Speaker 1: What what's up? Everybody? Welcome into another episode of Prophet Picks,
and we do usually start the show while being transparent.
Didn't have any show yesterday and haven't made any plays
so far yet in twenty twenty six. But happy new
year to everybody out there. You as well, mister Ravino.
I'm not sure if you've gotten involved yet to start
the year, but it could be back with you.
Speaker 2: Yeah, we were involved yesterday's SKI, but it's been college
football heavy last two days, six and one in college football.
Back at it again today. A couple of college basketball
plays here. I skipped that yesterday, and of course it's
an NFL weekend, so NBA has kind of taken somewhat
of a back seat with so much going on here. Hey,
you know, not only sports wise, SKI, but obviously New
Year's Eve, New Year's Day going out outside of what
we do for a profession here. So we'll look to
see if we can find a couple on the card here.
But I have to admit NBA has taken a little
bit of a actually at the present time.
Speaker 1: All right today, I agree, and hollidays have it's always
tough for on the holiday time doing all this stuff,
so didn't want to leave you guys hanging. So today
we're only gonna talk about a few games that interest us,
and then we'll get back to a regular schedule programming
next week. So first game will be the first one
that's actually in the rotation. Five twenty nine, five thirty
Spurs and Pacers. It did open five and a half
for the Spurs. Looks like six some five and a
halfs out there too. Total came down from two forty
one and a half to two thirty eight and a half.
And first of all, I disagree with the move on
the total. No, weinby a lot less defense for the Spurs.
I think, like I'm thinking about the games without winby
they've been giving up like one twenty plus. I feel
like all of these games Acer's team total is a
thought for me, and also about back in the Pacers
side here just because they're finally getting healthy. I know
they've been on a crazy losing street they cover last game,
but yeah, just just getting healthy now, being at home
here catching a few possessions, I think you know they
can start to play a little bit better. So lean
Pacers or a Pacers team total over, what do you
think here? Vino, Spurs and Pacers.
Speaker 2: Well, total makes complete sense, especially when again we talk
about this a little bit of a little bit of time.
When a star player goes down, especially one who's amongst
the top two to three scorers on the team, money
generally comes in on under. But there's no consideration for
what you brought up, which is the defensive loss that
San Antonio suffers without Womby out there. You see players
player quotes almost on a nightly basis talking about how
much more difficult it is to find any operating room
when when Minyama's on the floor. So Total in some
capacity over makes sense. Indiana, up until their last game
against Orlando had given up one six. It's not like
they're stopping anybody from scoring. I could see a full
game play here, probably taking advantage of what could be
an incorrect move toward the under, and I could and
you know, I could see team total on either side.
To tell you the truth, Indiana team total certainly without women.
Y'a'm in there, but I don't think i'd want to
exclude anybody if it were me, So I would probably
look over two thirty eight and a half a little
pushback against where the money has come so far.
Speaker 1: I could see that. I can see a lot of
points in this game for sure. Next game I want
to talk about here is Denver and Cleveland. It did
open up. It says ten here, it's all the way
to thirteen and a half and total open two thirty
three and a half as high as two forty. I
agree with the move on the side here, Robino. Cleveland
has been playing better basketball lately, healthier than the Nuggets.
Nuggets are playing a fourth straight role game and missing
what four or five starters. Now, yes, you know we
see this all the time they step up for their
first game, you know, when the big superstar goes down.
But we're gonna expect this to continue. I just I
don't think so. I don't like that Marrow is questionable
for Cleveland, but I still think they're the right side.
What do you think here?
Speaker 2: You know, yeah, this Denver team is depleted. We talked
the other day about Jokic going down, but you have
Jamal Murray surrounded by the bench basically in this game
for Denver, and I prefer basically to tail you in
this one. Obviously, as somebody who's been or at least
noticed the Cleveland improvement a little bit ahead of the
rest of the the rest of the market. They are
playing better four and one last four against the spread.
Their point production hasn't suffered at all. Their team total
has gone five and two over the course of their
last seven. The game totals have gone five and too
over their last seven. The way they like to play
with a little bit of pace in offensive minded, It's
really hard to imagine Denver keeping up with all the
second and third tier scorers on the floor. Jamal Murray
at some point in time, you know, probably becomes too
much to carry. The load. Could start here tonight. I
just you do have two teams going in really different
directions at this point in time. It's funny how quickly
the NBA sways, but got to get to it quickly.
I'm just checking current number right now. I see up
to thirteen and a half and up to two thirty nine.
Cleveland team total here is one twenty six and a half.
But Denver does give up in the one twenties. On
a nightly basis, I probably lean toward toward the Cleveland
team total over here. I just don't know how Denver's
going to prevent them from scoring, I think when twenty
seven is a likely scenario for the Caps.
