1 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:03,080 Speaker 1: What's up? 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 2: Everybody? 3 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:06,839 Speaker 1: Welcome into another episode of Profit Picks. If you are new, 4 00:00:06,960 --> 00:00:10,679 we do always start the show by being transparent. Yesterday 5 00:00:10,839 --> 00:00:15,240 I went four and three. Overall. NBA was not not good. 6 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,239 It was one in three. College basketball was three and 7 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:21,960 oh so overall it was a little profit. But I'm 8 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:25,920 not happy with the NBA. You know, always good to 9 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:31,679 be here with you. How's everything going for you? Your music? 10 00:00:34,039 --> 00:00:37,359 Speaker 2: Music? Okay? Yes, they was good. Four in one college, 11 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,719 one in one NBA. The good was Golden State team 12 00:00:41,759 --> 00:00:44,560 total over got there by a whisker one nineteen. It 13 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,359 was one eighteen and a half, barely got there. And 14 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:53,399 the bad was what we dropped in here, lost by 15 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,240 half a point when New Orleans over one sixteen and 16 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:58,000 a half got to one sixteen. And in fact, after 17 00:00:58,039 --> 00:01:01,000 we got off the shows ski that number went down 18 00:01:01,039 --> 00:01:02,840 to one fifteen and a half for a while, so 19 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:04,200 there was a point in time where you could have 20 00:01:04,239 --> 00:01:07,640 got the win. But college was really good, like it 21 00:01:07,719 --> 00:01:09,760 was for you four and one. So happy with the 22 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:12,079 four and two. Take the profit, move on to another day. 23 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:14,400 Speaker 1: Who are your winners in college? 24 00:01:16,799 --> 00:01:20,719 Speaker 2: The loser was Belmont team total. The winners were Ohio 25 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:27,920 and Toledo over. It was Virginia team total over the 26 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:37,400 Florida game last night over and oh the last one 27 00:01:37,439 --> 00:01:39,159 was the one I gave on that show. It was 28 00:01:40,159 --> 00:01:42,000 it was my five dollars play. What the heck? How 29 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:46,519 come I can't remember now? Oh, it was Villanova team 30 00:01:46,599 --> 00:01:48,920 total over eighty and a half was my five dollar 31 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:54,200 play that one. Yes, we had four overs, four winners. 32 00:01:53,319 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: All right. And for me, Houston first half in college 33 00:01:58,359 --> 00:02:02,200 was twenty to five. Yeah, at one point there are 34 00:02:02,239 --> 00:02:05,480 like more turnovers than points that the other team half. 35 00:02:06,319 --> 00:02:11,599 And then I took a Seaton Hall plus points that covered, 36 00:02:12,439 --> 00:02:15,599 and I took UNLV and of winning all right, it 37 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,680 ended up having to go to overtime. But man U NLV. 38 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:23,479 Those kids are undisciplined. They just it's so much dumb 39 00:02:23,479 --> 00:02:25,319 stuff they do, like they were trying to give that 40 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:29,800 game away, but it ended up working out. Set narrative 41 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,639 says Ski would happened to Lebron yesterday? Oh he cooked 42 00:02:32,759 --> 00:02:38,479 watching mouth about the King boy? Well, you know what 43 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,919 I'll say, CT, If you could play like that every day, 44 00:02:42,280 --> 00:02:44,159 we'll be good. You know, we wouldn't have to come 45 00:02:44,199 --> 00:02:47,680 in here and talk about Lakers roster or how bad 46 00:02:47,719 --> 00:02:50,080 the Lakers got embarrassed. We would have to talk about it. 47 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,759 If he could do that every day, I would love it. 48 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,639 That's all I want. But the problem is we don't get. 49 00:02:56,479 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 2: It all right, so we have to yap. 50 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,599 Speaker 1: All right, Let's let's see if we can find some 51 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:10,319 winners for today. You know, we have seven games. It 52 00:03:10,319 --> 00:03:13,520 looks like on the slate we'll start with Toronto and 53 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:19,599 Indiana open five fifty nine five sixty that one, uh 54 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,599 open minus two for Toronto looks like two. Still total 55 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:25,919 open two twenty three and a half, looks like it's 56 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:30,919 two twenty two and a half. Injury report Jackson matherin 57 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:35,599 topping all out for the Raptors. They'll be without Jacobe Walter, Jacoperto, 58 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:39,599 het Burn, Arch Barrett. Then you have Tempo and Quickly 59 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,520 and Mama all questionable. So Raptors could be without quite 60 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:49,400 a bit here. And let me just glance. Yeah, third 61 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:51,639 game in four nights for the Raptors. Four than six, 62 00:03:52,319 --> 00:03:55,879 So not the greatest response for this Raptors team. We 63 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:59,879 talk about all the time how the offense just gets 64 00:03:59,919 --> 00:04:04,439 so much worse at the offense just gets so much 65 00:04:04,439 --> 00:04:07,280 worse When RJ. Barrett is not in the lineup. The 66 00:04:07,319 --> 00:04:10,039 defense gets worse when Yaka Purdle's not in the lineup. 