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The NBA's Leading Scorer Was +20,000 To Start The Season

Ja Morant is averaging 35 PPG, but with 79 games to go in the season, Ja has a long way to go before becoming the league’s youngest scoring champ since KD 🏀 (3 minute read)

If the parlay below hits, the first person to email [email protected] gets $100 🤑

This Season’s Top Scorers

Ja Morant has started off the 2021-22 campaign absolutely on fire. In three games, he’s averaging 35 PPG, including a 40-point outing against the Los Angeles Lakers. Before the season, he was tied for just the 29th-best odds to lead the league in scoring

  • Bradley Beal: +275

  • Luka Doncic: +450

  • Stephen Curry: +500

  • Damian Lillard: +700

  • Joel Embiid: +700

  • 32 other players

  • Ja Morant: +20000

So far, only two other players are currently averaging over 30 PPG this season - here are the current Top 5 scorers 👇

  • Ja Morant, 35.0 ppg

  • Kevin Durant, 31.0 ppg

  • Stephen Curry, 31.0 ppg

  • Karl-Anthony Towns 29.0 ppg

  • Paul George 28.7 ppg

Is It Real?

With 79 games to go in the season, Ja has a long way to go before becoming the league’s youngest scoring champion since a then-21-year-old Kevin Durant back in 2010. Still, his improvement in one area is enough to believe his career average of 18.8 ppg are a thing of the past

  • Ja’s first two seasons: 31.7% on 3.2 3PA

  • This season: 44.4% on 6.0 3PA

Morant taking more 3s than ever and making tougher shots, all while making them at the best clip of his young career. If Logo Ja becomes a thing, there’s no limit to what he can do in this league

Trivia question: Before KD broke the record, who was the youngest scoring champion in the history of the league?

Memphis Grizzlies Preview

Before the season, the Grizzlies had the second-best odds to win the Western Conference’s Southwest Division

  • Dallas Mavericks: -210

  • Memphis Grizzlies: +440

  • New Orleans Pelicans: +500

  • San Antonio Spurs: +1300

  • Houston Rockets: +10000

Through the first week of games, here’s where things stand

  • Memphis Grizzlies: 2-1

  • Dallas Mavericks: 2-1

  • Houston Rockets: 1-3

  • San Antonio Spurs: 1-2

  • New Orleans Pelicans: 1-3

The Pelicans’ (+700) rough start without Zion has adjusted the odds at the top of the Southwest division, but Memphis (+333) remains an appealing underdog to win their division. Dallas is still favored at -220

With Ja flanked by a finally healthy Jaren Jackson Jr. and other surging young talents like De’Anthony Melton and Desmond Bane, the Grizzlies could be poised to surprise people this season

For My Parlay Gurus

Tonight, some of the league’s top scorers, including Ja Morant and Kevin Durant, will each try to lead their respective teams to a win. We’re going to ride their spreads in our parlay of the day

  • Nets -5 vs the Heat: -110

  • Grizzlies +2.5 @ the Blazers: -110

  • Clippers -8 vs the Cavs: -110

$100 on this three-team parlay would pay $596. If this hits, make sure to email [email protected] for $100. First come, first serve 😉

Previous Parlay:

  • Saints moneyline: HIT

  • Saints vs Seahawks under 42.5 total points: HIT

  • Alvin Kamara over 23.5 rushing attempts: MISS

  • Alvin Kamara over 93.5 rushing yards: MISS

Trivia answer: Max Zaslofsky, at 22 years and 105 days old, earned the Basketball Association of America’s 1948-49 scoring title back when the honor was determined by total points scored