The Los Angeles Lakers are set to host the Indiana Pacers at Crypto.com Arena on Friday night, with tip-off scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT. If you’re looking to build out a same-game parlay (SGP) of NBA player props for the East vs. West showdown, DraftKings has you covered in the Stats Hub with the SGP Optimizer tool. Start by selecting one pick – an “Anchor” bet – and choose how many legs you want. Then, this parlay picks betting tool will give you a custom NBA parlay based on games in which the Anchor bet has previously won.
DraftKings Sportsbook has Los Angeles pegged as a 9.5-point favorite at home. The Lakers are 4-3 since the All-Star break, suffering close road losses to the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets over that stretch. Superstars LeBron James and Luka Doncic have appeared in every game post-break, but Los Angeles will be without James on Friday. The Pacers, meanwhile, are without their prime trade deadline acquisition, veteran center Ivica Zubac. They have lost all seven of their games coming out of the All-Star break, losing their last four games by an average of 21.8 points.
If you feel good about the Lakers defending their home floor, here is an NBA prediction using a SGP Anchor from the Free Trending Parlay Picks Optimizer.
- Los Angeles Lakers moneyline (-455)
- Luka Doncic under 18.5 rebounds + assists (-119)
- Jaxson Hayes under 15.5 points + rebounds (-117)
- Austin Reaves under 5.5 assists (-138)
Creating a parlay with the appropriate angles on the specific totals listed above would have hit each of the last four times Los Angeles won. So, instead of simply picking Lakers moneyline at -455, you can ride these additional trends to add value Friday vs. the Pacers.
Pacers vs. Lakers SGP Parlay Odds: +600
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