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00:00Let's flip it over to the association.
00:01The Phoenix Suns in town to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves here.
00:05Line opened up at three overnight.
00:06Now we're seeing some marketplaces up to minus four and three and a halves here.
00:10Total this game, 221 and a half.
00:12Minnesota at home, Phoenix on the road.
00:14Spread line for us tonight, Joe.
00:16What is it?
00:17Yeah, tough one.
00:18I mean, the Suns were competitive last night in Boston against the Celtics,
00:23but fell a little bit short.
00:24Now they're back on the road, taking on a Minnesota Timberwolves team
00:28that's going to be just as physical here.
00:31This is a tough spot for the Phoenix Suns.
00:33Not one I'd want to run to the window and back.
00:36Minnesota does have a bit of a rest edge.
00:39And I didn't like the way I saw them out on the West Coast, Minnesota.
00:44It's been a rough stretch.
00:45I think getting home, Donnie, might be a good thing
00:47for the Minnesota Timberwolves here tonight.
00:50Tuesday, having fun.
00:51The NBA takes center stage.
00:53Same thing with college basketball.
00:54And away we go.
00:55And yesterday, if you watched the program, which many people do,
00:57midway through hour number two, Joe and I give out some best bets.
01:00Last night, we doubled up on the association.
01:03Joe told you to go ahead and take a look at those Atlanta Hawks here.
01:05Did you know Atlanta yesterday against Orlando?
01:07124-112 victory.
01:09Double digit, easily covering the point spread.
01:11And I told you, you know what?
01:12Pelicans are my favorite team in the NBA.
01:14I don't know if I've ever lost a game with the Pelicans.
01:16Wait, they're favored by eight and a half.
01:18Final score, Joe.
01:20129-111.
01:20Two, no doubt about it.
01:22Easy wins.
01:23So make sure you stay tuned coming up in hour number two
01:24for more best bets that will get underway.
01:27But, Joe, we're talking expansion in the NBA.
01:29Sham Sharani sent out a couple tweets yesterday.
01:31I'll read the first one.
01:33Just in, the NBA will hold a vote at the Board of Governors meetings
01:36March 24th and March 25th
01:38to explore adding expansion teams exclusively in Las Vegas and Seattle.
01:42With the two franchises targeted for the 2028-2029 NBA season,
01:47sources tell ESPN there is momentum for stakeholders to approve.
01:51100% Joe, they're going to approve both of those cities.
01:54No?
01:55I agree.
01:56And listen, there may be more coming even after that.
02:00I mean, who are we kidding here?
02:01If there's an appetite for it, and given the kind of money with the new TV deal
02:06and media rights and everything else that comes along with it now,
02:10yes, now would be the time.
02:12And they've been talking about this for a while, Donnie.
02:14It was just a matter of time.
02:16It feels like this is just all formality now.
02:20It does seem like that.
02:21And how about this?
02:22Because with changes, like we even see it in Major League Baseball, Joe.
02:25Hey, look at the Houston Astros.
02:27They're American League.
02:27Of course they are.
02:28No, they used to be the National League.
02:30Milwaukee Brewers, Joe.
02:31Whoa.
02:31They're always, no, no.
02:32Used to be the American League.
02:33Things need to change.
02:34NBA Central says, you know what?
02:36Two teams, if they're coming in, Joe, geographically,
02:38Las Vegas, West Coast, Seattle, West Coast.
02:41Teams have to move.
02:42The Timberwolves or the Grizzlies are expected to move to the Eastern Conference
02:46if the NBA approves expansion with Las Vegas and or Seattle.
02:50How about that?
02:50Moving away.
02:51Yep.
02:52Yep.
02:53Listen, we're just shuffling the deck here, Donnie.
02:55That's all we're doing.
02:56Trying to maximize, you know what?
02:58The bottom line and the dollars and the eyeballs.
03:01And, you know, sorry to some of those fan bases that might not have a team anymore.
03:07Sorry about that.
03:08And also, maybe the least best kept secrets in basketball will be once Las Vegas gets
03:13its NBA team.
03:14Who is going to be an owner, at least a partial owner?
03:16It's going to be LeBron James.
03:17There's a ton of buzz behind us, says Evan Cederi.
