Speaker 1: What's up? Everybody? Welcome into another episode of Profit Picks.
If you are new, we always start this show by
being transparent. Yesterday, the best bet that I talked about
for five dollars Tuesday was a winner. Next team total
under was a four percent. Problem is I added a
lot of other plays later and did not win any
So I think I added five others smaller players obviously,
but did not win any So Yesterday didn't end up
being a good day for me. I feel really good
about today, though. I have a few locked and loaded,
and I feel really good about today. You know, hopefully
yesterday was better for you, And how are you doing today?
Speaker 2: I'm good Ski. The NBA was not kind. Yes that
I had the Boston Philly team game total over wasn't
even close never in. One good thing I did was
I stopped from betting Golden State plus points. I had
heard after we got done, I was reading and listening
to some stuff, and yeah, I find that the Warriors
were plaining about being completely exhausted. I'm like, I don't
want to bet an exhausted team, so I didn't bet them.
But I found out that TJ McConnell was gonna play
and I said, man them hard and McConnell let me
get to Indiana and that lasted.
Speaker 1: For about I did that too, I did the first quarter.
Speaker 2: Maybe last that was a bad addition there, so oh
and two NBA. But I have played already today a
couple of spots, so like you, it's a huge card,
so you have to it would make sense that we
like a little something here.
Speaker 1: I feel really good about today's action for really quick
before we go through the card financially free and focus
is need some NBA actions tonight, looking for good PROP spots.
I I'm gonna tell you right now, I'm not focused
on props right now. Props is too much, too much
shady stuff going on, too much. I don't want to
look at props. I got twelve games. I'll just go
signing totals for today. But one of my losers yesterday,
and I said this before, I said it to one
of my friends Rovino, if they play with Maxi's minutes today,
I'm gonna know something's up because I know a lot
of people bet Maxi yesterday, and sure enough, Maxi played
as low as minutes of the season yesterday. So I'm
not getting involved with those props right now today, all right,
first game up Milwaukee and Charlotte. And we have seen
this line come down from five as the opener to
about two and a half with Milwaukee as a favorite.
Total also came down from two thirty two and a
half to two twenty nine. Usually with a couple of
big moves like that. It means somebody's not playing. And yes,
Joannis is out for the Bucks. No Taarreine Prince still
no KPJ Charlotte. I mean a little bit lengthier report.
No LaMelo, Brandon Miller, Williams or Josh Green Awkbrenner is
now questionable. Simpson and Sexton and Connaton are all probable. Yeah,
this is turned into a really dirty game with no
ji honest. So you know, we have a lot of
games to talk about here to you know, I'll just say,
if I'm betting this one, I might just go with
that guy from Duke Nipple. He's been falling, he looks
damn good and uh he's probably the one person I
would trust in this game over everybody else. There, you
go for your p prop guy. You know anything on
Bucks and hornets.
Speaker 2: Well, now you know, the honest news just came within
the last twenty minutes. So I was tempted to play
a little bit of Milwaukee, but now I'm not, so
we can skip. I mean, it's an injury filled game,
no reason to look at it. I do wonder why
they take Gianness out of this one. Maybe they think
they can get by without him because it's not necessarily
the second of a back to back, but could be
the first of a back to back. There's a few
of those today. Yeah, it's not even They're gonna play
Charlotte to get in Milwaukee on Fridays, so I don't know,
but I won't play that game.
Speaker 1: Yeah, we can go ahead and skip that one. This
next one we did see open as Detroit minus one
and a half. We've seen a flip of favorites there.
Now Chicago is a one and a half point favorite.
Total went up from two thirty two and a half.
Looking at it's as high as two thirty five.
Speaker 2: And a half.
Speaker 1: As far as who is available for Chicago, Giddy is questionable.
Ankles got snatched off the Earth the other day, and
Kobe White Zach Collins looked like they're both out for Detroit.
Sar Thompson, Sasser Ivy Tobias Harris all out, Stewart doubtful,
and then Kate and Jalen Duran both questionable, and I
believe neither one of them were I shoot around this morning.
Speaker 2: This is.
