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The NBA Cup continues on Wednesday, Dec. 10, with two quarterfinal matchups in the Western Conference. The San Antonio Spurs face off with the Los Angeles Lakers at 10 p.m. ET, and the winner will take on either the Oklahoma City Thunder or the Phoenix Suns in the semifinal round. The Lakers are 17-6 on the year while the Spurs are 16-7, and these teams played a nail-biter back in early November, with Los Angeles taking that one 118-116. Will the rematch be another close contest? 

We've created a three-leg NBA same-game parlay for for this NBA Cup quarterfinal matchup with the help of the SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every NBA game 10,000 times. All odds for this Spurs vs. Lakers parlay are courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook.

Spurs vs. Lakers NBA same-game parlay picks

  • Luka Doncic Under 34.5 points (-122)
  • Spurs +7.5 (-115)
  • Under 240.5 (-108)

Final odds at DraftKings: +555 (wager $100 to win $555)

Luka Doncic Under 34.5 points (-122)

Doncic has been the best scorer in the NBA to date, averaging 35.0 points per game in his first full season with the Lakers. The model projects Doncic to have another big day in the scoring department with 30.9 points, but that's still an Under on this high points line. Doncic missed two of L.A.'s last three games and scored 31 in his last contest. 

Spurs +7.5 (-115)

The Lakers beat the Spurs by just two points the last time they squared off, and San Antonio is 12-11 against the spread this season. The Spurs cover the 7.5-point spread in 63% of the SportsLine model's 10,000 simulations.

Under 240.5 (-108)

Both teams have leaned to the Over this season, with the 13 of the Spurs' 23 games going Over, and 16 of L.A.'s 23 doing the same. However, these teams combined for 234 points in their last matchup, and that was with Spurs star Victor Wembanyama in the lineup. The model projects a 120-118 final score in favor of the Lakers, resulting in an Under here. Check out the full SportsLine Projection Model game forecast for Spurs-Lakers, as well as expert picks and best bets, over at SportsLine.

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