03:19If it's approved for the 2028-2029 season, this will allow LeBron to instantly jump from
03:24player to minority owner in Las Vegas upon potential retirement in 2027.
03:29Bron and Bronny, head of the Vegas?
03:32Yeah.
03:33Oh, you can count on it.
03:34And listen, he'll probably play for that team at some point and do another farewell tour,
03:40right?
03:41Donnie, I mean, he won't retire until he owns the team and plays the first season with him.
03:45I think that's coming as well.
03:47Absolutely.
03:48LeBron James, you know, he likes to complain about foul calls.
03:50But what's KD crying about here?
03:51Let's get this clip up.
03:56Kevin, what are some of the things that can be done to avoid those double teams with you
04:01at the top of the key?
04:05I mean, I don't know.
04:06You got to ask.
04:07I don't know.
04:08I don't know.
04:08I think we just got to convert.
04:13Maybe I got to just get out of the way, get in the corner, space the floor out for other
04:17guys.
04:17I think just that when I get the ball against certain teams, they just going to settle out
04:22and just say, you know, we're just going to double and play a little zone behind it and
04:26see what happens.
04:26And if we give open shots, that's cool.
04:28But maybe I just need to get out of the way, you know, be honest, set screens, be able to
04:32be ready to catch and shoot, just space to fly for my teammates.
04:36You know, it's been happening throughout the season, but, you know, I'm starting to figure
04:41out, I think I just need to get out of the way and let other guys dribble the ball.
04:46Uh-oh.
04:46Oh, is it being sarcastic, Joe?
04:47What's he talking about here at this point?
04:50Yeah.
04:50Well, what he's talking about is that the Lakers sent everybody at him last night and he couldn't
04:55score.
04:56In fact, they scored 12 total points in the fourth quarter last night, Donnie.
05:00Why?
05:01Because Durant couldn't get off and apparently everyone was just sitting around waiting to
05:05see what looks like Durant can't get it done.
05:08So 12 points at home in the fourth quarter is disgusting.
05:13And I don't care that Singun didn't play.
05:15They got to figure it out.
05:17A doker's got to be a better coach than what we're seeing right now.
05:20Joe, I need you to answer this question on what this means from an announcer and what
05:24he actually meant by talking about a player.
05:26The NBA Central sent out a tweet yesterday.
05:28Hornets announcer Eric Collins says Jalen Duren is one of his favorite players to watch.
05:32Quote, I like talking about that body of his, cut up like coleslaw, end quote.
05:37Hmm.
05:38Interesting.
05:40What do you mean by that?
05:44Yeah.
05:46Um, not quite sure what, uh, what the reference to coleslaw is.
05:51Not, no idea, Donnie.
05:53I have no idea.
05:54Unless, I don't know, coleslaw very finely chopped.
05:57Like, I don't, I don't, I'm not even going there, Donnie.
05:59I have no idea.
06:00Yeah, I don't know.
06:01We're going to have to get that back here.
06:02He's going to have to explain himself, as we like to say at that point here.
06:05But you know what, we're going to have to explain yourself, the Boston Celtics are a pretty good
06:08basketball team here.
06:0921 blackjack out of Jason Tatum.
06:1221 blackjack out of Derek White.
06:1441.
06:1541, Joe, out of Jalen Brown.
06:17This is Jalen Brown's team in a victory over the Phoenix Suns, 120 to 112.
06:22Yeah, cut them up like coleslaw.
06:24I have no idea.
06:25You did.
06:25Uh, that was, uh, yes, uh, we, I'm going to have to use that all day now.
06:30We have, uh, uh, tough spot for Phoenix there last night.
06:35I thought they've been playing great little shorthand.
06:38It's still no Dylan Brooks, uh, but they were very, very competitive in that game.
06:43They're expected the Celtics to be able to win that game.
06:46And they did.
06:47And listen, they're very much a player in the East and I I'm sorry, but Detroit, you keep
06:53losing games that you should be winning and Boston's going to sneak up on you and there's
06:59going to be a problem.
07:01So problems here in the NBA, maybe it's with Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucs and the
07:05head coach, Doc Rivers, they're getting 10 points at a lot of outlets tonight, Joe, going
07:09up against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
07:10And mind you, the Cavaliers are the road team tonight favored by double digits over the
07:15Bucs.
