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. I did not have a good day yesterday.
I lost in college basketball and I lost on the
nixt team total under in the NBA. So back to
back losing days after pretty hot three weeks. I have
to get back on track here today, Ravino, it's going
to be back with you. Hopefully. Yesterday was better for
you than it was for me.
Speaker 2: It was slightly better SKI two and two split, but
the bigger plays were in college basketball where we went
to and Oh College who did well. God, you and
I couldn't get that game right if we put our
heads together, because I had Spurs team total over man.
They made me mad fourth quarter, ninety four at the
end of three and then just disappeared in the fourth offensively.
And I had the college football game yesterday, first half
Jacksonville State Troy over twenty three and a half got
to seventeen. That's not enough. So we had a two
and two day. But as I mentioned, the college who
pulled us through. So that's what's been going good lately.
College basketball nine and two last eleven, so we're happy with.
Speaker 1: That, all right, let's let's talk about these two games
for today. We have Cavs and Bulls. First up, opened
up minus spot for the Cavaliers, still sitting around there
to open two forty and a half looks like two
forty three. As far as the injury report, Merrill Mobley
nance through all out the Stima was questionable for the
Chicago Bulls. These are two teams. I really don't want
to back either one of them, or you know they
I mean, Cavaliers haven't really been able to play defense,
haven't been covering Bulls. They've been absolutely pathetic. They've been terrible.
It's hard. I guess i'd have to look towards like
a player prop or something. And if I think about
player props here, it'd have to be I mean, I
like Tyson, he's been getting more minutes, he's been shooting
it well, he's been playing well. I would look towards
his point at twelve and a half. Yeah, I'd probably
be my favorite play in this game, you know anything
from you and Cabs and Bulls.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I totally agree Ski. I mean, it's not hard
for us to agree on the fact that neither team
is playing well. It's hard to back either side here.
One's been worse than the other. I will say that,
you know what, would lean me slightly towards Cleveland, although
there's no way I'm going to lay points with Cleveland.
Billy Donovan talking about his team in the injury situation,
which is kind of dragged them down, he basically said,
we're starting to get guys back, but we really haven't
played much as a whole, and so it just leads
you to believe that they're still trying to figure things
out as they integrate people back into the lineup here,
into the rotations, and who wants a part of that?
You really don't Neither side plays defense. The money thinks
the total over is the right way to go to
forty and a half, up to forty two and a
half could be I mean, neither side is playing any defense.
So it's a possibility these layoffs, though now that the
Cup is over, we won't have them anymore. But there's
you know, there's been like two or three where you
have a lot of time in between games, which again
I don't know how to handicap that until the game's over.
Then I can tell you how we should have gone
but in this one, I think if you're playing some
form of Over, I wouldn't talk you off of it.
I think maybe the Calves need to be out of
that arena because they were their last game they played
and they got booed right out of their own home arena.
So maybe getting on the road is good for them.
And Chicago to me is just like I say, head coach,
Donovan's telling you, we really aren't there yet. Kobe White
even had a quote, and again i'll just paraphrase here
because I don't have it in front of me, but
he was speaking about his performance, saying he's not really
worried about it, there's plenty of games left, not really
indicating any sense of urgency, just that over time he'll
get back to the norm. I don't know. I don't
want Chicago, I don't want Cleveland. I'm not going to
argue anybody who wants Over in any capacity, whether it
be the I'll say that the Bulls are pretty good
as a home underdog. Four and one ATS is a
home dog if you want to look at that, if
you're a technical trend player. But for me, it's no play.
Speaker 1: Ski all right. The next game is Grizzlies and Wolves
opened up minus eight. I did drop, but looks like
it's going back up to eight or eight and a half.
Maybe we got some some injury news here. Jow downgraded
to doubtful, So that's what that is. Yeah, looking at
eight or eight and a half. Total has come down
from two thirty three and a half as low as
two twenty eight and a half. So Jo down rated,
Clark questionable, Edie out, the same other guy Spencer also out,
and the same other guys who are usually out for Memphis.
So missing quite a bit for that side for Minnesota
and is questionable. This Minnesota team hasn't been the best
covering numbers, but I feel like they should be able
to cover versus, you know, a Memphis team who's very
short handed tonight. I also think of the Timberwolves as
a team who should be able to protect the paint
and just force Memphis to shoot perimeter shots. If they
do that, I think they can have success. I lean
towards the Wolves this time, and if I'm betting player props,
I mean, really a lot of it is going to
depend on Anthony Jowar's status. Nazrie could be a good
guy to go with, he's been shooting the ball well lately.