67 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,520 It just you could have no quickly there. It could 68 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:16,639 be just too much for me to trust this Raptors team. 69 00:04:16,959 --> 00:04:20,519 The Pacers, I feel like they have been playing better. 70 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:24,519 I think they've even won their last three games, so yeah, 71 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:28,199 they're playing good basketball right now, fairly healthy. I would 72 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,480 like it if Matthin was there, but I think the 73 00:04:30,519 --> 00:04:34,040 Pacers are the right side here. And if you're betting 74 00:04:34,079 --> 00:04:36,680 Toronto side or as far as not Toronto side, if 75 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:40,120 you're betting a prop I like Mary Boyle's over eighteen 76 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:44,120 and a half points and rebounds, you're already without a couple. 77 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:47,800 You're already without Purdle, could be without Mamu. And he's 78 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,079 just getting a lot of minutes lately, Like the last 79 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:53,560 five games, he's been getting thirty a little bit above 80 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:56,199 thirty one minutes compared to earlier in the season it 81 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:58,639 was like less than twenty. So they're liking what they're 82 00:04:58,639 --> 00:05:01,639 seeing from him. I am as well. Pacers don't have 83 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,240 the best rent protection and a Pacer is not the 84 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,680 best rebounding team, so that's why I'll choose to focus 85 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,160 on him for the raptor side. But I do think 86 00:05:10,199 --> 00:05:14,079 the Pacers win, or if not, they'll at least cover 87 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:14,759 the two and a half. 88 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:18,079 Speaker 2: What do you think here of You know, yeah, I 89 00:05:18,199 --> 00:05:23,319 kind of like the direction. I think you went there 90 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:24,879 the other night. I know you said it on the 91 00:05:24,959 --> 00:05:28,720 show when Boston played Indiana, looked toward the under and 92 00:05:28,759 --> 00:05:31,519 it stayed way under. And I almost like to come 93 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:35,199 back with that here under with Indiana, who have one 94 00:05:35,279 --> 00:05:37,959 three straight, who are focusing a little more on the 95 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:41,279 defensive end. Toronto, as you mentioned, missing a lot of 96 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,319 potential scoring here. The other night in the back to 97 00:05:44,399 --> 00:05:49,800 backs against Philadelphia, Philadelphia did play Embiid and George in 98 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:51,839 the second, didn't play him in the first game, played 99 00:05:51,879 --> 00:05:54,120 him in the second game. Philly gets there by thirteen, 100 00:05:54,839 --> 00:05:57,879 held Toronto to oneho two. Pretty good effort out of 101 00:05:57,920 --> 00:06:01,959 the sixers. But I kind of agree with the total 102 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,480 coming down here ski two twenty three and a half 103 00:06:04,519 --> 00:06:05,759 to two twenty two and a half. Like I say, 104 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:09,800 it's become the Pacers. I don't want to say style 105 00:06:09,879 --> 00:06:12,279 of play, because I don't know that they're totally committed 106 00:06:12,319 --> 00:06:17,120 to playing defensive basketball rather than pace basketball. But there 107 00:06:17,199 --> 00:06:19,560 is somewhere in between. With this team right now, they 108 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:21,720 certainly don't have the bodies and the ability to get 109 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:23,360 up and down the way they did last year. They 110 00:06:23,399 --> 00:06:26,319 don't do it anymore, and they have been playing better 111 00:06:26,519 --> 00:06:30,319 defensive basketball, evidenced by the game against Boston the other night. 112 00:06:30,399 --> 00:06:32,879 So maybe under two twenty two and a half didn't 113 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,480 play it, But to me, that looks like the best 114 00:06:35,519 --> 00:06:36,439 look on that game. 115 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would agree if I'm betting the total, it 116 00:06:39,399 --> 00:06:43,079 is the under Pacers defense has been good, and if 117 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:44,920 you're missing, you know, a couple of point guards, a 118 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:46,879 couple of guards for that Raptors team, I think it 119 00:06:46,959 --> 00:06:49,519 should hurt the offense at least a little bit. So 120 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:53,279 I can understand that next game Cavs and Sixers opened 121 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:56,040 up minus three and a half for the Sixers down 122 00:06:56,079 --> 00:06:58,639 to one or one and a half total open two 123 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:02,120 thirty eight and a half. Down two thirty six and 124 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:05,160 a half looks like that, I'm sorry, down as low 125 00:07:05,199 --> 00:07:07,079 as two thirty five and a half at a shop 126 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:12,680 