07:16Yeah.
07:16Well, it worked out so well, uh, for the Cavs as a double digit favorite last game against
07:22dad.
07:22Oh, that's right.
07:23They got, they lost outright by 10 after being a 15 point favorite at home.
07:28So, uh, the Cavs are not a, I don't care who they're playing.
07:32They are not a team.
07:33I want to be laying double digits with.
07:36Do you want to lay double digits tonight, Joe, with those Denver nuggets taken on the
07:39Philadelphia 76ers?
07:41The question is who's even shooting up for the Sixers at this point right now?
07:44Is it the Delaware blue coats?
07:45They're the G league associate.
07:46They're getting 15 and a half points tonight.
07:50Those Philadelphia 76ers.
07:51Ouch.
07:53All right.
07:54Who's playing?
07:54But again, we've said this now a couple of times with the Sixers and they have shown
07:58up.
07:59And at the very least on it, you've been able to put up enough points to get us overs.
08:03And I think another over is in play tonight.
08:06Shout out the NBA and nine and a half point spread 17 and a half, 16 and a half, 10
08:10and
08:10a half, 15 and a half and 13 and a half.
08:12What are we doing?
08:13NBA taking the points.
08:15I'm going to take that philosophy tonight.
08:17Laid the points last night.
08:18Tonight, different story here.
08:20Oklahoma city thunder in town.
08:21The take on the Orlando magic tonight.
08:24This line lines up as an opening number overnight at minus 10 as a favorite to Oklahoma city.
08:29We're down to nine and a half across the board.
08:30But how about this, Joe?
08:31Orlando only pulling in about 35% of the tickets tonight.
08:35Okay.
08:35So he's the better team.
08:36They should win.
08:36But magic hang within double digits, Joe.
08:39As I always like to say, nobody wants to take the Orlando magic tonight, Joe.
08:43But your boy DRS, he's taking the Orlando magic tonight, getting nine and a half.
08:47We're taking the points tonight, Joe.
08:48Let's go sweep it out for no to start the week.
08:51That sounds like the plan.
08:53If it ain't broke, Donnie, don't fix it.
08:56I'm with you.
08:57Don't fix it.
08:58Don't fix it.
08:59Because we'll be right back here.
09:00Prediction markets edge on the early line.
09:03Ah, yeah.
09:04Stick it right here on the Sportsbook Network.
09:06Let's flip it over to the association tonight.
09:08Phoenix going to take on Minnesota.
09:09Devin Booker dropped 40 points in a loss last night against the Boston Celtics.
09:13But they're back on the court and they're back on the road here tonight.
09:16Minnesota is the favorite to win this game outright, Joe.
09:18Trading at a 59% chance.
09:20Phoenix, of course, at the 41% number.
09:2241% number, excuse me.
09:24If we look at spread in total in this game, Minnesota favored by two and a half points.
09:28Currently trading at 55% in the total in this one, Joe.
09:31Two, 21 and a half.
09:33Phoenix travels to Minnesota tonight.
09:36Yeah, and no Anthony Edwards, by the way, for the Minnesota Timberwolves here tonight.
09:40So, without him on the court, other guys are going to have to step up.
09:45And, by the way, they're 6-4, I believe, already this year.
09:49Without him on the court, the Minnesota Timberwolves here.
09:52But, listen, it was not a good road trip for Minnesota.
09:56They lost a lot of games that they just didn't show up at.
09:59Now they don't have Anthony Edwards.
10:01But this is a tough spot for Phoenix coming off a very physical game against the Celtics last night.
10:07Even with Booker dropping 40 and Jalen Green doing his thing, it still wasn't enough to get it done here.
10:14The defense of Minnesota is going to be just as physical.
10:17Tough spot.
10:18Even without Anthony Edwards, I still think Minnesota has the edge.
10:22Taking a look at some of those points.
10:23Props told you there that Devin Booker dropped 40 points last night.
10:26If he does play tonight, you can use that slider and take him at 30-plus points tonight.
10:30Joe currently trading at 41 cents, which means a $100 investment pays back 244.
10:35Ten short of the points he had last night.
10:37Maybe he could be that go-to guy once again tonight.
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