Speaker 1: A Piston. I'm sorry, let me get back here. This
is pisch. This team coming on. It's not a back
to back, but it is an overtime game that they're
coming off of. That's what I was confused about Third
gaming four nights for them as well. Bulls. They have
been playing a lot lately, but they're not the team
coming off of an overtime game here tonight, you know.
I just I felt like that game took a lot
out of the Pistons, and I felt like they've been
playing some tough games in general lately, so I'm not
surprised to see the injury report look like it does today.
I think, you know, even if those guys play, probably
gonna be exhausted. But I don't think they're playing. They're
not a shoot around, you know, everything's going kind of
how I thought. I like the Bulls in this one,
regardless of Giddy players or not. If no K, I
think they don't even come close. But even if K plays,
I think the Bulls can pull it off tonight. How
do you feel about this game?
Speaker 2: Don't disagree at all. It's one that I played, and
I'm glad I played it when I did ski because
I played Bulls team total over one sixteen and a half.
It's now as high as one eighteen and a half
within the last twenty minutes. Again, twenty minutes or so,
I mean I released this play to clients maybe thirty
five minutes ago at one sixteen and a half. So,
and a couple of reasons why. First of all, if
I just start with Tobias and Nasar Thompson, that's a
lot of defense there missing for Detroit. And then when
I saw no during that shoot around downgraded from probable
to questionable, that probably means no defense at the rim tonight.
And then of course Caid wasn't a shoot around, but
you got three key defensive pieces, and I would even
consider Cad out on the perimeter are good defensive players.
So a lot of Detroit defense missing here. Figure the Bulls,
who have gone over their team total sixth of the
last date would be in pretty good shape here. So
I played Bulls team total over one sixteen and a
half I guess that's kind of in line with you
liking the Bulls. Maybe we can cash both ends of this.
Speaker 1: I like it dropping dimes likes the Pistons team total under.
If Cade is not out there too, they definitely going
to struggle to score. So we're all lining up in
agreeing on this one. I think we can move down
the list and that will look like Magic and Knicks
opened up minus three and a half for the Knicks.
See them now four and a half total open two
twenty seven and a half. Not a whole lot of
movement there. Moe Wagner out for the Knicks. I don't
see anybody on their injury report as of right now.
The Knicks are on the back to back though, so
don't be surprised if you see somebody pop up. They'red
gaming four nights as well for them. For the Magic
it is their third game four nights, but they did
not play yesterday. Magic team just been been inconsistent and
the Knicks they've been playing damn good. I know they've
covered five games in a row. I mean, what's the
opposite of catching the fall is obviously catching up fall
and nine Like, I don't want to step in front
of the Knicks right now, the what did they look
especially versus an inconsistent Magic team, So I think like
that makes me leaning towards the Knicks. As far as
the total, these are two two of the better defensive
teams last five games, rated at sixth and seventh. Knicks
most likely will control the pace in this one twentieth
and paced last five games, and you know, the Magic
earlier in the season they were trying to play super fast.
I think they'll be okay playing a little bit of
a slower game. So maybe Nicks maybe under How do
you feel about this one?
Speaker 2: You know, I was tempted to take Orlando in this one,
Ski just because of the back to back situation with
the Knicks. The minutes last night for the Knicks, they
weren't terrible. Obviously, mckel Bridges plays a lot of minutes.
No matter what, the guy never stops playing, so you
expect that he's going to carry heavy minutes. I think
Jalen Brunson His were thirty six plus. I thought maybe
Mitchell Robinson might not go here, maybe they would you
keep him out because of the ankle and talk beginning
of the year that they didn't really want to play
him back to backs, but he's not on the injury list,
so maybe he goes. And your last point, I think
is one that I considered the most is that the
Knicks won't go at breakneck pace, and if they slow
it down a little bit, it almost benefits Orlando. And
I did read a couple of things here where Orlando
has made a conscious effort to play a little bit
more under control, to play a little bit more defensive minded,
which is what they're suited for. So I'm tempted to
take Orlando with the points here plus four and a
half kind of bucket the line move. Haven't done it yet,
but that's the way I see it. So I'm looking
at Orlando. To your point, we talked about it yesterday.
The Knicks have won by double digits now, I think
five straight or five out of six or something. They're
just killing teams, including last night, so it is hard
to bet against them. You know, betting or landa would
be a little bit unorthodox here, but I think it's
a good side. Plus the four and a half.