Livingston Streus Dean Wade all out for the Cavaliers for Sixers, 127 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,439 looks like it could be a night where everybody's out there, 128 00:07:15,639 --> 00:07:19,639 even Ubra got upgraded to probable, so Edgecombe and b 129 00:07:20,079 --> 00:07:25,600 pg Ubray probable sixers. You know, they've been playing some 130 00:07:25,639 --> 00:07:30,839 good basketball lately. They've I don't have the exact numbers, 131 00:07:30,839 --> 00:07:33,680 but yeah, they have been playing good basketball. This one 132 00:07:33,800 --> 00:07:36,600 is their third game at fourtnits fourth and six. I'm 133 00:07:36,639 --> 00:07:44,720 pretty sure those prior three games were all on the road, 134 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,800 I feel like, and one of them was an overtime game. 135 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:49,759 I don't know, I just feel like that's a little 136 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,839 bit too much for me. The overtime game, first game 137 00:07:52,879 --> 00:07:54,800 home after, you know, being on the road for a bit, 138 00:07:55,279 --> 00:08:00,319 versus Cavaliers team who got embarrassed last game, Like this 139 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,600 is the spot the Cavaliers show up in, or at 140 00:08:02,639 --> 00:08:06,319 least when, like once they get embarrassed and lose as 141 00:08:06,319 --> 00:08:11,279 a favorite like they did to the Jazz. I think 142 00:08:11,279 --> 00:08:13,160 this is a Calve spot here, Rob, you know what 143 00:08:13,199 --> 00:08:13,639 do you think? 144 00:08:15,639 --> 00:08:19,279 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's hard to tell what is a Calves spot anymore. 145 00:08:19,319 --> 00:08:22,279 As soon as they got good, they weren't good again, 146 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:24,920 and so maybe they get good again now I'm not 147 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:28,639 so sure. Obviously, I think we made the case for 148 00:08:28,759 --> 00:08:32,039 Utah the other night simply because marketing in had been 149 00:08:32,720 --> 00:08:36,080 sat in the final game of Utah's home stand, as 150 00:08:36,279 --> 00:08:41,840 was Nurkic, and then they both played on Monday. Marketing 151 00:08:41,919 --> 00:08:44,480 had a really good game in that one, but to 152 00:08:44,519 --> 00:08:48,519 beat Cleveland outright was kind of surprising to me. They 153 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,240 just shouldn't be getting beat by a team like that. However, 154 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:53,919 they have been up and down. There's no reason to 155 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,080 think that they couldn't get back up again. I'll say 156 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:58,320 this about the Sixers, I wouldn't worry as much about 157 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:01,320 third and four nights simply because Origin emb didn't play 158 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:04,279 one of those games, so for them, it's probably second 159 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:06,799 in three days. So they played, they got a day off, 160 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:10,519 they'll play again here. That probably helps them a little bit. 161 00:09:10,559 --> 00:09:14,120 Sixers team total ski last eight games, seven and one 162 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:17,679 to the over they're playing better offensive basketball right now 163 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:21,200 as a team, Like you said, overall, they're playing better. 164 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:24,879 The group has come together. They're finally whole at this point, 165 00:09:24,919 --> 00:09:26,679 I would expect. I was a little surprised that the 166 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,679 total came down from two thirty eight to two thirty 167 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:31,799 six or two thirty six and a half wherever it 168 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:35,000 lies right now, thinking that both of these teams are 169 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,120 probably gonna have everybody on the floor and it should 170 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:40,639 get up and down. Cleveland doesn't stop anybody, and they 171 00:09:40,639 --> 00:09:45,360 certainly can score on anybody. That being said, will take 172 00:09:45,399 --> 00:09:48,039 a further look into it, but that would probably be 173 00:09:48,159 --> 00:09:52,240 my look here is to this game getting up and 174 00:09:52,279 --> 00:09:55,080 over and I can't argue off of Cleveland just because 175 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,759 there's not enough evidence to support that they shouldn't be 176 00:09:57,799 --> 00:10:01,120 played here. They're they're just all over the for a 177 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:03,480 stretch of games. They're good for a stretch, they're bad, 178 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:05,840 then they become good again. Hard for me to get 179 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:08,080 engaged on Cleveland right now. They are one in four, 180 00:10:08,159 --> 00:10:13,120 one in five ats last six after being four and 181 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,480 one ats the previous five, So kind of crazy. What's 182 00:10:16,519 --> 00:10:17,360 going on with Cleveland? 