Our free NBA parlay picks are out for Monday, December 18th, 2023! Make sure you check our expert NBA parlay picks before the action kicks off.
Houston Rockets @ Cleveland Cavaliers – 7pm ET
My first pick for this game is the Houston Rockets point guard Fred VanVleet. He has put up fantastic numbers throughout the early part of the season and he will look to replicate those numbers throughout this game on Monday night on the road in Cleveland. He comes into this game leading the Houston Rockets in assists per game throughout the early part of the regular season and he will look to maintain those numbers throughout this one as well. He has been efficiently passing the basketball throughout the early part of the year as he is averaging around eight assists per game coming into this game on Monday night on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers. I expect him to put up another quality performance here on Monday night on the road as Houston looks to continue their solid start to the regular season. I look for him to have a major impact in the outcome of this game as I have VanVleet going over his total assists on Monday night.
My second pick for this game is the Cleveland Cavaliers Donovan Mitchell. He has been putting up incredible numbers throughout the early part of the regular season. He will look to maintain those numbers throughout this game on Monday night against Houston. He has been leading the way for the Cleveland Cavaliers since his arrival at the beginning of last season, and he will have to step up and deliver even more without Garland and Mobley in the lineup for the foreseeable future. He comes into this game as the leading scorer for Cleveland and he will look to maintain his solid average throughout the early part of the year with another quality performance here on Monday night at home. Mitchell comes into this game averaging around 27 points per game throughout the early part of the season and I look for him to go over his total points here on Monday night against Houston as well.
NBA Parlay Pick 
Vanvleet over Assists & Mitchell over Points
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Los Angeles Clippers @ Indiana Pacers – 7pm ET
My first pick for this game is for the Los Angeles Clippers Paul George. He has put up fantastic numbers throughout the first part of the regular season and he will look to replicate those numbers throughout this game on Monday night against Indiana. He has been scoring at will night in and night out throughout the early part of the season as he comes into this game as the leading scorer for Los Angeles. He comes into this game averaging around 23 points per game and he will look to surpass that number throughout this game on Monday night in Indiana. He has been a consistent scorer throughout his career, and he has arguably one of the best two-way players in the league, and he will look to record another quality scoring performance here on Monday night in the Midwest. I expect him to post quality numbers in this game against the Indiana Pacers as I look for him to go over his total points here on Monday night on the road as the Clippers look for a huge early season win.
My second pick for this game is for the Indiana Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton. Despite being currently listed as a gametime decision for this contest on Monday night at home, I do look for him to play against the Los Angeles Clippers. I look for him to put up quality numbers in this game as he looks further establish himself as the best point guard in the league this season. He has been putting up fantastic numbers throughout the early part of the regular season as he comes into this game averaging over 11 assists per game 20 points per game on the season as he is currently putting up double double numbers. He comes into this game averaging almost 26 points per game throughout the early part of the regular season and I look for him to go over that number throughout this game on Monday night at home. I look for Tyrese Haliburton to go over his total points here in this game against the Los Angeles Clippers.
NBA Parlay Pick
George & Haliburton over Points
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Chicago Bulls @ Philadelphia 76ers – 7pm ET
My first pick for this game is for the Chicago Bulls DeMar DeRozan. He will have to leave this team throughout the majority of the middle of the regular season as they will be without Zach LaVine for quite some time. It’ll be interesting to see just how long DeMar DeRozan lasts on the Chicago team as there are rumblings about him being dealt before the deadline. Regardless of that he does come into this game as the leading scorer for the Chicago Bulls at the moment. He will look to record another quality performance here on Monday night, on the road and Philadelphia against the 76ers. He looked to match Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey bucket for bucket, as he looks to lead the Chicago Bulls to a much-needed victory here on Monday night, on the road in the city of brotherly love. DeRozan comes into this game averaging around 23 points per game and I look for him to go over his total points here in this one on Monday night in Philadelphia.
My second pick for this game is for the Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid. He put up incredible numbers last season and won the MVP award and he has been replicating those numbers throughout the early part of this season as well. He will look to keep the momentum rolling throughout this game on Monday night at home against the Chicago Bulls as he looks to post another 30+ point performance here in this one. His play has helped lead the Philadelphia 76ers to one of the best records in the league throughout the early part of the year, and he will look to lead them to another victory here on Monday night as well. Embiid comes into this game as the leading scorer for the Philadelphia 76ers throughout the early part of the year and his points per game average put him near the top of the leaderboard in points per game throughout the league as well. Embiid comes into this game. Averaging 34 points per game and I look for him to go over his total points here on Monday night at home.
NBA Parlay Pick
Embiid & DeRozan over Points
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Minnesota Timberwolves @ Miami Heat – 7:30pm ET
My first pick for this game is for the Minnesota Timberwolves former number one overall draft pick Anthony Edwards. He has put up quality numbers throughout the early part of the regular season and he will look to put up another solid performance here in this one on Monday night on the road against the Miami Heat. His play has helped lead Minnesota to one of the best records in the league throughout the early part of the regular season and they will both look to maintain that level of play throughout this game in South Beach. Despite being listed as a gametime decision, I expect him to give it a go here on Monday night against Miami as he looks to improve on his 24 points per game average throughout this game. I look for him to post quality numbers here in this one as I have Anthony Edwards going over his total points in this game on Monday night in South Beach.
My second pick for this game is for the Miami Heats Jimmy Butler. He has put up fantastic numbers throughout the early part of the regular season and he will look to maintain those numbers throughout this game on Monday night at home against Minnesota. he will be looking to lead the Miami Heat to a huge momentum boosting victory here in this one on Monday night as I like to get things rolling in the right direction throughout the rest of December. Butler comes into this game, looking to lead Miami to a much-needed victory as he would likely be shorthanded with help once again, as Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro are set to miss yet another game like they have many times over the last several weeks. Jimmy Butler comes into this game averaging over 20 points per game and I look for him to go over his total points here in this one on Monday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves as Miami looks for a huge victory.
NBA Parlay Pick
Butler & Edwards over Points
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Dallas Mavericks @ Denver Nuggets – 9pm ET
My first pick for this game is for the Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Dončić. He has put up incredible numbers throughout the early part of the regular season and he will look to keep the momentum rolling throughout this game on Monday night against the Denver Nuggets. He will look to the Dallas Mavericks to get another victory and improve on their already solid start to the season when they win on the road against the defending NBA champions. he has been leading for the Dallas Mavericks ever since he was drafted and he will look to do so once again in this heavyweight matchup on Monday night in Denver. Luka Dončić comes into this game as the leading scorer for the Dallas Mavericks, and he is averaging nearly 30 points per game, which also put them near the top of the league in points per game throughout the early part of the year. I expect him to post another quality performance here in this one and go over his total points on Monday night in Denver.
My second pick for this game is for the Denver Nuggets superstar, and the former two-time most valuable player award winner Nikola Jokić. With the way he has played throughout the early part of the regular season there is a chance that he could win his third most valuable player award in the last four years as long as he remains healthy and consistent throughout the remainder of the season. Becomes under this game, putting up incredible numbers for the Denver Nuggets and he has lead them to one of the best records in the league throughout the early part of the regular season as well. He would like to keep the momentum rolling throughout this game on Monday night against the Dallas Mavericks as he looks to record another triple double here in this heavyweight matchup. I do expect his scoring ability to be on full display here in this one as I look for him to go over his points on Monday night at home against Dallas.
NBA Parlay Pick
Doncic & Jokic over Points
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