to stagger your entries and focus on each sport individually.

Scoring breakdown for PrizePicks contests can be found here.

NBA

• Nikola Jokic (48.5 points) — OVER
• Joe Ingles (28 points) — OVER
• Luka Doncic (56.5 points) — OVER
• Kawhi Leonard (49 points) — OVER
• Norman Powell (25 points) — UNDER

MLB

• Juan Soto (9.5 points) — OVER
• Gleyber Torres (8.5 points) — OVER
• J.D. Martinez (8.5 points) — OVER
• Freddie Freeman (9 points) — UNDER
• Whit Merrifield (8.5 points) — UNDER

Favorite pick combinations:

• Nikola Jokic (o48.5), Joe Ingles (o28), Kawhi Leonard (o49)
  • $20 to win $100
• Juan Soto (o9.5), J.D. Martinez (o8.5), Whit Merrifield (u8.5)
  • $20 to win $100