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00:00Spreadlines that you need to know for a Monday night.
00:02By the way, Joe, you know I always like to start these.
00:04Can I start to say, you know what, the NBA, a lot of blowouts in round number two.
00:08Maybe it does get better as we head towards, like, you know, the Elite Eight, as we like to say,
00:11the Final Four, whatever, in the NBA.
00:13But understand this, Joe.
00:14The one thing the NBA always is big is, if we want to get ratings,
00:17we want to have the highest ratings that we've had in recent years.
00:19Let me tell you this, on a Monday night, they don't want you watching the NBA, Joe.
00:22So that's where I'm going to start here.
00:23It's an 8 o'clock game, which is fine.
00:25We can all watch and enjoy.
00:27Pistons and the Magic.
00:27Not the greatest series of all time, but maybe the Magic.
00:31Actually, the better team than the number one seed, Pistons.
00:33But I digress.
00:34930 tip, Oklahoma City and Phoenix.
00:371030 tip, Minnesota and Denver.
00:38They don't want you watching these games, but you know what, Joe?
00:41It's our job still to get the people ready for these games.
00:44OKC at Phoenix, looking for the sweep.
00:47Line opened up at 11.5.
00:49Most outlets sitting at 11.5 and also 10.5.
00:51And a total right now of 213.5.
00:54Is it Sweep City?
00:56But more importantly, Joe, what's the spread line we can look forward to tonight in this one?
01:00Well, I mean, they don't want you watching these games, Donnie.
01:03Not because it's on at 10 o'clock.
01:05It's because there are double-digit spreads in both of these games on the late night.
01:10So who wants to be bothered in back-to-back blowouts, which is exactly what we could be getting here
01:16tonight.
01:17So, yeah, I mean, both of these games are very similar in the fact that, you know, listen, there is
01:23clearly one team with an advantage over the other team.
01:27Now, just because they can win doesn't necessarily mean they're going to cover here, Donnie.
01:31But have you seen anything from, oh, I don't know, the Phoenix Suns that lead you to believe that somehow
01:37they're going to even keep this thing within double digits here?
01:41I don't think so.
01:42The Denver game might be a little different story here.
01:45But the Oklahoma City-Phoenix game, to me, it feels like it's just a matter of just hurry up, roll
01:51the ball out there, get the game over, and let OKC move on.
01:55T-Wolves and the Nuggets, Joe.
01:5610.30 tip time tonight from Denver.
01:58And you might say to yourself, like, of course, Denver's favored by 11.5 points.
02:01They're going to close the series out.
02:03They're up 3-1.
02:03But they're not, Joe.
02:04It's 3-1 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
02:07But as we just brought to you in some of those early line topics, oh, no.
02:11Ant-Man down.
02:12Dante DiVincenzo down.
02:14What are the expectations for us tonight?
02:16And that line, as you see on the graphic, has ballooned to 11.5 and a total of 221.5
02:21live right now.
02:22Timberwolves injured, taking on the Nuggets in elevation tonight.
02:26What's the spread line for you, Joe?
02:28I don't know, Donnie.
02:30I mean, I have no idea.
02:31What are you going to do without Anthony Edwards and Dante DiVincenzo?
02:34You're in all your rotations are out the window right now, which means Finch and company are going to have
02:40to figure something out here.
02:43Listen, I don't know about whether or not they covered a spread.
02:45I am fairly certain that Denver wins this game back at home to send it back to Minnesota.
02:51But obviously, we're not getting either guy back anytime soon.
02:56So this isn't just hold the fort down and wait until reinforcements get back.
03:00This is going to be a problem.
03:02And it also might be a good opportunity here to look at maybe an over.
03:08Because once again, the lack of defense is exactly why Denver is in this spot to begin with.
03:14Maybe even a team total for Denver might be the better look in this spot here tonight.
03:19Sometimes you just need some luck.
03:21And maybe the Denver Nuggets are getting that luck, by the way, of injury.
03:24We'll find out tonight.
03:25They can extend that series and take it to game number six.
03:28But we're also going to look at here at the 8 o'clock game.
03:30Just said, Joe, we can all enjoy Pistons and the Magic.
03:33Who would have thought after three games?
03:35Of course, Detroit's probably going to be able to knock this one down, finish it up here.
