PrizePicks for August 4

Bubble basketball carries on as things start to heat up as we approach the play-in games for the eighth seed in the west, while the MLB is still standing amid the coronavirus outbreaks. With two separate sports on tap for PrizePicks Tuesday, there’s a lot of money to be made.

Speaking of “PrizePicks,” it is 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.

Below are my top five PrizePicks for Tuesday’s slates, both NBA and MLB. NBA locks at 1:30 p.m. ET, while the MLB slate starts at 1:10, but there are picks available until the last game at 9:10.

I will be mixing and matching my pick combinations from the pool below, with my favorite combination(s) also included.

Scoring breakdown for PrizePicks contests can be found here.

PrizePicks for August 4

NBA

• James Harden (59.0 points) — OVER
• Russell Westbrook (53.5 points) — OVER
• CJ McCollum (39.5 points) — OVER
• De'Aaron Fox (41.0 points) — UNDER
• Devin Booker (38.6 points) — UNDER

MLB

• Max Kepler (6.0 points) — OVER
• Shohei Ohtani (6.5 points) — OVER
• Pete Alonso (6.0 points) — UNDER
• Shogo Akiyama (5.0 points) — UNDER
• Nick Castellanos (5.5 points) — UNDER

PrizePicks combination(s) of the day

• Shogo Akiyama (u5.0), Nick Castellanos (u5.5), Pete Alonso (u6.0)
  • $20 to win $100
• Russell Westbrook (o53.5), De’Aaron Fox (u41.0), Devin Booker (u38.6)
  • $20 to win $100