183 00:10:18,399 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, we just we just need them to win the 184 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:25,080 game for this one right here. I don't know. I 185 00:10:25,159 --> 00:10:28,200 just look at the Sixers team. Yeah, they've been playing well, 186 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:32,720 but hanged up Raptors team back to back, hanged up 187 00:10:32,799 --> 00:10:37,519 Magic team, Wizards don't even want to win Nuggets. The 188 00:10:37,519 --> 00:10:43,240 whole starting five is banged up or not playing. Nicks 189 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:48,600 without Josh Hart, banged up week, Mavericks, Grizzly, Like, what 190 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:51,279 a how much stock are we putting into these wins? 191 00:10:51,519 --> 00:10:53,279 Is what I want to you know, That's what I'm 192 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:54,240 thinking here, Robbie, No. 193 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:58,799 Speaker 2: I agree. I agree. How much stock reporting into Cleveland 194 00:10:58,799 --> 00:11:01,519 losing to lousy ut on their home floor. 195 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: Well, one thing, that's what I'm saying. I've seen Cleveland 196 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:07,159 loop like when they lose as a favorite and they're 197 00:11:07,159 --> 00:11:09,919 on the road. They've won five of their next six games. 198 00:11:09,919 --> 00:11:11,960 I think they've covered five of their next six games. 199 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:15,240 It's like when they feel like they got embarrassed, they 200 00:11:15,279 --> 00:11:17,960 finally show up. So I think you get a you 201 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:19,759 get a really good game from them. Another thing I 202 00:11:19,919 --> 00:11:22,840 like for the cass side that I didn't mention the 203 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:28,279 Sixers the absolute worst fast break defense after playing with pace, 204 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:30,759 Calves do like to get out in the fast break 205 00:11:30,799 --> 00:11:34,279 and score, So I like that for the Cavaliers team, 206 00:11:34,399 --> 00:11:37,000 and the Sixers don't do the best job defending the 207 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:39,159 mid range. You have a couple of guys who are 208 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:42,840 pretty pretty nice floater for the Cavaliers as well as 209 00:11:42,879 --> 00:11:45,600 mobile can getting that mid range. I just I see 210 00:11:45,639 --> 00:11:48,919 the ways the Cavs can have success in this game. 211 00:11:49,039 --> 00:11:55,759 So I like the Cavaliers here. Next game we have 212 00:11:56,440 --> 00:11:59,039 Jazz and Bulls speaking up those Jazz open four and 213 00:11:59,039 --> 00:12:02,080 a half right there. Total has come down though, from 214 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:03,759 two forty six and a half as low as two 215 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:10,039 forty and a half injury report. Marketing is now doubtful. 216 00:12:10,639 --> 00:12:13,720 Kevin Love and thee And are both out for Chicago, 217 00:12:16,039 --> 00:12:20,559 Phillips is questionable, Collins and Giddy are out, Kyra Mura 218 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,080 is out, and Kobe White looks like he's playing his 219 00:12:24,159 --> 00:12:27,919 time around. So this is a back to back for 220 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:33,080 the Bulls. For the Jazz they do have, it's the 221 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:37,000 first of a back to back for them, and man 222 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:40,279 can't help but notice just that that marketing being out, 223 00:12:40,519 --> 00:12:42,360 like I've seen them get blown off the earth this 224 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:46,559 year this season. Without marketing out there in the court, 225 00:12:46,799 --> 00:12:50,000 I don't think the Bulls are, you know, team you 226 00:12:50,039 --> 00:12:52,840 really want to lay with too often, So there's no 227 00:12:52,919 --> 00:12:56,200 way I can support them. But it's still very hard 228 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:57,960 to look at the Jazz. This is when I think 229 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:01,399 I just have to pass here. You know anything from 230 00:13:01,399 --> 00:13:03,080 you on Jazz and Bulls. 231 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, the part that only makes it, I guess. The 232 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:09,440 hold up for me on playing the Bulls is the 233 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:12,919 back to backs played Houston last night, played them tough 234 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:18,080 to one nineteen one thirteen. You get big minutes out 235 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:20,919 of the front line. In that game, Trey Jones goes 236 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:24,120 crazy scores thirty four. Probably not going to do that again. 237 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:27,360 But the reason why I looked at the Bulls right 238 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:31,200 away is for what you said earlier. Without marketing, I 239 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:33,919 generally don't want any part of the Jazz County. George 240 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:36,360 has been very good, but when he's together with marketing, 241 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:39,639 and he's even better. Because they have more threats. I 242 00:13:39,639 --> 00:13:41,759 don't know if we can expect Utah to do. You know, 243 00:13:42,039 --> 00:13:44,960 it's very possible that Cleveland just saw Utah coming the 244 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:47,440 other night. You know they're a double digit favorite. Oh 245 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:50,240 it's only Utah. Before you know it, you get beat 246 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:55,039 because Utah can score a little bit. If Chicago wasn't 247 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,000 on a back to back, I think I'd be there 248 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:59,840 with them tonight. The price is in a cheap enough range. 