03:39No!
03:402-1 series lead for the Orlando Magic and their home once again, Joe.
03:43But as you see the graphic, they are the underdog getting 2.5 points in a total.
03:47Listen, at 2.14.5, which is now down to 2.13.5 at most outlets right now.
03:52Pistons on the road against the Magic.
03:54The number one seed on the ropes a little bit, Joe.
03:57You got it.
03:58Listen, I give Detroit credit.
04:00I mean, in that game three there, it was kind of crazy.
04:02They were down by as many as 17 and then came back with about 2.52 to go.
04:08And they had a 1.05, 1.04 lead and just could not hold on from that point.
04:13Now, give Orlando all the credit in the world.
04:15But Detroit has done a very good job this year, certainly bouncing back in spots like this
04:22where they were a road favorite, lost, and then come back as another favorite in the next game.
04:2913 and 4 straight up in those spots this year.
04:32So, listen, this thing is going 7, whether Detroit likes it or doesn't like it.
04:38I would much rather have, you know, a Game 7 in my own home court, which is exactly where it
04:44will be.
04:45But I think this is the one series, Donnie, that, yeah, likely it's not going to end anytime soon.
04:51I think we're going to 7 here, and I think Detroit bounces back.
04:55And at a pretty good price, Donnie, right now, even on the money line, it's a pretty good price right
05:00now for Detroit.
05:02NBA action, round number one, cruising along, teams looking to close out.
05:06Maybe it's the Phoenix Suns tonight, but a lot of good series.
05:08But also, one of the more interesting ones here is the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets.
05:13If you're watching over the weekend, 112-96, the Minnesota Timberwolves at home beat the Denver Nuggets
05:18to take a commanding 3-1 series lead.
05:21Most people would look at that and say, yep, just a matter of time now.
05:23Minnesota's going to close them out and move forward.
05:26Until we find out that in the last game, Dante DiVincenzo played one minute.
05:30Why is that?
05:31Tours Achilles.
05:32He's going to be down for not only the rest of this series, but probably the entirety of next year.
05:37Also, you take a look at, you know, your superstar player Ant-Man out there.
05:40He's already been struggling with a knee injury.
05:42How about you throw a knee injury on the other knee at this point right now and only played 18
05:46minutes.
05:46They still won that game, Joe.
05:48But now you're looking at saying, okay, we just need to get a win over the next couple games here.
05:52The question is, will they be able to do it?
05:53But man, that is just terrible timing to have superstars go down when you have a commanding series lead, Joe.
05:59And when you're playing that well and, you know, it's all starting to come together for you in Minnesota.
06:06And then not just DiVincenzo, who brings an awful lot to that team.
06:10But then, of course, your leading scorer in Anthony Edwards.
06:13That goes down.
06:14That's tough to overcome, especially against a team that knows you so well here.
06:20It's, yeah, all of a sudden the rotations get smaller.
06:23Guys are going to be out on the court longer.
06:26This, two of the next three are in Denver.
06:30And can they steal one?
06:32Maybe.
06:33But then what, Donnie?
06:34That's the other question.
06:35Okay.
06:35So if you do steal one and close it out, who is Minnesota beating down the stretch here?
06:41So Denver has got its work cut out for them, though.
06:44And they better handle business.
06:46Put them down and step on them and be done with it altogether.
06:49But we'll see.
06:50They haven't looked all that enthusiastic to me through four games so far.
06:55You know, I love taking the underdog of the team nobody wants to take.
06:58Now, understand this.
06:59Nobody's probably going to want to take the Timberwolves tonight here.
07:01But also at this point, is this a game that the Timberwolves look at, Joe, and say,
07:06punting isn't the right word in the playoffs.
07:08But they know they have one chance at home in game six to get this done.
07:12Does it make sense to them to be shorthanded tonight in elevation, try their best, and get beat,
07:17as opposed to, all right, we understand the task at hand.
07:20Ant's not coming back.
07:22DiVincenzo's not coming back.
07:23We got to save up all that energy for game number six.
07:25Because trust me on this.
07:26If we're taking a look at a game tonight where, let's just say the Nuggets win,
07:29you know, and then you lose, talking about Minnesota in game number six,
07:32you're not winning game number seven.