Speaker 1: All right, I've, you know, thinking that the Magic gonna
bring it tonight. Yeah, this might be a game. I
need some more time to think about that one. This
next one we already saw the other day, ended up
being a really good game, ended in overtime right on
a Ali you dunk, opened up, opened up minus five
for Cleveland, now minus five and a half six for Miami.
Total open two forty six and a half down to
two thirty eight and a half and Garland Mitchell, Mobley, Strews,
Tyson all out, Nance Junior is questionable, no Bam, no
Tyler Hero and of course no Terry Rose here. Man,
that's a that's a big flip. I just that Heat
are really scrappy. They like playing with each other, but
this is just too much of a flip. I feel like,
I think that the guys for Cleveland getting this opportunity
are gonna really want to make the most out of it.
And you could see Miami maybe if they play all
these guys, maybe some of that you know, tired legs
from the last game. Also, maybe they look at the
other side and say, we beat those guys with everybody
now they have nobody, and you know, they just take
it lightly. So if I think like that, as plus,
what do you think here?
Speaker 2: I think I should have got there last night with Miami.
When I saw Donovan Mitchell, you know, in his pom
poms at the Louisville, Kentucky game, should have known right
then and there that he wasn't gonna play in this one.
But I didn't put two and two together soon enough.
And the line obviously, like you say, jump like crazy ski,
I don't see Miami. Here's the way I look at
it through Miami's eyes. Chance to beat Cleveland twice here
win the other night playing their pretty much their full squad.
Now a chance to win two against this team, and
one thing's for sure. And they went through it on
the West Coast and back to backs. I think the
second of a back to back was against the Clippers
one night. They just don't stop running. And when I
look at the Cleveland bench tonight, that bench is so thin.
You know, the guys who are starting this game, including
the starting backcourt Lonzo and Sam Merrill, probably don't go
forty minutes. There's not much help on the bench tonight
in this game for Cleveland. So I think Miami's gonna run.
I am taking a look at their team total over
one twenty one and a half. Obviously, Cleveland loses a
lot of defense without mobiley on the floor. So we'll
see if I get there or not. But right now
I'm thinking over one twenty one and a half for
the Heat win or lose. I just think they're gonna
push tempo and probably get to that number.
Speaker 1: Financially, Freed is asking every single game, I don't really
have oppins. I guess Powell's been hotter I feel like,
but either one. I can't talk you off of Daniel,
says Jimakas. You know that's my guy right there from
the Bruins. Grizzly Celtics opened up minus six and a half,
No minus six and now seven and a half. Not
a whole lot of movement on the total. The same
guys for the Grizzlies out Actually the Edies doubtful and
then uh Jah is questionable. For Boston, Gonzalees is probable.
We know there's no Tatum. Both of these teams played
last night. Robno. Both of these teams lost last night.
The Celtics I don't view as a team that has
the most paint protection, and that's where the Grizzlies need
to go to be successful. Now if they don't have
dram Morant, you know, you're you're gonna miss some of that,
you know, paint attack. But just in general, this is
a much softer paint than the okay see Thunder than
the New York Knicks. Well, actually Mitchell Robinson didn't play.
But all I'm saying is I think that the Grizzlies
will be able to score inside on the Celtics. But
without Jaw, I know, he hasn't been the greatest lately.
It's hard to really trust it. Are you doing anything
with Grizzlies and Celtics?
Speaker 2: Now I have to stop with the Celtics ski and
kind of reassess.
Speaker 1: Right that lion as Jalen Brown, Oh my god.
Speaker 2: You know, six of the last seven games they've played,
they have not gotten over one eleven. It's one eleven
or less for Boston. And the way we're watching basketball
in the NBA this season, where one twenty is kind
of a walk in the park. Four teams, Boston just isn't.
They're not right offensively whatsoever. You look at it. Last
night in a game that was they had the lead
in the fourth against Philly, Philly makes a comeback, it
comes time to shoot the basketball. Jalen Brown wants every
shot the shots he doesn't get. Derek White wants all
of those, and nobody else wants it whatsoever. So it's
just it's a weird, weird kind of rotation and kind
of bald distribution at this point in time. So I'm
off of Celtic games for the time being if John's
not involved. You know, he didn't shoot it well last night,
but he had a double double, he put up double
digit assists, scored in double digits, but I think his
shooting was like four of fourteen or something crazy. So
I don't think he's right either at this point in time.
