NBA Same Game Parlay

After the 2021 season, LeBron James had a record of 163-115 (59%) with his current team, the Los Angeles Lakers.

In 2022, the Lakers had a stretch where they were 9-5 (64%) when King James scored more than 35 points in a game.

Bettors might see a pattern that suggests the more points LeBron scores in a game, the more likely the Lakers are to win.

In that case, bettors interested in wagering on LBJ to go OVER his player prop point total might also want to parlay that with a Lakers moneyline bet as well.

And that is how NBA Same Game Parlay tickets are created.

In our NBA Same Game Parlay Article below, we discuss:

• What Is An NBA Same Game Parlay
• What Are Correlated Odds?
• How Are NBA Same Game Parlays Priced?
• NBA SGP Betting Strategies
• Advanced SGP Technology Created For Bettors
• How To Find Our Biggest Edge (Advantage)

What Is An NBA Same Game Parlay?

Same Game Parlays (SGPs) are the same as traditional parlay bets, except all the events being parlayed together are from the same game.

When you include the hundreds of prop bets available for each NBA game, we realize an endless amount of different wagers can be included on an SGP ticket.

However, sportsbooks have their own SGP pricing and rules for which games can and cannot be parlayed.

Same Game Parlays are relatively new for sports bettors.

Historically, sportsbooks didn’t allow bets from the same game to be parlayed together because of something called correlated odds.

What Does ‘Correlated Odds’ Mean?

‘Correlated odds’ means that when one event occurs, another event is also more likely to happen.

There are many examples of correlated events when it comes to NBA betting.

NBA Correlated Odds Example:

• Joel Embiid OVER 30+ points
• James Harden OVER 10+ assists
• Philadelphia 76ers To Win Moneyline

In our example above, a bettor has chosen two players from the Philadelphia 76ers to have big games.

If Joel Embiid scores 30+ points and James Harden has 10+ assists, the 76ers have a strong chance of winning.

How Are NBA Same Game Parlays Priced?

Historically, sportsbooks have not allowed bettors to parlay events from the same game together because they needed to figure out how to price correlated events.

FanDuel was the first sportsbook to develop an internal pricing model for SGPs. Once FanDuel launched its product, other sportsbooks didn’t take long to follow.

First, we must realize that there is no universal pricing model for NBA Same Game Parlays.

Each sportsbook has developed its own pricing strategy for these types of bets.

We know the NBA odds associated with an NBA SGP will not be as profitable as a traditional parlay where the events are not correlated.

It is always in the best interest of bettors to shop their NBA Same Game Parlays between different sportsbooks.

Prices can vary from bet to bet and sportsbook to sportsbook based on how much correlation is perceived for each parlay.

NBA Same Game Parlay Betting Strategies

Creating Your Own Narrative

When we discuss creating our own narrative for a game, we want to visualize how a specific game will play out.

Once we have created a vision for how we expect a game to play out, we can identify some correlated events within that game that are likely to occur if our narrative is correct.

Let’s explain.

If the Boston Celtics are -4.5 point favorites at home against the Toronto Raptors, and we believe the Celtics are well rested and will cover the point spread, we could parlay the following bets together:

• Boston Celtics To Cover -4.5 point spread
• Celtics Jayson Tatum OVER +22.5 points
• Raptors Pascal Siakim UNDER +24.5 points

Our narrative is based on the Celtics covering the point spread.

From there, we added one bet on Celtics star Jayson Tatum to go OVER his player prop point total.

We also added a third wager, with Raptors star Pascal Siakim going UNDER his point total.

If Jayson Tatum scores a lot of points and Pascal Siakim doesn’t score a lot of points, the Celtics are more likely to win the game.

If a bettor believed that Siakim would have a big game and that Tatum would go UNDER his points total, they might be more interested in parlaying that with a Raptors to cover the spread wager instead of the Celtics.

Advanced SGP Technology That Helps

With their access to large pools of data and in-house resources for creating odds, sportsbooks have traditionally had the advantage against recreational bettors.

However, several companies have recently completed some advanced sports betting technology designed specifically for sports bettors, not sportsbooks.

Today, sports bettors can access the same data and betting insights as sportsbooks do.

The playing field between operators and bettors has never been more level.

BestOdds Edge is a sports betting data platform with many beneficial features, including a Same Game Parlay builder.

The SGP builder will run through massive amounts of historical data on our behalf and provide any correlating events and recommendations on bets to parlay together based on their analysis.

BestOdds Edge Same Game Parlay Builder:

Game	Parlay Legs	History
GSW vs SAC	Under +229.5	N/A
	Steph Curry UNDER +29.5 PTS	6 of 8 (75%) this has occurred
	Draymond Green UNDER 0.5 3P	9 of 10 (90%) this has occurred

In our SGP example above, the BestOdds Edge platform has recommended an SGP based on the Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings game going UNDER their total.

• The platform shows us Steph Curry has gone under his total points in 6 of the last 8 games when the Warriors total has gone under.
• We also see that Draymond Green has gone under his 3-point total in 9 of the previous 10 games when Golden State has gone under their O/U total.

Not only is the information hugely beneficial for us, but the time savings to do this analysis on our own is also a welcomed perk.

Finding Your Biggest Edge Against Sportsbooks

Above, we have touched on some recent technology that truly levels the playing field between sportsbooks and bettors of all experience.

However, when it comes to finding our biggest edge against the books, the reality is that if we aren’t shopping around for our BestOdds, we are always leaving money on the table.

SGP Legs	Sportsbook 1	Sportsbook 2	Sportsbook 3
Sacramento ML (-140)
K. Thompson U2.5 assists.
D. Green U7.5 rebounds
Same Game Parlay Odds	+260	+310	+275

In our Same Game Parlay example above, we can see the difference in odds between three sportsbooks for this one bet.

The difference in ROI between using +260 odds and +310 odds is 20%.

Imagine if we could find an additional 20% in profit every time we win a bet.

Over time, that is a huge difference and often can be the difference in being positive or negative with our profit when the season ends.

The number one betting tip even the sharpest bettors make sure to follow is to shop around and play the Best Odds available.