07:33It feels like everything is on the line for game six and not tonight, Joe.
07:37Do you agree?
07:38It is.
07:39Yeah, right.
07:39I mean, because that's where the game, that's where this whole series is going to be decided,
07:43is in game six back in Minnesota.
07:45And if they can't get that one, and I think you'll see a pretty enthusiastic first half.
07:52But if this game starts to get away from them, I agree with you, Donnie.
07:56I think it's, which is why betting the total or even the side at this point, it's like,
08:01I don't know what we're going to get from Minnesota without those two guys in the rotation.
08:06Betting into the unknown, I'll tell you what we're going to get is some fines out of this.
08:09At least you're showing some fun at this point.
08:11Nicola Jokic fined 50 G's, and Julius Randle has also been fined $35,000 for the rolls in
08:16the on-court altercation at the end of the game.
08:19Showing some fight those Nuggets here, huh?
08:22Yeah, a little late, though.
08:23I mean, you'd heard the game was pretty much over at that point, and then you throw it.
08:27Like, you've got to figure it out, Denver, sooner rather than later here.
08:31I don't know what Aaron Gordon's status is, but they better figure it out, Donnie.
08:37They are plus money to win the series right now.
08:40I don't know if that plus money remains if they win and win big here tonight.
08:46So they still have their word.
08:48They dug themselves quite the hole here down three games to one.
08:52How about this one Friday night?
08:53I was like, you know what?
08:53I'm going against the public here.
08:55I'm going to take those Houston Rockets because Kevin Durant's going to show up.
08:57He's not going to let them get a sweep in.
08:59You know what?
09:00Back into the series we go.
09:01Durant's like, yeah, I'm good.
09:02It's not even my knee.
09:03It feels like my ankle now.
09:04I just don't feel like playing at this point.
09:06So then you fast forward to game number four, and Durant's like, yeah, I ain't playing in
09:09this game either.
09:09Now it turns out he might be down at least two to three weeks.
09:12Well, that could turn into two to three months because they're going to get sent home sooner
09:15than later by the Los Angeles Lakers.
09:17But they did fight last night, Joe, and got a victory there.
09:21Without KD over the Lakers to go back to Los Angeles.
09:25And they scored more than 100 points, which is impressive and didn't need overtime to
09:29do it, right?
09:30115 they dropped last night.
09:32Where's that been?
09:34And they did it without Durant.
09:35So it felt like that was a game you talked about punting with Minnesota.
09:40It felt like the Lakers, up three games and none, were not going to, they weren't going
09:46to lay it all out of the table, especially heading back home to L.A.
09:50Yeah, I think the Lakers are in good, they're in good shape to advance here at some point.
09:56Let's hear from the coaches after last night's game.
10:01Tonight, everything seemed to really click.
10:03Just what did you like about your team's resiliency and what you saw overall tonight?
10:07I think our aggressiveness was on display from the start.
10:12First time holding them outside of 30-point first quarter, so much better effort there.
10:17Defensive intensity across the board.
10:19I loved our ball pressure, forcing 24 turnovers for 30 points and 17 of those being steals.
10:24So activity was great and that's made the difference from the start.
10:28You know, it's obviously very challenging without your two leading scorers to generate offense.
10:34I think we'll take a look at the process again on that end as well.
10:39And, you know, I know, you know, our points per shot and our expected points per shot were
10:46slightly below our season average.
10:48So, you know, to me, again, it goes back to the two keys, take care of the ball and we'll
10:56look at that and how we can be better there.
10:59Joe, protocols, injury management, you know, philosophy from your doctors, it all goes out
11:05the window in the playoffs.
11:06And the reason I'm bringing this up is, Joe, we've seen it in the past, you know, in the
11:09NFL.
11:10Hey, don't check that guy for concussion.
11:12Get him back into the game as quick as you can because if you don't test him, he can play
11:15and then we'll deal with the aftermath afterwards.
11:16You have one of the most talented young players that we've seen in the NBA over the past 25
11:21years in Victor Webinyama.
11:23He looks like he's going to be a bona fide superstar.
11:25That bona fide superstar drilled his head hard enough onto the court where he had a concussion.
11:31And he said to himself, oh, this is going to be interesting.
11:34He's probably going to be down for at least one week, then get evaluated.