So I'm gonna let that game.
Speaker 1: Go fair enough. We can keep going down the list.
We have a lot of them to talk about. I
don't know that this one's any better, I promise you
there are some good games here, though I think most
of them are on the back end. I think that's
what it is. Washington and Houston seventeen point spread, two
thirty four, the opener two thirty four and a half.
Right now, who's available allows out for the Wizards to
DFS and van Fleet out for the Rockets. I mean,
what do we really have to say here? Robi? You know,
withzards were able to compete with the Pistons, and a
little bit of a fatigue spot for the Pistons in
that last one. But other than that, the Wizards have
routinely been getting absolutely demolished Rockets. I feel like Rockets
can name their number, like maybe Rockets team total. Yeah,
it's hard to get involved with this game as well.
Maybe just expect points. Rockets get up by so much
they probably won't even, you know, care that much about
the defensive end. Some kind of over would probably be
my choice here, Robbie, Know what do you think about it?
Speaker 2: Totally agree in some way, shape or form. If you're
afraid Houston post players second half the first half over
sixty four and a half, they could certainly get to
sixty five. What's interesting about the Rockets here, real quick,
ski is they're the number one offensive efficiency team in
the NBA right now. Their offensive rating is higher than
anybody's and they're so well rested. I don't think they've
played in the last couple of days. They're not going
to play tomorrow, then they'll play, then they won't play
the next day. So the Rockets are pretty fresh as
far as legs are concerned, As far as rotational bodies
are concerned their team total is one twenty five and
a half. Washington gives that up on a nightly basis.
So I'm going to find a way to play Houston here,
whether it be first quarter, first half, full games. Just
haven't come to the best decision yet where the numbers
are concerned, but I think probably, I think probably full
game is the best. To ask the Rockets to get
to one twenty six here is not out of the question,
but I haven't bet it yet, so I won't commit
to that.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think they can name their number for sure.
We're seeing this one pretty much the same guys in
the chat, like in some Shangoon props. I could absolutely
understand that Warriors and Spurs. Now this one opened up
minus four she three and a half. Now total open
two twenty nine and a half looks like two thirty
two and a half. Post is probable, cominga is questionable.
Melton is out for the Spurs, Dylan Harper is out.
Man Rovino. I made a mistake yesterday. I jumped in
on that Warriors train and these guys I don't even
know that they like each other right now. I mean,
that's what it seems I know you said that they
were tired or whatever, but it seems like maybe that
they don't like each other. You see the interviews. Everybody's
pointing fingers different places. That's not the sign of, you know,
a team I really want my money on. Again. I
do think though at six and six they're desperate for
a win, but they got to show me something. And uh,
going up against the Spurs, who've looked really dominant so
far this year. Spurs also have the rest Advanta's right,
who the hell is doing anything with Wenby in this game?
The Spurs are pass you know, you.
Speaker 2: Know, and since the Aaron Fox came back ski they've
put up one twenty six one. He just picks up
the pace a little bit even more for that team.
The interview with Draymond was pretty telling, right. Draymond said
that last year, when Jimmy Butler came over, it seemed
like everybody was focused on doing the right thing and winning,
and he says he doesn't see that commitment from anybody
right now. He's pretty brutally honest about his team almost,
you know, basically talking about personal agendas that don't agree
with the team agenda. So to your point. Who the
heck wants to bet somebody like that? And on top
of that, to have Steve Kerr telling everybody that his
team's complaining of physical exhaustion ten games into the season
is nuts.
Speaker 1: I know, where Warriors, Yeah, the old ass.
Speaker 2: We're gonna have to get another team with Walkers and
Tennis point. But it's you know, San Antonio with rest
with Fox at the head of this thing. Now it
just seems like a little bit too much. This total
is going a little bit crazy, like they're betting get
over every thirty minutes. It's picking up a half a point,
a half, a point, a half a point. It's something
to two thirty two and a half right now. The
Warriors did not extend themselves last night minutes wise. Kerr
held them back as far as minutes are concerned. So again,
there's not a lot of excuse to be ready to
go here. I haven't played it yet. I certainly won't
be on Golden State, but I could be tempted somewhat
by either a San Antonio team total or I don't
even know if I possibly full game total, but I
don't know. I like to I'd like to probably isolate
on the Spurs here.