249 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,879 You're asking him to only win by five points at 250 00:14:02,879 --> 00:14:06,080 home against this team. Not so sure. I won't get 251 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,200 there yet, Ski, but I got to convince myself that 252 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:10,360 the back to back isn't as big a hindrance as 253 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:11,840 I seem to think it is right now. 254 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 1: Nets and Pelicans. We just saw the Pelicans last night, 255 00:14:16,279 --> 00:14:20,039 and man, they pissed me. Off, gave the game away. 256 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:25,039 Now we have them get back to back home underdog 257 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:30,519 versus NETS team. I think, I honestly just I don't 258 00:14:30,559 --> 00:14:32,639 think I can avoid that I have recency biased for 259 00:14:32,759 --> 00:14:37,240 these Pelicans. We do have the Nets with the rest advantage. 260 00:14:37,799 --> 00:14:40,399 I mean, obviously it should be a spot for the Nets. 261 00:14:40,919 --> 00:14:43,840 But can we trust them here? It's a whole different story. 262 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:47,240 I don't know that. I do you know anything from 263 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:48,879 you Nets and Pelicans. 264 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,759 Speaker 2: It's hard. I was waiting to see if they're gonna 265 00:14:53,799 --> 00:14:56,279 sit Zion in the second of back to backs. You 266 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:58,320 never know what's gonna go on with New Orleans second 267 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:00,279 of back to backs. There's already so many guys that 268 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:04,799 aren't playing anyway, had been good for a stretch, cooled 269 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:07,320 off a little bit. My first inclination was just to 270 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:10,440 play the game over, But then you know the NETS 271 00:15:10,440 --> 00:15:12,480 are involved, so that I don't want to play over. 272 00:15:12,519 --> 00:15:15,039 The NETS team total, for what it's worth is seven 273 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:18,759 and one to the under last eight games, So the Nets, 274 00:15:18,799 --> 00:15:20,360 I don't know if they can give me enough to 275 00:15:20,399 --> 00:15:23,639 push this thing over. And New Orleans and you can 276 00:15:23,639 --> 00:15:26,240 go right through their game logs, there's plenty of games 277 00:15:26,279 --> 00:15:29,799 in their last twelve where they haven't scored either anything 278 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,200 above one ten, so that makes it hard to get 279 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:35,240 to the total. Probably a good one to pass here. 280 00:15:35,279 --> 00:15:37,320 Like I say, I got burned by New Orleans myself 281 00:15:37,399 --> 00:15:39,960 last night, thinking they could get over one sixteen and 282 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:42,879 a half, got to one sixteen, left me at the altars. 283 00:15:42,879 --> 00:15:45,840 So maybe I'll just bypass that game. Tonight. 284 00:15:46,879 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 1: Nuggets and mass opened the pig them. We now see 285 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:53,679 Dallas minus two and a half. Totally, not a whole 286 00:15:53,679 --> 00:15:55,480 lot of movement, but a lot on the injury report 287 00:15:55,519 --> 00:16:02,919 for both of these teams. I mean, Joker, valentiunis, Cam Johnson, 288 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:10,320 Bron Bates all out, Murray Brown both questionable, Gordon Jones 289 00:16:10,399 --> 00:16:15,240 both probable for Denver for Dallas. PJ. Washington and Brandon 290 00:16:15,279 --> 00:16:19,519 Williams Matt are both questionable. Max Christie is doubtful. No 291 00:16:19,639 --> 00:16:24,320 ad in this one. Yeah, this is a I don't know, 292 00:16:24,559 --> 00:16:27,559 this is a disgusting game, Rob, you know, I'll just 293 00:16:27,679 --> 00:16:29,519 I'll skip. I went for the last two games on 294 00:16:29,519 --> 00:16:32,360 the slate. Anything from you, Yeah. 295 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:35,399 Speaker 2: I wanted to look toward Dallas here. I kind of 296 00:16:35,399 --> 00:16:38,600 figured earlier this morning, before this latest injury report came 297 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:41,080 out that Murray wouldn't play. He was doubt He wasn't 298 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:44,240 doubtful yesterday, but he was questionable. Then he did play, 299 00:16:44,279 --> 00:16:46,120 and he played well. Second to back to backs, I 300 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,879 figured he's not going to play here. Dallas has been 301 00:16:48,879 --> 00:16:51,559 playing shorthanded for the last couple of games. Actually had 302 00:16:51,559 --> 00:16:53,960 a good win the other night for them. It was 303 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:55,840 a good win one twelve, one oh five on the 304 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:59,919 West Coast. Maybe still look at Dallas, but I think 305 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:02,799 even more than that Ski the deeper I look into this, 306 00:17:02,919 --> 00:17:07,559 maybe under in this game. We talked the other day 307 00:17:07,599 --> 00:17:11,839 about not having Brandon Williams, and with Dallas, when they 308 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:14,920 don't have two point guards, it gets a little difficult 309 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:17,400 because you have to play Cooper flag a lot at point. 310 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:20,119 They got away with it the other night, but they 311 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:22,400 only scored one hundred and twelve, And I just wonder 312 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:24,319 if this game even makes it to I'm looking at 313 00:17:24,319 --> 00:17:26,240 the number now to twenty four and a half, down 314 00:17:26,279 --> 00:17:29,240 to to twenty. Well, you can still get to two 315 00:17:29,279 --> 00:17:31,319 twenty fours out there. I even see a couple two 316 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:33,519 twenty four and a half. So maybe I'm gonna look 317 00:17:33,559 --> 00:17:36,039 at that one from an under perspective. I'll give it 318 00:17:36,079 --> 00:17:36,599 some more thought. 