11:37Is this going to mess up the series?
11:39Joe, can you please tell me how many games he missed in the series so far?
11:43One, I believe.
11:45That was it.
11:46It seemed to be, well, he showed up to the right spot, so that's a good sign.
11:50I think he knew his name and that was it.
11:53And by the way, they won that game without him, so not really sure what the rush was.
11:58I think they said the average concussion protocol in the NBA is about nine days.
12:05I don't think they made it to nine days for he made it back.
12:09I mean, it's, again, I hope he's healthy.
12:11I hope they make the right decision.
12:13It's just so interesting how things are treated here.
12:14Like, if this was the regular season, Joe, like, in the regular season, why would he miss three or four
12:18games?
12:19But in the playoffs, he would miss one game.
12:20Do you know what I mean?
12:21Like, it's just some things I just take a look at and say this doesn't make sense.
12:24But the way it is here, the Spurs pick up the victory once again last night, and rightfully so.
12:30We want to see the Spurs advance.
12:31But just odd, like, yeah, I was unhappy.
12:33I thought I could have played earlier than that.
12:35It's just crazy.
12:35Like, concussions are so serious when they want it to be.
12:38And then, oh, hey, everything's on the line.
12:40Get back out there quick, quick, kid.
12:41And he was dominant, by the way, too.
12:44He was.
12:45And, of course, after the game, he indicated that the way his return to play was handled was, quote, very
12:52disappointing, end quote.
12:54But did want everyone to know that he was treated well by the Spurs medical staff, whatever that means.
13:00But he said he didn't want to be a distraction.
13:02So I'm going to be interested to see exactly how that was very disappointing to him.
13:07I'll tell you what was disappointing here in the city of brotherly love last night.
13:10Joel Embiid is back.
13:11Let's go.
13:12And it was a runaway from the first quarter here, Joe.
13:1534-18, a low-scoring second quarter, high-scoring third quarter.
13:19Celtics close it out.
13:20128-96.
13:21That's the Celtics that you anticipated here in Philadelphia, winning both of those games, now going back to Boston, looking
13:28to close them out.
13:29But Embiid, he wasn't there all game because he's coming back from an appendicitis here.
13:34But 26-10-6.
13:36But they still got smoked.
13:38Yeah, it was that they were never in that game.
13:41They were never in the game.
13:42They never were.
13:44I mean, and give credit to the Celtics because they made sure that they were never in that game, period.
13:49So, and Maxie took a backseat to Embiid.
13:53And kudos.
13:54You still didn't score 100 points.
13:56But welcome back, Embiid, I guess.
13:59Yeah, Kelly Oubre Jr. was battling some injuries.
14:01Well, he played 31 minutes, scored two points, and finished at a minus 31.
14:05Maybe he should have played with that injury here.
14:07But when you take a look at the Boston Celtics, Joe, what did they do well?
14:10And sometimes you just can't stop it.
14:12The three-point shot.
14:13They knocked down 24 three-point shots last night on the road.
14:173-1 series lead.
14:19The hot topics, they continue to roll along.
14:21It's a Monday.
14:22Play here on the Sports Grid Network.
14:23Put over to the NBA.
14:25Round number one.
14:26Yesterday, we saw the Rockets.
14:28I'm surprised.
14:29I am.
14:29115-96 victory over the Lakers.
14:31I thought they were dead to rights.
14:32But talk to me about this.
14:34Like, Kevin Durant, is it just like he needs to play on the best super team of all time
14:39to be locked in or engaged?
14:41Or is it just me going, I don't know, he's older, he's still injured at this point.
14:44It just feels like the Kevin Durant-Houston marriage just never got off the ground
14:49or even had a honeymoon.
14:50And now it's like, yeah, I'm going to be out for three more weeks.
14:52Which means one more game the Lakers win, he can have two to three months off
14:55for all anybody cares.
14:56So, I think Kevin Durant picked up a, it's very bizarre, but I think he picked up
15:04two different injuries since the postseason started.
15:08If I'm kind of following the timeline here with KD, where he had a knee injury
15:15that cost him game one, he came back for game two, and then an ankle injury
15:21that's cost him each of the last two games.
15:24Now, I am not surprised at what happened in game four, because the Lakers are a depleted
15:31basketball team.