Speaker 1: Yeah, it's it's a one way ticket for me. It's
Spurs or nothing. Uh tomorrow tomorrow says, So no one
likes to Warriors tonight. Hey, good luck to you, bro,
if you uh, if you push that button. Man, all right,
next game we're gonna go. What do we have here?
Blazers and Pelicans? Pelicans laying eight I'm sorry, Blazers laying
eight total came down from two thirty two and a
half to two thirty. No Pool, no Dan, no Murray,
no Scoop, no Tible. I mean, I know the Pelicans suck.
God damn. You know, eight with the Blazers on the road,
I can't do it. I feel like that's just too
much of a premium for this Portland team. So I
don't have a whole lot on this. The last three games.
I think we'll talk about our last four games are
a lot better. But absolutely cannot lay with the Blazers
anything from you here.
Speaker 2: You know, the Pelicans are terrible defensively, Ski, But when
I looked at the matchups here tonight, in the lineup,
it's not like New Orleans doesn't have eight guys that
are going to be out there. They can't play. Even
without the players that they're going to be missing here,
they still kind of match up decent with Portland, so
I couldn't lay it. The only thing I can say
is I would look at over in this game. It
just seems like one of those up and down score
best type contest. Denny Avdia has been really hot for
Portland for props players, maybe that's a way to go.
But I don't understand the huge move towards Portland other
than we know that people chase injuries in the NBA
like crazy, So for me, it's probably going to be
over or nothing, and most likely nothing.
Speaker 1: Fair enough. Take a glance at some of these comments
really quick with a star child, financially free and focus.
Going back to that last game, like Smoothie Mark says
hold your nose late to eight. Maybe it's eight for
a reason, Mark, hope you cash, and Paul Bowman says
the other side, hold your nose plus eight on New Orleans.
So no matter what you bet, you gotta hold your
nose in this game, right, you know, I think I'll pass.
Oh Man, it's Sons, Sons and masks open mass mus
one and a half flip to Sons minus one and
a half or whatever from two twenty six and a half.
It's high as two twenty nine. Who is so Jalen
Green is out for the math side, you have a
D and Lively both questionable. Xcem and Irving are out. Man.
It's the first time a back to back for the Suns,
fourth game and sixth nights for the Mavericks. Mavericks first
game after firing Nico. I mean, finally it'd be some
peace over there in Dallas. In the game, yes, the
last game, the mass players are shooting free throws. It
kind of threw me off a little bit because usually
the crowd is quiet when your team is shooting free throws.
But Pj's shooting free throws and they're training fire Nico.
I'm like, damn, It's like it was a bad atmosphere
over there in Dallas. I understand why, but it was
just it was not good. Now that Nico's gone, they
have some new energy. I mean, I don't think the players,
I don't know how much the crowd will. But you
still have Jason Kidd trying to figure it out. At
least he stopped putting Cooper flag at point guard he's
now done with Di Lo. It looks like in the
starting lineup Williams did play solid in that last game.
Maybe they can build on that. Sons have looked good lately.
You know, they've covered four of their last five. They
haven't been the best road team this season, though, They've
only I believe covered one road game. So I'm curious.
You think Nico off their back mass and get it
done or ride the hot hand with the Sons.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's funny. Generally we would talk about a team
getting a bump after the head coach gets fired. Here
we're talking about the team maybe getting a bump because
the GM got fired, and you know, skid thinking between
the lines, and I don't know that this is true,
but when he got fired, I thought to myself, just
knowing Jason Kidds's background when he was at Cal, he
went behind the coach's back, complained about the head coach
who was verbally abusive Louke Camp in LA at the time.
But he got that coach fired. He and Todd Boseman,
the assistant coach. Jason kidd when he doesn't like something
that's going on, he's gonna do in a quiet, little
undermined way, and I wonder if he wasn't playing Cooper
Flag on purpose at point guard to get Nico the
hell out of there. Just let's run him out there.