He's cleared his point prop six of the last seven
games he hit it, I think five or six without
part of season two, So that could be one of
the safer ones. But if Ann is out, I know McDaniels,
he starts to take a lot more shots, and you
know has a more expanded role, and that is out too,
So I'm just gonna monitor that before I make a
player on this game. How do you feel on Grizzlies
and Timberwolves? Rob?
Speaker 2: You know, well, I think one of the first things
you said is the way I looked at it. We
talked the other day because Zach eat he's been out
a while, about how there's really limited rim protection for
the Grizzlies at this point in time. I happen to
play their team total over the other night when they
were playing the Clippers. You know, that was kind of
a simplistic play. It was just like Memphis is gonna
run and the Clippers can't run, and even if the
Clippers win, Memphis should get over one twelve and a half.
It turns out Memphis won the game straight up in
pretty convincing fashion. Clippers really weren't in it, so we
won that bet. But this is a different story. Minnesota,
even without Anthony Edwards, is really athletic, and they're huge
at the rim. Randall's a really good rebounder, go Bear
of course, shot blocker. And for the other side, you
know it's Jaron Jackson and Salty Aldamad's not gonna stop
anybody from scoring at the rims. So Minnesota's got a
decisive edge. I think here there as athletic. Now Memphis
is probably down jaw as well, so the point guard
gets handed over to Vince Edwards as it was, or
excuse me, Vince Williams as it was earlier this year.
I just there's not enough on this Memphis side, as
far as scoring, as far as size, as far as
ball handling to make me want to play them second
road game in three days. I know they had yesterday off,
but you're coming from Los Angeles to Minnesota, I'd probably
look at the Minnesota team here. Although all that being said,
if you play Minnesota, you got to tread lightly because
they're just not covering numbers. They're not winning by margin
at this point in time. But I do like what
you said about they just be too short handed Memphis
at this point in time, and like I say, they're
shorthanded in key areas that Minnesota can exploit. So for me,
it would probably be Minnesota minus d eight. We see
some eight and a halfs out there now. If you're
gonna play it, shop it, get the best number. I'm
just looking at the currency here Ski while I talk
to you. Total from two thirty three and a half
down now to two twenty eight and a half in
some locales.
Speaker 1: Yeah, big move towards that under I just I think
I need more info on these games. I need the
injury report to you know, shure up and that Cleveland
game is just a disaster. So I don't know if
you know we're gonna move it over the best best,
but I don't think I have one, so I'm gonna
just pass it to you. I ask you if there's
anything you would like to promote, and if you have
a best bet for the show, we love to hear it.
If you don't, it's okay, Well.
Speaker 2: Let's see promotion wise, I know Wager Talk's got a
few new ones going on here. First off, I'll just say,
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For that however, you've got football all week long, a
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the next however many days. So there is a college
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There's ten days of service or ten days of selections
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basketball three days for forty nine. That ski generally flashes
up on the screen for you here, that one I
think is still active as well. I'm with you. It's
hard for me to recommend anything in the NBA tonight.
It's just too hard to play it. Maybe if we
were doing the show like when you do your OG
show later on, maybe you'll have a better feel for
what the injury situation looks like. But for me, I
didn't play either of these games. I will, however, go
ahead and leave the audience with a play in college
football tonight. I did play the bowld game between Louisiana
and Delaware over the total of sixty one and a half.
So for those of you I know we're doing a
basketball show here, but we sometimes talk football, so I'll
give you a college football play once again. Louisiana Delaware
up and over sixty one and a half.
Speaker 1: Our good stuff, Rovino and yeah, tomorrow we have a
loaded slate, but tonight very very slim picking, so it's
gonna be one of those days where I do not
leave a best bet. But Veno, it's always great breaking
these games down with you. I appreciate you taking the
time to do so. Shout out to everybody in the chat.
T happening as well, Gill said, first time I'm live
on this one. Always trying to make it to the
OG show. Let's go, Vino and Ski. Yeah, appreciate all
you guys out there. So we'll be back again tomorrow,
I said. We'll have a lot better games to talk about,
and a football game as well, So best of luck
on all your action tonight and we will catch you
all tomorrow