15:33LeBron had to play 46 minutes to grab that overtime win.
15:38They're on the road.
15:40Like, they never should have really shown up here and looked great in this game.
15:44It would have been the ultimate embarrassment, I thought, for the Rockets
15:47if they allowed LA to close the sweep.
15:50The big thing now for the Lakers is they expect to get Austin Reeves back for game number five.
15:56So, there really should be no game six in this series.
16:00The Lakers, it looks like, for the first time, will actually close as favorites in this series.
16:06Kind of crazy, because he didn't miss that many games during the season either, Kev.
16:11You know what I mean?
16:11No.
16:11It was actually—that's the amazing part.
16:14It's all of a sudden you get to the postseason, and now he's got injury after injury.
16:19It's just—it's bonkers there.
16:21But take me—take me ahead now to this Denver game in Minnesota.
16:25How do you overcome losing not one, but two guys that really solidify the rotations on that?
16:33I don't know what we're going to get from Minnesota.
16:35Any idea?
16:36No, it's so tough, because you can sometimes get, like, the one-game step-up
16:40when a team is, you know, dealing with injuries.
16:44But I would at least argue they got it in the game, number four victory against Minnesota,
16:52where—or against Denver, excuse me.
16:55The halftime line was seven-and-a-half in favor of Denver.
17:01They were up by four.
17:02They were laying seven-and-a-half.
17:04So you can't really overstate just how embarrassing that effort was.
17:10Denver—and it's been interesting to see how some of these teams are losing,
17:13where the losses—it's not just like, ah, they can't cover a number.
17:17They feel embarrassing.
17:18They feel pathetic, and it makes it hard to back a group like that.
17:22I will say for Nikola Jokic, who is obviously running through one of his worst,
17:27if not his single worst postseason series of all time,
17:31there were moments last year in Oklahoma City where, efficiency-wise,
17:35he brought absolutely nothing to the table and bounced back.
17:40This is one of these things to me, at some point, Nikola Jokic is going to have to find his
17:47touch
17:47and fly through numbers, but the issue to that is the books seem to know it.
17:54Like, Jokic, in a game that's supposed to be a blowout, has a 30-and-a-half points prop.
17:57So it becomes a little bit difficult to try to get to the window on some of these numbers.
18:03How about this? Getting to the window on this number here, Kevin.
18:05Will the Pistons even make it out of round number one against an eighth seed?
18:09Magic and the Pistons today, 8 o'clock.
18:11The only low-level spread that we have.
18:13Detroit is a slight favorite. What are we thinking?
18:15Yeah, I think Detroit will win this basketball game.
18:20But obviously, you know, the idea is they need to.
18:23What's tough for the Pistons is, game one, they had no real chance,
18:27just from the way the game was playing out.
18:29So they took a late lead in game number three and still blew that thing.
18:34A lot of pressure on Detroit tonight.
18:36I think they'll answer the bell.
18:38A lot of pressure on game time decisions tonight, people, 6 to 7 p.m.
18:42Catch Kevin and Gabe.
18:43They'll take you right into game time.
18:52Get the week started in style, Joe.
18:55Where are we going?
18:56NHL, Major League Baseball, NBA.
18:58Take it away.
18:59Ah, we're going to go to the NBA and the Association tonight.
19:03And listen, I think the Pistons bounce back here.
19:08I think they had an opportunity in that last game.
19:12They were down by as many as 17, but had a lead with under three minutes to go in the
19:18fourth.
19:18But they just could not close it out.
19:20I think they bounce back in this spot here.
19:24Listen, Orlando has been Jekyll and Hyde all year long.
19:26As, you know, sometimes they have these moments where they look unbeatable, but we know they're also immediately followed by,
19:34are they going to score 80 points in this game?
19:36I think that's what you're going to get here from Orlando.
19:40I think Detroit, who's been very good at bouncing back all year long.
19:43I think they're in a good spot here tonight to send it back to Detroit with the series all tied
19:49up.
19:50I think it goes seven.
19:51I really do here, Donnie.
19:53Crazy, too.
19:54One seed versus an eight seed going seven.
19:56Interesting stuff.
19:57How about another one seed there?
19:58That's Oklahoma City.
19:59Remember, Suns in four?
20:00Well, they might get closed out in four.