We keep play point he drafted the guy, this will
get him fired, and all of a sudden, Cooper Flag's
not the point guard anymore. It just it makes way
too much sense. If I knew Ad and Derek Lively,
we're both gonna play in this game, I'd be on Dallas.
I think in this spot, they're at home and you
get a little bit of rim protection back. I'd like
that there's listed as questionable still from what I saw,
So I'm gonna wait to see the injury report on
this one, but if those two go, I'm probably gonna
pull the trigger on Dallas here. And you know, the
home crowd's going to be happy tonight, that's for sure.
And I think you will get a little bit of
a little bit of an extra effort out of Dallas
here tonight now that Nico's been canned, and you'll certainly
get more energy out of the crowd, that's for sure.
Speaker 1: One thousand on that. All right, We've made it to
the last three games here. I do think these last
three games are pretty good. We will go Lakers and Thunder,
mister Veno, and this one opened up minus seventh for OKAC,
still see a seven, Still see a lot of sevens.
Actually total open two twenty seven and a half and
that has gone up. That's how it's two thirty one
and a half. Still know Lebron, still know the Ero
and no Vincent for OKC. Kerrick Williams topic both out.
JDub is doubtful, so it seems like he's getting a
little bit closer, but still doubtful. Wiggins and Dork are
both questionable. They did miss yesterday, so maybe they'll play
on this side of the back to back. The Thunder
have I mean they're eleven and one. They're picking up
whining ft off last season, right and doing it without Jadub,
But Rob, you know, who the hell have they played?
That's how I feel. I'm gonna go through their schedule
Thunder and we'll start. I mean the first game. They
struggle with the Rockets, right, I mean, the Rockets are respectable.
They struggle with the Pacers. They played the Hawks, they
played the Mavericks, they played the Kings, the Wizards, the Pelicans,
the retirement Home Clippers, the Blazers, the Kings, the Grizzlies,
the Warriors who nobody likes it. They haven't played anybody, rob,
you know, we're really mentioning, so I could care less
what I've seen as far as you know that eleven
and one and all those things. One thing I do
know about, okay, see, is they haven't been good on
the back to back. They failed to cover both games
so far this season. If you go back to you know,
sometime last season, they've only covered three of their last
eleven on the second of a back to back. This
is the best team that they faced, they will face.
And there's a guy on the other side, who wait,
was it the MAVs versus what is it? Mas verse?
Thunder mas verse? In the playoffs? I'm trying to remember.
Did the Mask knock the Thunder off? Or was it?
Was it the MAVs or the or the Timberwolves. I
think it was the MAVs, though, h what do you think?
I think it was the MAVs.
Speaker 2: It was the Masks playing the Timberwolves in the championship
in the Western Conference Final.
Speaker 1: There you go. So you got a guy on the
other side who has already handled this team, you know,
and I think I like Luca more than that SGA.
I think Luca's better than SGA. And this is not
a team that's gonna have a scoring drought. When it's
not Luca, it will be Austin Reeves. And uh, this
Lakers team, they look as good as I've seen you
in a long time. So one of the best starts
for the Lakers team is probably say it's around that
championship year or or somewhere around there. I think this
is a nice test for Okay, see, I would be
grabbing the point. As a matter of fact, I am
grabbing the points. Give me the Lake Show. I think
they can win this game, but definitely they can keep
it respectable. How do you feel about it?
Speaker 2: You know, I feel like the Good Lord kept me
off of Golden State last night because he wanted me
to be on the Lakers. Don't take this seven, wait
to day and take the next seven. And it's funny
we agree on this one. I do like the Lakers. Here.
The Lakers in seven of their ten games fifty or
better from the field. Actually, they're just a really really
good offensive team. And the Thunder for what it's worth.
We've mentioned it a lot of times. Outside of Isaiah Joe,
you're not fearful of a lot of shooters on ok See.
They go in spurts. They have to get some steals.
And I don't know that you take the ball away
from Luca. Lucas so big and so strong, it protects
the ball pretty well. I don't know that OKC is
able to rush him the way they can rush other guards,
trap and whatnot. So I like the Lakers here plus
the points. I think if nothing else, their offense will
keep them in it if it gets to be a
high scoring game. I don't know that OKC can win
by four baskets in this one, especially on back to
back nights. Not that last night was anything taxing because
it was kind of a coast job against Golden State,
but still, they made sixteen threes last night, and the
way Oklahoma City shoots, it's like to be only eight
threes tonight, which would put the Lakers in pretty good shape.
