00:00Basketball on a Friday night in the Association. A full deck here starts at 7 o'clock, ends at 10.30 out on the West Coast there with the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Clippers.
00:10One team plays in the Garden, another team plays in the Garden.
00:12Who are we talking about? The Boston Celtics taking on the New York Knicks in Game 2 for both of these franchises here in the 2025 start of the NBA season.
00:21What gives on this one, Joe? I'm seeing a look-ahead line of around six points here.
00:25You see the graphic about the pop-up at minus 5.5, but you know what it is live right now?
00:30Minus 3.5 across the board. A major tank in stock here for the New York Knicks in a total of 229.5.
00:38The Celtics come into town with basically half of a ball club that got beat by the Philadelphia 76ers.
00:42The Knicks with a win on opening night. Why is this line dropping?
00:45Are there some information that we need to know about on players sitting this one out for the Knicks?
00:49Yeah, well, that's the whole thing. I think there is got to be some concern that Cat may not be available
00:58in this game. They didn't have Hart last game, don't forget. But I kind of like, I mean, the depth that this Knicks roster has that they didn't have under Thibs last year.
01:10I mean, they got six, what, 15 points out of Miles McBride, Landry Schmet, Tyler Cole, all of these guys here that actually contributed in that win against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
01:22But there's got to be concern that maybe one or two of the other guys, including Carl Anthony Towns, may not be playing in this one, which is the only reason why I think you'd get this big a move overnight.
01:34Always got to wait a little bit longer than the NBA here. Unless you have that information and somebody shared that with you from Chauncey Billups, you might have to wait to see that final report to see who's actually playing or not playing in this game here.
01:46Miami Heat, Memphis Grizzlies, Joe, do you want to participate in an over with the Miami Heat? Well, it looks like the people are betting on that. Look at the Heat game, Joe.
01:53Opened up 233, excuse me, 230 and a half. It's now up to 233 and a half at most outlets. A favorite for the Grizzlies, which was four and a half earlier this morning, dropping to two and a half.
02:03I'll tell you right now, the odds makers right now don't have an idea where any of these games are going.
02:09And we are seeing massive line moves right off of these opening numbers a few days into the season.
02:15Yeah, I mean, while it was the John Moran show in game one against New Orleans, that game went flying over the total and they held off Zion and the Pelicans and Miami.
02:25We talked about this game earlier in a week. Boy, they just they didn't meet a three point shot.
02:30They didn't like the take. They were just bombing away. And neither Orlando nor Miami was playing any defense.
02:38And I think that's the theme early on this year, Donnie, right? It's the year.
02:42We're really not sacrificing the bodies this early to try and grind wins out.
02:47So if that's the case, yeah, if you can't beat them, join them over for me, especially with the Grizzlies who pay at one of the fastest paces in the NBA.
02:56You want more line moves? You got them here. The San Antonio Spurs who blew out the Dallas Mavericks on opening night.
03:02They're going to take on the New Orleans Pelicans. This line opened up overnight as a minus one and a half point favorite.
03:06Now sitting at four and four and a half at most outlets as a favorite towards the Spurs.
03:11The total of this game and everybody loves themselves a good over 231 and a half now up to 233 at a lot of outlets here.
03:18That line continues to move because Webanyama, he's on the warpath in 2025.
03:25Yeah, well, it'll be, you know, it'll be the first thing that the Pelicans have on top of their list on how to win this game.
03:32And it's going to be to try to slow him down. And that's going to be all about Zion Williamson in the paint, right?
03:39He is going to have to try to bully himself around in there. You can't let the guy just dominate the boards.
03:45You got to get in there and you got to make it ugly. And I think the Pelicans will do that.
03:50They probably should have won that game against Memphis there, but John Morant was just too much late.
03:56I think this one, I thought the number would be a little higher here, Donnie, if we're being honest.
04:01But I think the Pelicans at home have a fighters, a puncher's chance here for sure.
04:06How about a puncher's chance for the Lakers once again at home, but they're an underdog just like they were to the Golden State Warriors.
04:12The Timberwolves come to town, opened up as a one-point favorite.
04:15They now sit at minus two and a half as a favorite, which means the Lakers will be underdogs again in their own building.
04:21A total, once again, opened up at 223 and a half.
04:23That has risen to 225 and a half and 226, depending on where you're shopping at.
04:28The Lakers, can they get their first win of the season or is it just all Luka, not a lot of help, and another loss for the Lake show?
04:35Well, the problem is Anthony Edwards is not 100%.
04:38He is banged up, but he did play last game.
04:42He's going to play in this game here as well.
04:46But you've got to believe that Donchigan company, they're going to, I mean, what did he draw?
04:5143 at 43, 12 and nine, I believe.
04:54He almost had the triple-double there in that first game against Golden State.
04:58I think the Lakers in front of the home crowd have an opportunity to bounce back here,
05:02and I think they will in a big way.
05:04It also leads me to think that maybe an over is happening in this game.
05:08How about bouncing back in a big way?
05:10Embarrassing performance for the Los Angeles Clippers on the road,
05:13getting crushed by the Utah Jazz in game number one.
05:16They'll return home as double-digit favorites.
05:18By the way, did you know they were double-digit favorites on the road to knock off the Utah Jazz?
05:23The Suns come to town, getting 10 and a half live at most outlets in a total, Joe,
05:27that sits at 222 and a half, actually down from the 225 and a half at the opening number.
05:32How about that?
05:33Yeah, yeah, this was great.
05:36Watching them play against Utah was hilarious because it's like watching an old man team
05:42taking on the youth and, you know, the excitement of the Utah Jazz last game.
05:47And now they have a completely rebuilt Phoenix Suns team coming in.
05:52Ty Lue was bent out of shape after that loss to Utah.
05:56He is pleading for these guys to play some defense here.
06:00Like, have you seen your roster?
06:01There's nobody playing defense on this roster of the Clippers, especially Bradley Beal.
06:06So, yeah, no, I am going to look to back the Clippers.
06:10But early, Donnie, I think they get out and play from in front in the first half.
06:14That's where I would bet them.
06:16Yeah, you got to crack that whip on them.
06:18And my goodness how bad they were in game number one, getting smashed by a team that we probably think is not going to win very many games this year.
06:24They're 0-1 to start.
06:25How about the Dallas Mavericks quickly here?
06:26We take a look at the Mavericks at home.
06:28Their favorite over double digits.
06:30They didn't show up on their own court opening night going against the San Antonio Spurs.
06:33The Wizards come to town, and usually everybody beats the Wizards.
06:36It's like your homecoming game right now.
06:38Bounce back for the Mavericks.
06:40It's just like an NFL joke.
06:41You're not as bad as what we saw in game number one as you're on game number two.
06:44Same thing in week number one, the week number two.
06:45Are these a bounce back performance spot here for the Dallas Mavericks?
06:49Oh, it's huge.
06:50Cooper Flagg and company.
06:51Listen, Kyrie, until he returns from the torn left ACL, Cooper Flagg is going to have to figure some of this stuff out on his own.
07:00So I do think this is the perfect get right spot.
07:04And nobody, they don't have an answer for Anthony Davis.
07:07The Wizards do.
07:08I think this is a good opportunity for Dallas to feel better about themselves.
07:13Cooper Flagg, the point guard, man.
07:15Let's see what he can do tonight in their matchup against the Wizards.
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