319 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 1: All right, the Valley says, do you guys ever give 320 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:43,960 game picks or just team totals and maybes? The Valley 321 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:47,279 do you ever listen? Because I've given out three bets 322 00:17:47,279 --> 00:17:53,200 already today, So either your listening skills or just not there, 323 00:17:53,759 --> 00:17:55,480 or I don't know what the problem is because I've 324 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,519 given out three bets already. Some guys you can't help rob, 325 00:17:58,559 --> 00:18:01,559 you know, some guys they got to spoon fed. They 326 00:18:01,559 --> 00:18:06,039 can't even listen. We're gonna keep going here. 327 00:18:06,079 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 2: We can't play every game, yeah, given a best bet. 328 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:12,279 At least we give something every day. I mean, I 329 00:18:12,279 --> 00:18:15,160 don't know. If you're looking to bet every game, you're 330 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:16,319 probably in trouble. Anyway. 331 00:18:17,000 --> 00:18:20,279 Speaker 1: I've given two bets and a prop already. We have 332 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:23,000 seven games on the slate. We give a best bet 333 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,279 at the end of the show. What are you? What 334 00:18:25,319 --> 00:18:29,640 are we doing here? The Valley eight forty five? Come on, man, 335 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:36,279 next game up. Nix and Kings opened up minus ten 336 00:18:36,279 --> 00:18:40,559 and a half. It looks like eleven total open two 337 00:18:40,599 --> 00:18:42,960 thirty and a half and it looks like two twenty 338 00:18:43,039 --> 00:18:49,359 nine and a half. Injury report, Shaman is out for 339 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:52,400 the Knicks. For the Kings, you have Murray outs, the 340 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:58,799 bonus out, and Schroeder out. Is this a back to 341 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:00,400 back for the Kings, That's what I'm I'm just trying 342 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:04,039 to double check here. No, it's not a back to back. 343 00:19:04,079 --> 00:19:06,839 It's third and four nights, fourth and sixth. The Knicks 344 00:19:06,839 --> 00:19:09,079 did have two days off, so they do have the 345 00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:12,359 rest advantage here. The Knicks, I just can't help but 346 00:19:12,400 --> 00:19:18,160 think of there's so much better when Josh Hart is 347 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:21,079 out there on the court. He comes back. You know, 348 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:23,519 they go out there for as bad as they've been 349 00:19:23,519 --> 00:19:24,960 on the road, right, they go out there and cover 350 00:19:25,039 --> 00:19:28,720 on the road. This Kings team coming off back to 351 00:19:28,799 --> 00:19:31,680 back wins. Are they turning the corner on their season? 352 00:19:32,839 --> 00:19:36,920 Is it just a couple of good games. I don't 353 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:42,000 necessarily trust the Kings. I don't. I really like the 354 00:19:42,079 --> 00:19:46,680 idea of continuing to bet New York since Josh Hart 355 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:50,039 just came back. But something's giving me some hesitation here. 356 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:52,480 I do think there will be points. I think this 357 00:19:52,599 --> 00:19:55,480 total is a little bit too low. How are you 358 00:19:55,559 --> 00:19:56,440 viewing this game, Ralph? 359 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 2: You know, yeah, I like a lot of what you said. 360 00:19:59,519 --> 00:20:03,880 It might not that I wrote out this morning. I 361 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:07,400 wrote first thing time for the Knicks there or time 362 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:10,759 to play the Knicks. They had gone on that real 363 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:14,200 bad streak since they lost the Cup game. I believe 364 00:20:14,240 --> 00:20:16,480 they went like one to nine against the spread right 365 00:20:16,519 --> 00:20:18,160 after that. They weren't playing well, but then they did 366 00:20:18,200 --> 00:20:20,240 win the other night when Josh and it all correlates 367 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:22,559 to Josh Hart, or most of it correlates to Josh Hart. 368 00:20:23,440 --> 00:20:25,839 But the thing that stopped me right away was I 369 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:29,519 looked at that game before I checked the numbers, and 370 00:20:29,559 --> 00:20:31,759 then I saw there laying eleven, and I'm like eleven. 371 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:33,880 I don't know that I want to get there with eleven. 