So I like the Lakers plus seven here. I think
they can hang within that number.
Speaker 1: I like it. I like it. I like it. Yeah,
let's keep going down the list. Two more to go,
and un must have did something wrong here. Let's see. Oh,
there we go. Hawks and Kings opened up minus three
and a half for the Hawks. It still looks like
three and a half to open through thirty four and
a half. We'll call it two thirty four as a consensus. Injuries,
Nikile Alexander Walker is questionable, Theistic is out, Trey Young
is still out for the Kings. Devin Carter, Keegan Murray,
I'm sorry, Devin Carter is questionable. Keegan Murray is out.
The Kings are on the back to back. You never
know if they may rule people out as the day
goes on and the Hawks. Hawks do have a little
bit of rest, definitely the rest advantage. It is the
first game of a back to back for them. So
I'm looking at this Hawks team and the thing that
stands out to me for them is since Trey Young
got hurt, the Hawks have been playing better defense. And
I mean that's not rocket science, right you take him out,
it's the defense only going to get better. I mean,
he's not stopping anybody as small as he is. I
love Trey Young as a player, but his defense, you know,
it's not preventing anybody from doing anything. Hawks Top ten
defensive rated team last five games. Kings offense, I mean,
I don't know, they've been kind of iffy, but really
it's just it's more so looking at the Hawks, they've
held sticks out of seven teams since that game that
that Tray got hurt to under this number we're looking
at for a team total for the Kings tonight at
one fifteen and a half and looking at the Yeah,
the Hawks are allowing one o eight point four points
per game their last five games, so they're five and
zero holding their opponents under their team total last five games.
I think they do it again here tonight versus the Kings.
What do you think about it?
Speaker 2: You know, well, first thing we have to say about
betting the Kings in any instances, Hell no, we don't
want the Kings were going to have. So if we
eliminate that, I can look at either the Hawk's side
or I can look at the total in some capacity.
In this game, Kings were held to one h two.
Denver beat them last night pretty solidly.
Speaker 1: What was one twice?
Speaker 2: I forget what they screed, but they didn't score a
lot and they gave up over fifty percent shooting in
that game. The nugget shot fifty. I'd love to have
Alexander Walker in the game. He didn't play last game.
But I think to your point, that backcourt of Alexander
Walker and Dyson Daniels, that's a good defensive backcourt. When
those two are together, lengthy, they can protect the perimeter.
So I'd like to have him in the game. Otherwise
it kind of becomes Luke Kenard, who's not a great
defensive player. That being said, again, they did hold their
last opponent under the team total without Alexander Walker. Probably
look towards Atlanta to score here, Ski because or Sacramento
just doesn't stop anybody whatsoever. I'm trying to get the
number on their current team total right now sec Atlanta's
side is one eighteen and a half. Doesn't seem that
out of the question to me against this defense, and
like you say, Atlanta's had rest. It's the second of
that road trip. We talked the other night they played
the Clippers, right, I think it was the Clippers they
win that game. Said I would counter punch with this
game if I saw something, and I think I just
like the Atlanta team total the best of all here.
So maybe Hawks team total over one eighteen and a half.
I'll keep an eye on it, see if I can
get to the window with that.
Speaker 1: All right, let's keep it going. Mark likes that team
total under any likes Atlanta splitting them both. Mario reminding
everybody to hit the like button definitely helps out the show.
All right, Let's go over to the next game. And
that looks like last game. Nuggets and Clippers open minus
two now minus three for Denver. Total hasn't really moved
a whole lot. I don't see anybody on the injury
report yet for Denver. They did play last night. For
the Clippers, no Bill, no Kawhi, Leonard Man. Just when
I say the retirement home, these guys, man, they stink.
Rob You know they stink. I know they haven't covered
in at least five games, maybe it's longer than that.
To three and seven so far this year. I know
the Nuggets runing back to back, but Clippers gonna have
to show me Nuggets are nothing not rocking with the
Walkers with the tennis balls on them not doing it.
