The NBA on MLK Day has been a time-honored sports tradition since 1986 and there are seven games on the NBA schedule to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025. The action begins at noon ET with Hornets vs. Mavericks. It will also include a matchup between exciting young rosters in Rockets vs. Pistons and a battle between two of the last three NBA champions with Warriors vs. Celtics. The Celtics are favored by 10 in the latest MLK Day NBA odds, while the Rockets are favored by 8 and the Mavericks are favored by 6. So which teams should you be picking in those games, and how can you build an epic NBA MLK Day parlay?

Before placing your NBA on MLK Day bets and NBA parlay picks, you NEED to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

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Now, it has simulated every play of the 2025 NBA MLK Day and has revealed its best NBA parlay picks. The five-leg parlay could lead to a huge 25-1 payout!

One part of the MLK Day NBA parlay we can reveal: The model says the Detroit Pistons cover as 8-point road underdogs against the Rockets on Monday. After winning only 14 games last season, the Pistons are 21-21 just past the midway point of the season and are a surprising eighth in the East. The Rockets (28-13) have also taken a step forward this season but are just 1-5 against the spread over their last six home games, and the model predicts that Detroit covers in nearly 70% of simulations.

The model also jumped on four other NBA matchups where it says the line is way off, including a comfortable cover by a double-digit favorite! You ABSOLUTELY NEED to see who to pick before locking in any NBA parlays.

Which matchups should you target for your NBA MLK Day parlay picks, which double-digit favorite is actually undervalued, and which teams should you include for an EPIC 25-1 payout? ... Join SportsLine here to see which teams cover the spread, all from the model that has returned well over $10,000 on its top-rated NBA picks!