Speaker 1: It was good. Y'all. Welcome into another episode of Profit Picks.
If you are new, we do always start the show
by being transparent, and we don't do shows on the weekend.
But the weekend did not go well for me. I
think I went two and three something like that. So yes,
lat you know, I come on. The past few weeks
we've had a winning week, but this past week I
went six and seven, So not a great week last week.
We have to do a little bit better here to
start this one. And Rob Veino he's still trying to
make it back home, so he will be back tomorrow.
But unfortunately no Veno again today. And one more thing,
I am not feeling the best, so he might see
me mute a couple of times just because I gotta
off or clear my throat or whatever. So my apologies,
but I'll do my best to get through the show.
Appreciate you guys in the chat. Ben Walker's is best
show in the game, prolific. In the building, I know
everybody's looking for Veno. I'm looking for Veno. I wish
Veno was here too, marking the building. A lot of
usual suspects in the building. All right, let's get to
it seventy six Ers and Heat is the first game.
You have the Heat on the second of it back
to back. It's also the third game in four nights
going up against the Sixers team who does have the
rest advantage coming off that win versus Hornets and the Heat.
They're coming back home after three straight road games. Granted
they didn't have to travel for one of those Cavaliers games.
You know, the Heat just haven't been playing good basketball
for a while. It's very hard to put your money
on them. When I look at the injury report and
ra pals out, you know, I really don't like the
thought of back and then without him. This is a
big game standings wise, I'm gonna pull it up. So
for the Sixers, currently are in the seventh spot in
the playing and they are half a game from being
in that sixth spot, one game from being in that
fifth spot. Every game is important for the Sixers team.
For the Heat, they are in the ninth spot, and
you know they if they lose, they will be in
that last playing spot. But it doesn't look like they're
in danger of falling out of the playing So I
think you'll get a really good effort from both teams.
I think the Sixers. You know, they've gotten healthier now
and they've been playing solid basketball. They beat the Hornets,
they blew out the Bulls, they did lose to the Thunder.
You know, they've been playing solid basketball lately. So I
would trust that more than I trust whatever I've seen
from the Heat lately. So my thought is sixers minus
two and a half here. Let me see what you
guys think. Nah, not just I don't know how somehow
got a little bit sick unfortunately over the weekend. My bad.
All right, jam Rock kicks like six ers. In case
he says, no power. They were lying on the defenders
to score. It could be could be an undergame, could
be an undergame there. But I would just prefer sixers,
all right. Next game of Celtics and Hawks, And this
one opened as minus one and a half for Atlanta.
Still looks like, I'm sorry, looks like two out there
right now. Total open two twenty and it's just high
as two twenty three and a half. For the injury report,
Harper is questionable, White is probable, Cada is doubtful, Tatum
is out, Lusevich is out for Atlanta. Jack Landell is questionable.
These teams did just play not long ago, but the
Celtics played yesterday, so a little bit of a rest
advantage for the Hawks. Both teams are playing a third
game in four nights. And the Hawks, I mean, how
many games they won? They did lose that game to
the Celtics, right, but how many games did they win
in a row? Like they're on a crazy streak, or
at least a crazy winning streak now I know at home,
maybe it's a win streak at home. I think they've
won like eleven games in a row at home. They've
been playing good basketball really ever since they made you know,
those trades they started clicking shorthanded Celtics team here, you know,
standings wise, let's glance at this once again. You have
the Celtics in the number two spot, two and a
half games ahead of the Knicks, four games behind the Pistons.
You have Hawks team who I mean, I just mentioned
that Sixers right after playing the Hawks in that sixth spot.
Now half a game ahead of the Sixers, half a
game behind the Raptors. Hawks play really good basketball. Probably
I would argue some more important game for them than
the Celtics. And the Hawks are at home. I think
for those reasons, you have to look towards Atlanta here
in this game. Let's take a look at the chat.
Brian says, is Brown playing Celtics under two twenty two? Yeah,
Jalen Brown is in. Jayalen Brown is in. Like that
staff from Glenn on the six years as world favorites,
like like that, prolific likes to Celtics. Appreciate your scrilla.
Glenn says, Celtics with the rest its advantage sixteen and
four to the under. Wow, and I could see it
being a more defensive game just because you know it
is important for both of these teams. That's a good
stat right there. Appreciate you sharing that. Mark says he
likes Atlanta. LJ says Hawks thirteen of their last seventeen games.