How do you feel about this one?
Speaker 2: Well, and especially the way Denver's playing. Ski and I
remember yesterday when we talked about Denver, and somebody in
the comments section said, Nuggets aren't playing any d which
you know, take that however you want, but they really
don't have to play defense the way they're playing offense
right now. Again, Jokich was sixteen of nineteen from the
field last night. It's crazy how good they are offensively.
The guy would worry about in their lineup, maybe not
playing tonight would be Jamal Murray thirty seven minutes last night.
Maybe they hold him back in this one, But I
don't know that that makes a huge difference against this
particular team, the Clippers. Denver's just becomes so not become.
They are so efficient offensively, and like I said, the
way they're playing right now, how are you going to
get in front of that train. They've beaten their last
four opponents by ten, twenty five, seventeen, and fourteen, and
the Clippers have shown not to be capable of beating
anybody whatsoever at this point in time. So we'll keep
how about we keep mentioning Terry Rozier. How about we
just keep adding up these ats losses right now, it's
the Clippers are one in seven since they saw Tyler's
face at a poker game someone probably I don't know,
Tylu got mad the other night, but I don't think
it's it's falling on deaf ears for sure. It's got
to be Denver or nothing.
Speaker 1: Here. The word on the street that guy still TYLERU
might still owe a book he or two. Uh. I
like this comment from Tomorrow, But you say, you know, I.
Speaker 2: Was gonna say he might be letting these games slip
away on purpose. You gotta yo somebody.
Speaker 1: Yeah, you gotta play that debt man Tomorrow said, I
like this. He says, retirement home going to be lit tonight.
I don't care. It's Bingo night. Yeah. I like that.
All right, that's the NBA car for today. So I
think we did a pretty solid job. Talked about twelve
games in a little under forty minutes. Now let's just
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will move it on over the best Bets. I'll ask
you if there's anything else that you would like to promote.
If you have the best bet for the show, we'd
love to hear it. And if you don't. It's all good.
Speaker 2: You did great work on the promotion SKI. I got
nothing to add there. And there are a lot of
things going on over at wager Talk for it, every
size bank roll. Actually, they have something going on for
all you guys. You know, the first play I made
today's SKI was the Chicago team total over that was
one sixteen and a half. It's gotten away from us
right now. So rather than recommend that, I'll go ahead
and give you the second best thing on my card today,
which is the Lakers plus seven. Just feel like this
offense is that good right now. Oklahoma City being as
shorthanded as they are in a back to back situation,
in the fact, I think the one thing that really
concerns me about them is they made sixteen threes last night,
and I just never see this team shoot it really
well on back to back nights. Therefore, the defense has
to create points. I don't know that you can rattle
Luca into getting some of those cheap points. So for me,
I'm gonna leave the Lakers plus seven as the best
bet for the show.
Speaker 1: With you, Okay, I'm doubling up with you there. Okay,
he is not good on those back to backs Luca.
The donna has already dealt with these dudes. And man,
it's the MVP this year. What is he averaging? Like
close to forty point? Like a forty point triple double almost,
he's averaging. He's gonna do whatever he wants. It's nobody
on this team. There's nobody in the NBA who can
stop Luca. As a matter of fact, and don't forget,
you got Austin Reeves when Luca needs a little bit
of a breather. So Laker's gonna score. Okay, see, could
run the gas their first real test. In my opinion,
I don't think they pass. So that is the show
for today, Vino. It's been great breaking these games down
with you chat. I want to ask you. Let me
see in the comments real quick, do I seem like
I'm a little bit better? I feel a tiny bit better.
I'm not all the way better today, but I feel
a little bit better. But I'm curious if it comes
off that way. You know. Like I said, I really
enjoy and I appreciate you taking the time to catch
these games with us. Everybody in the chat and they say, yeah,
it sounds like I'm a little better Okay, I'll take it.
I'm getting there. Little by little, I'll take it. I'm
getting there. We appreciate you guys in the chat as well,
great people, great cappers, and like I always say, man,
we all just trying to help each other get to
that window so we can get paid. So best to
look everybody on all your action tonight. We'll be back
again tomorrow, will have NBA and some NFL to talk about.
Until then, peace,