372 00:20:34,519 --> 00:20:36,519 So then I looked to the total because the Kings 373 00:20:36,559 --> 00:20:38,160 are playing better, and a lot of the quotes I 374 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:41,880 read out of the King's corner, especially where Malik Monk 375 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:47,400 is concerned. It looks like a little difference in attitude 376 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:50,759 here the last couple of games, so I think points 377 00:20:51,759 --> 00:20:54,160 are in abundance here as well. I kind of like 378 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:57,119 this total over the Knicks really don't play that good 379 00:20:57,119 --> 00:21:00,200 of defense. And again it gets repetitive because I say 380 00:21:00,200 --> 00:21:03,720 it a lot, but just because they play slower tempo 381 00:21:04,480 --> 00:21:07,359 doesn't mean they don't score big. Because they're so efficient 382 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:09,519 on their end, and the King's tret the best defensive 383 00:21:09,519 --> 00:21:11,839 team in the world. So I think you can find 384 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:14,119 something in the two thirty two to two thirty three 385 00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,559 range here tonight, and the number is only two twenty nine, 386 00:21:17,039 --> 00:21:20,119 which would lead me probably in this case to the over. 387 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:25,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I can understand. I mean I don't really trust 388 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:29,359 either defense right now. Good point by Larry West Junior 389 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:32,400 about Mike Brown inspired by the King slow to the payback. 390 00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:36,680 Maybe the only problem is, you know this payback means 391 00:21:37,039 --> 00:21:40,519 it went by twelve, That's all you know. I know 392 00:21:40,559 --> 00:21:43,880 he wants to win the game, definitely know that. But 393 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:49,200 do we want to win by twelve? Aleen Nicks lean 394 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:52,680 over need to think about it a little bit more. 395 00:21:53,559 --> 00:21:57,960 Next game. Last game, Wizards and Clippers opened up Clippers 396 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:01,880 minus thirteen looks like twelve, and total open two twenty seven, 397 00:22:02,319 --> 00:22:05,400 down as low as two twenty six. Whitmore, Trey Young 398 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:09,480 will not be out there for the Clippers. Kawhi Zuwak 399 00:22:09,599 --> 00:22:14,319 both questionable, Bogdanovich, Derreck Jones Junior, and Chris Paul are out. 400 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:18,480 You know, I don't think I mean, I said it 401 00:22:18,519 --> 00:22:20,440 already as soon as they made the trade, But I 402 00:22:20,519 --> 00:22:23,279 don't think the Wizards are interested in winning games, and 403 00:22:23,440 --> 00:22:25,799 they've gotten blown out I think in the three games 404 00:22:25,799 --> 00:22:31,599 since the trade, or at least they didn't cover. There's 405 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:34,960 just so many question marks on this Clippers side. If 406 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,039 you tell me the Clippers were healthy, I feel a 407 00:22:37,079 --> 00:22:41,279 lot better about just, you know, expecting another blowout of 408 00:22:41,319 --> 00:22:48,839 the Wizards. So that's what gives me hesitation here. Any 409 00:22:48,920 --> 00:22:50,920 thoughts from you here, Wizards and Clippers. 410 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 2: It's hard to know what their focused level would be 411 00:22:56,319 --> 00:22:58,400 right to get me. The Clippers have been playing so well. 412 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:01,240 I don't want to go against them. You have to 413 00:23:01,319 --> 00:23:05,160 lay a double digit price with a team that maybe 414 00:23:05,759 --> 00:23:08,759 wouldn't be fully focused in this spot. They go on 415 00:23:08,839 --> 00:23:12,279 a road trip right after this. Maybe their eyes are 416 00:23:12,319 --> 00:23:14,079 on the road trip thinking they're going to get right 417 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:18,640 past Washington. So I don't know that I could lay 418 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:20,839 the number I did. I don't want to get people 419 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:22,400 in the chat mad at me because I'm going to 420 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:24,240 talk about a team totally here and I have to 421 00:23:24,279 --> 00:23:31,319 talk about it. I almost took a look, and there's 422 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:33,680 the other side of the coin Clippers team total over 423 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:36,319 which if they're you know what, if they're motivated and 424 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:39,240 ready tonight to close out this homestand then they do 425 00:23:39,319 --> 00:23:42,960 get over But I was thinking of playing Washington over 426 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:45,079 one oh six and a half simply because I don't 427 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:50,759 know where that Clipper interest level rests for this particular game. 428 00:23:51,759 --> 00:23:55,559 If they come in halfway disinterested, it usually affects the defense. 429 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:58,920 If in fact, Kawhi doesn't play, it affects the defense 430 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:02,440 and becomes more of a an opportunity for Washington to score. 431 00:24:02,559 --> 00:24:05,240 So again, until we have a clear picture of the 432 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:08,240 injury list, which we never do at the time we 433 00:24:08,319 --> 00:24:11,240 do this show eleven thirteen Pacific two thirteen. For me 434 00:24:11,279 --> 00:24:13,799 here on the East Coast, we just never know where 435 00:24:13,839 --> 00:24:17,839 these where these final statuses are going to land. But 436 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:20,079 I think if Kawhi doesn't play, I may get to 437 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:23,000 Washington over their team total gets. And I just thinking 438 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:26,079 that the Clippers don't care if they win by thirteen. 439 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:28,400 They just care to win the game and they could 440 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:29,680 probably outscore Washington. 