In verse below five hundred teams talks schedule about to
get tough. Yeah. I did a lot of saying, you know,
talking about that schedule. Definitely did they continue to win
a lot of these games? I I agree. I think
that when the schedule toughens up, it could be time
to fade. Is that right now? We shall see? I
mean it is a pretty banged up Celtics squad as well.
It just looks like Dyson is out too. A. We're
getting alerts right now because I don't see Dison on
the injury report at all. All right, maybe I should
just refresh just to be safe. Nope, don't see Dyson
all right. Next game Sons and Grizzlies. Man, I don't
know if I'm gonna make it today. Man, I'm feeling good.
I'm not gonna lie. I'm trying though. I just yeah,
I'll keep just one short. Ti Jerome is not in
the lineup. Yeah, a lot of guys questionable or out
or doubtful whatever for this Grizzlies team. If Ti Jerome
is not playing, I have very little interest in back
in that team. So for those reasons, I would only
look towards to the Suns. Sons also in that seventh
spot in the West. There are four games behind the Rockets,
two and a half games ahead of the Clippers. I mean,
you do have to win by a big margin here,
But it's just the fact that I don't trust the
Grizzlies put out their point guard bulls and spurs. It's
when opened up minus eighteen hasn't really moved too much
total open two forty and a half and that has moved.
It's up besides two forty four and a half. Looking
at the injury report, I don't see anybody on there
for the Spurs. Nick Richards and Y'abuseli are both questionable
for the Bulls. And let's pull this up a little
bit more here. So it is the third game in four,
fourth and sixth for this Bulls team. I believe they
all been on the road these teams last time they played.
I want to say, yeah, one twenty one to one
seventeen the Spurs one, but they had to come back
like and probably won't you know, for when you're playing
better now and probably just won't take them lightly in
this matchup. Spurs has been blowing everybody out lately. I
would only look towards the Spurs as far as the
total is concerned. I mean, I can see why it's
going up. I mean, maybe you just play Spurs team
total looking at what the Bulls have been giving up
one twenty five, one one fifty seven, one twenty four.
What is the Spurs team total here tonight? Spurs team
total is always one thirty and have one thirty one
even so it is pretty high. Maybe you I mean
Spurs been playing a good defense too. I mean team
total for do you look the other way teams for
the Wolves is one twelve and a half one thirteen
you can get out there. Spurs have given up one
thirteen once in their last six games. I don't know
a lot of different ways to look at this one
to see how the chat is looking at it. Mike
Card thanks Spurs team total over appreciate you prolific reminding
everybody at the light button. Let's see dropping dimes like
the Spurs first half minus ten and a half. I
thought about that as well, said they could rest the
first half, they could rest the second half after a
blowout in the first half. I definitely hear you on that.
I feel you on that. All right, I'm gonna keep
going here, T Wolves and mass Let's get back open
up minus three. I'm saying for the t Wolves that's
high as seven and a half out there. Total open
two thirty two and a half and it looks like
two thirty six. Injury report for the Mavericks, I see
Kayla Martin, Dufo, PJ Washington, Najie Marshall badly all questionable
Gafford is probable for the t Wolves. They'll be without McDaniels,
and then you have Anthony Edwards questionable here it's Wolves team.
I'm gonna pull it up just to be certain, but
I'm pretty sure this Wolves team, they'd just get embarrassed. Yeah,
the Wolves eighty seven to one O nine lost to
the Pistons there. I mean, I like to think that
they'll they'll balance back after performance like that. I mean
all season long though I have been saying I don't
really trust this Wolves team laying points, haven't been really
good in that role, but this is one where I
just I think that they're the right side. Let's pull
up the standings or the Wolves for the West. The
Wolves are in the fifth spot, I mean, same record
as the Rockets, who are right behind them in the
sixth spot. So you know, a lot of movement can
go on. There are three games behind the third spot.
A lot of movement can go on for this Timberwolves team.
I think that you get a really good effort from
them off of the blowout the Mavericks. Just looking at
what they've done. Yes, they beat the Blazers in their
last game and that was crazy. I mean they held
the Blazers below one hundred. Prior to that, I mean
they weren't playing any defense. That was just crazy. They've
been giving up like one thirty something every night, then
come out and give up one ninety I mean give
up ninety three. So it's something changing. I mean, the
Mavericks did have two days off, so usually when you
have extended time off, you're trying to work on some
things that are going wrong. But this Mavericks team is
already already done eliminated. I prefer the Timberwolves side in
this game. Anything from you guys, Casey says, many just
posting McDaniel's update. I mean he's already out considered week
two week, okay, I see, yeah, never know of Minnesota.