Speaker 1: Mark says thoughts on Denver team total under I could understand,
you know, they maybe miss it because they're missing so
much scoring. But I could see a scenario where the
Calves are scoring so much they don't necessarily even care
too much to you know, try to get stops anymore.
So that's what we worried me there, all right, elite
or I'm sorry, yeah, elite. dB twenty one says any
size on Orlando Chicago Yet I didn't really care for
this game. Open four and a half looks like five
or five and a half for Orlando. So ital came
all the way down from two forty one to two
thirty two. I'm not I don't view Orlando as a
team I want to lay with, especially on the road,
especially with all these injuries and the Bulls they're also
banged up, and they just have a lot of lots
to prove before I want to put more money on
them as well. So it's an easy game to avoid
for me. Ravino, anything for you on Orlando and Chicago?
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think my immediate reaction here Ski on this one.
It doesn't happen often was toward the under, but they
have really chewed it up here, two forty one down
to two thirty two and a half eight and a
half point move. But Chicago game totals have been below
this number three of the last four as the injuries,
like you say, start to pile up in the same
On the Orlando side, I could see this being You know,
Chicago likes tempo. Orlando's like tempo all season long, but
I don't know that that tempo, just based on what's
going on lately, is going to result in points. This
game probably started way too high based on full season
statistics where power ratings were and not really adjusted at
least in my mind for the way things are currently now.
The market is adjusting the number four the odds makers
still two thirty two might be a little bit too high.
I still have an inclination to play this one under
two thirty two have it yet, but we'll see where
I end up later in the day. But I could
see this game staying under.
Speaker 1: All right, Yeah, I mean today's slate. I just I
didn't really love so and we know it's the day
after the holidays all this stuff. Don't want to just
be on here talking just to talk about these games.
So those are three or the few that we're going
to cover for today, Bino, I am just going to
pass it to you. I'll ask you if there's anything
you would like to promote. If you have a best
bet for the show, we love to hear it. If
you don't, it's all good.
Speaker 2: Promotion. I guess I could just say Weekend Warrior package,
which now includes all sports your ski talk about it
at the end of the show. Most of the time.
It's forty nine bucks. Where it used to be just
Saturday and Sunday football, now it's Saturday Sunday all sports,
college football, NFL football, NBA, and college Hoop, which will
have loaded cards from every Saturday throughout the rest of
the year, so we can worry. I think it's probably
the best thing to promote here, forty nine dollars, full
day Saturday, full day Sunday. Obviously, there's a couple of
NFL games tomorrow as well. Pick up that package over
at wager talk dot com. Best Betski. Obviously, we didn't
talk about a lot of NBA wise, because we don't
have strong feelings on these games per se. I won't
leave a best bet from that particular sport, but I
will say for those that are playing college football, upcoming
game here Navy versus Cincinnati, it'll be the next one
on the docket later this afternoon. If you are interested
in college football, I do have a release on the
Navy Cincinnati game over the total of fifty eight. Cincinnati
without its entire defensive secondary, four to fifths of it,
A couple of their front seven opted out of this game.
They're missing like six defensive starters. But the offense stayed
in tac in tax so I feel like both offenses
are going to do the job here Ski. It's been
bet up this morning from fifty five to fifty eight,
so we're losing a little bit of value. Still think
it's worth it. Maybe Cincinnati full game total over fifty
eight points.
Speaker 1: My bad good stuff there from mister Robino. And you know,
I have two bets that I really want to make.
And the reason I am not gonna make the other
one the best bet right now is because I think
if you wait, you get a better number as the
injury report, you know, goes through the day. The way
it's looking right now, I think if you wait you
get a slightly better number, So it's not a rush
to go bet that one right now. And I would
hate to give it out now and then you know
later you can get a point and have better or whatever.
So for my best bet, I'm gonna go with I'm
gonna go with the Pacers here. The best number you
can get is plus six. And really, I mean, it
just boils down to they're not gonna play as bad
as they did to start the season all year long,
A lot of it was unhealthy they were, and like
I mentioned, now, you've got a lot of those guys back,
a couple of key guy Nie Smith Big to be
back in the line up there. I just I Meanika,
I don't know everybody's healthy now except for Topping and Jackson.
And I think that the lack of winby protecting the paint,
the Pacers is going to have many ways to score
in this game. So I think there's a by sign
on the Pacers they cover last game. I think if
you continue to bet on them every game, you'll make
money in the near future. And I'll be on them tonight.
Plus six. That's my best bet for the show. You know,
always good to break down the games and do the
show with you. Appreciate you taking the time to do so.
Everybody in the chat, we appreciate you all tapping in
and you know, ear y'all insight and all that good
stuff as well. Hopefully everybody enjoyed their holiday. Hopefully you
guys enjoy your weekend. We'll be back to regular schedule
programming on Monday and we will catch you all then.