441 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 1: And Washington is healthy, I mean healthy, that is that 442 00:24:35,559 --> 00:24:37,720 is a good interesting way to look at it there. 443 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:40,799 I mean the Clipper The one thing though, the Clippers 444 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:44,640 defense has been good, But like you said, if Kawhi 445 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:47,839 doesn't play, if Zoobac doesn't play you can both hurt 446 00:24:47,839 --> 00:24:51,119 the defense. This Wizards team has hit that number every 447 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:53,640 game except for the last one, as far as their 448 00:24:53,720 --> 00:25:01,039 last seven, so I can definitely understand that I like 449 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:03,759 over in this game. I think that makes some sense. 450 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:08,519 All right. That is uh, that is the NBA slate 451 00:25:08,599 --> 00:25:11,480 for today, So we're going or before we move it 452 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:13,400 to best best, let's go ahead and toss this up 453 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:16,640 on the screen. You can still get seven day all 454 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:19,960 at't for sixty nine dollars, so slightly less than ten 455 00:25:20,039 --> 00:25:23,559 dollars per day. And that is I'm not mistaken, Robie. 456 00:25:23,599 --> 00:25:28,799 Know the price of a three day pass. Yeah, price 457 00:25:28,839 --> 00:25:32,279 of a three day pass. So you're you're getting seven 458 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:34,960 days for the price of three with this special that 459 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:38,279 they have going right there. You know, outside of that, 460 00:25:38,319 --> 00:25:40,720 I'm gonna move it on over the best Bets. I'll 461 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:42,680 ask you if there's anything else you'd like to promote, 462 00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:45,319 and you know, if you have a best bet for 463 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:48,839 the show. There's people in the chat dying to dying 464 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,279 to hear a bet spoon. 465 00:25:51,039 --> 00:25:56,640 Speaker 2: Bet, and you know what, I'm gonna disappoint so many 466 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:58,799 people here, So I'm gonna do what you do, Ski, 467 00:25:58,839 --> 00:26:01,759 and I'm gonna say, listen, here's the short list that 468 00:26:01,799 --> 00:26:03,559 I'm looking at. But I just can't leave the best 469 00:26:03,599 --> 00:26:06,640 bet because I haven't There is no client play yet. 470 00:26:06,839 --> 00:26:09,640 There is no Rob Veno out of my own wallet 471 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:13,079 play yet. So what I will say is what I 472 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:16,359 discussed on the show. I do think Cleveland and Philadelphia 473 00:26:16,559 --> 00:26:19,839 probably find their way to the over in that game. 474 00:26:20,079 --> 00:26:22,240 Have not bet it yet, but I'm leaning that way. 475 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:26,599 I'm leaning Chicago. I'm also leaning towards the Knicks and 476 00:26:26,759 --> 00:26:29,440 Kings to get over. And then the last game we 477 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:32,240 talked about Washington team total over one oh six and 478 00:26:32,279 --> 00:26:35,519 a half. So there's four that if you guys want 479 00:26:35,559 --> 00:26:37,799 to go ahead and do the rest of the research 480 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:40,079 on your own or if they if they suit what 481 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:43,400 you're feeling on these games, then then that'll work. But 482 00:26:44,279 --> 00:26:46,000 you know, against SCAT, I don't even have a client 483 00:26:46,039 --> 00:26:47,480 play in the NBA yet, so I'm not going to 484 00:26:47,559 --> 00:26:48,359 leave the best bet here. 485 00:26:49,319 --> 00:26:52,960 Speaker 1: I do have three plays, like I said, already locked 486 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:56,039 and loaded. You know what, since Robno didn't give one, 487 00:26:56,079 --> 00:26:58,799 I will give you two out of the three. I 488 00:26:58,920 --> 00:27:01,640 like the Pacers in the first. They're playing good basketball 489 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:05,160 right now, They're fairly healthy, a lot healthier than the 490 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:08,680 Toronto side. We already talked about Toronto without r J. Purdo, 491 00:27:08,759 --> 00:27:12,519 et cetera, et cetera, possibly without quickly just becoming too much, 492 00:27:13,519 --> 00:27:15,799 and we'll stay in that same game. We'll go Mary 493 00:27:15,799 --> 00:27:20,000 Boyles over eighteen and a half points plus rebounds. Just 494 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,480 a really good matchup for him. He's getting more minutes 495 00:27:22,599 --> 00:27:24,640 with the lack of centers out there available, and he's 496 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:26,839 been playing good basketball. They like what they see from him. 497 00:27:27,079 --> 00:27:30,319 So two plays in the same game, first game on 498 00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:33,319 the slave for today. That's what I'll leave as best 499 00:27:33,319 --> 00:27:35,839 bets for the show. You know, I always appreciate you 500 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:38,160 taking the time to do the show with me. It's 501 00:27:38,279 --> 00:27:41,079 my process. I'm sure it helps everybody else. Guys in 502 00:27:41,079 --> 00:27:44,799 the chat, we appreciate you. You guys help make the 503 00:27:44,839 --> 00:27:47,200 show what it is best to luck everybody on all 504 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,559 your action. Will be back again tomorrow and we will 505 00:27:49,599 --> 00:27:52,799 catch you all then.