I agree. Brian says if Gafford plays he likes to
under or thinking about the under. I have to see
that defense play again. I'm not gonna trust it. After
just that, it could just be a one off for
that mass defense. Cavaliers and Jazz really big points spread
here went down though, from seventeen and a half to
sixteen and a half. Total went down also from two
forty five to two forty one and a half. Porter probable,
Jared Allen, Max Strews, Jalen Tyson, Dean Wade all out
for Utah, Keyante, George Laury Marketing, and Isaiah Caller all out.
The third game of fot nights for the Jazz. It's
the first of the back to back for the Cavaliers.
They did have two days off before this game, and
they played the Lakers tomorrow in La Cavaliers also coming
off of a blowout win versus the Heat. The Jazz
or they lost here one, two, three, four, five, They've
lost five in a row Man the Jazz. I don't know.
I just I don't want to put my money in
too much on teams that have nothing to play for
have shown they don't want to win. I do think,
I mean, I might disagree with the total coming down
unless you get some kind of other injury report. I mean,
the Cash should be able to name their number, and
I think that their defense isn't that great, So lean
over here, but ultimately probably just gonna stay away from
this game. Let's see, let's see anything else here, Yeah, Past,
you're right, You're right. Mark. Pistons and Thunder opened up
thirteen down at twelve total from two nineteen and a
half to to eighteen and a half. We have Hartenstein questionable,
we have Asar Thompson questionable during Harris Robinson all doubtful.
No Kate, no Isaiah Stewart. I mean you might not
have any starters for this Detroit team out there tonight. Well, okay,
see take them serious. I guess that's the big question here.
Second of a back to back for Okay, see, but
I don't believe Yeah, last game was not too taxing.
First game of back to back for the Pistons. They
play the Raptors tomorrow. No, the Pistons, They've been playing
a lot of games. I feel like lately, what is
this than six nights here, They've been playing a lot
of games. And although they have the rest advantage, I mean,
as long as Okay, she's gonna play and care, they're
gonna cover. That's the thing in the NBA nowadays. Are
they gonna care for everybody out in this game enough
to win by this this margin? I would only trust
the thunder here as far as the total. I would
trust the defense more than offense for Detroit. And we know,
okay she is a good defense as well, So seeing
this one being moved down slightly. I would agree with that,
and yeah, we'll move on over to the next one.
Appreciate you, Jeff reminding everybody to hit the like button
here definitely helps out the show, all right, last one,
I believe here Wizards and Lakers. So for this one
opened up fourteen looks like fifteen and a half or
sixteen total. I mean, I'm sorry. Injury report, Luca out,
Marcus Smart out, the arrow out for Washington, Carrington and
Trey Johnson as well as Sar are all questionable, Trey
Young doubtful, ad Keishawn George and d Lo all out.
This is the Wizards on the back to back, it
says the Lakers with two days off. The Lakers are
on the front end of a back to back. They
play they play the Cavaliers tomorrow. You know, that's only
one way to bet this game, two days off for
zero and they had to you know, the dog had
to travel. They've been getting blown out all the time anyway,
the only way to play this game is the Lakers.
Other than that, prop Wise did want to mention that
Austin reeves without Luca and Marcus Smart. He's played four games,
his points and assists. Maybe I'll just pull up here
to be specific, but I'm pretty sure the number last
I saw was thirty six and a half and bad.
Let's get back here, get thirty six and a half.
And I thought about playing it over. So without Marcus
Smart and Luca, he's hit all four games. Let's just
be here to get the specific numbers. Hit all four games,
forty four, forty four, fifty four, forty four. But granted
those weren't games Lakers are blowing their opponent out. This
is a point spread where you know, you expect things
to get out of hend. Maybe he goes and sitsts
down on the bench. That's what worries me about Austin Reeves.
But other than that, I mean, without Luca and without
Marcus Smart, he's gonna get more minutes. And I had
a ball in his hand off game. Austin Reeves points
and assists pretty pilling. And the next thought, for the
same reason of you know what's maybe holding me up
a little bit on that if it gets out of hand,
the bench guy's gonna get in. Guys like maybe Bronnie
gonna get in, and like if Lakers are about twenty,
Browny's gonna be playing some it's like double digit minutes
and you have an opportunity to score. I mean, I
know G League and NBA are different, but he just
had a crazy hot game in the G League. And
we've seen times where Lakers are blowing teams out and
they put him in and he can score a little bit.
His point prop was only six and a half or
five and a half. I would look at that too,
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gonna go try to get a little better, drink some
tea and stuff, and yeah, best of luck on everything.
I'll catch you on later