20:02But yet, that spread is still big, Joe.
20:05Eleven and a half and ten and a half in the marketplace right now.
20:08Only 33% of the tickets coming in on the Phoenix Suns.
20:11Phoenix has already done me well in this series.
20:13I was getting 17 and a half and ended up covering.
20:16I'm going to do it again.
20:17I'm going to take the Phoenix Suns getting 11 and a half in this game tonight.
20:20They might get closed out, but they're going to put up a fight for the people out here, Joe.
20:25Even though only about 33%, as I said, actually are backing them.
20:28Your boy DRS is backing them.
20:30Why?
20:30Because nobody wants to back the Phoenix Suns.
20:32Do it again, baby.
20:33Rally the valley.
20:35Joe, give me the 11 and a half.
20:36I'll take the Phoenix Suns.
20:38So we're going to take the Pistons tonight, laying a short price and a big dog price on the Phoenix
20:42Suns.
20:43Sounds like a 2-0 night heading into Tuesday.
20:45Now, we've got prediction markets edge coming up, people.
20:49You don't thrill.
20:50Come on back.
20:51It's great.
20:52Prediction markets edge right here on the early line.
20:54A great way to start your Monday here.
20:56Different ways to invest.
20:57A stock market approach and so many good games to go over.
21:01It's just what we're doing for the next half hour.
21:03We've got you covered on those topics.
21:04I'm Donnie Wright's side.
21:05He's Joe Ranieri.
21:06And away we go, Joe.
21:07Just the way we want to start the week off in style.
21:11Absolutely, Donnie.
21:12A lot going on here.
21:13Big opportunities in some series that, I don't know, before you stick a fork in some of these teams down
21:20big, there might be some comebacks on the horizon.
21:23And the prediction markets is the perfect place to go, Donnie, in order to profit on those comebacks.
21:31Absolutely.
21:32And also, the DRS household tonight will be flyered up.
21:35We'll get to that game in just a few moments here, going against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
21:38But before we do, I just told you.
21:40I said, you know what?
21:41You're watching the early line.
21:42Who's Donnie like as the best bet tonight?
21:43It is the Phoenix Suns at home.
21:45So let's take a look at them on the Cal State Predictive Marketplace.
21:48Oklahoma City at Phoenix tonight looking to close out the Suns in four.
21:52930 start.
21:53And if you take a look just to win the game, Oklahoma City, Joe, currently trading at an 80%
21:58chance to get that done.
21:59If you think Phoenix actually pulls the upset tonight and forces a game five, a $100 investment, Joe, would pay
22:06back $500.
22:08If we look on the spread line here, 10.5 points here, trading at a 52% chance that they
22:13get the job done tonight.
22:15Oklahoma City at Phoenix, Joe, tonight.
22:17Is it a sweep?
22:19Well, it's, I mean, listen, it's going to be a sweep.
22:23Don't get me wrong.
22:24But the question is whether or not, Donnie, that they can actually stay within that number.
22:28Now, I believe no Mark Williams tonight for the Suns.
22:33And that's a, that's going to be a problem.
22:36But you can never count out, Booker.
22:38And listen, would have shocked me if OKC, with the game in hand, kind of takes the foot off the
22:43gas, Donnie.
22:44And all of a sudden, at home here, that back door is wide open for Phoenix.
22:49I think it is.
22:50I think all they care about OKC, now that they've been there and done that, is just get the win
22:55and be done with it.
22:56Close it out and move on.
22:58I think they'll do that, but I definitely think grabbing some points might not be a bad look in this
23:04one also.
23:05And by the way, if you're expecting them, the Phoenix Suns, to stay in this game, Devin Booker to get
23:1025-plus points here on the Cal State Marketplace.
23:13That $100 investment would pay back $244.
23:16As that yes contract is currently listed at $0.41 for this game.
23:20Denver and Minnesota, 10.30 start tonight.
23:23Back to elevation.
23:24And you might think that Minnesota's going to be able to close this game out.
23:27But as we told you during the early line, a lot of injuries here piling up for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
23:33You know, Anthony Edwards won't be there.
23:34Dante DiVincenzo won't be there.
23:36That's two starters down.
23:37Denver with a chance to get back into the series, Joe, trailing 3-1.
23:40If you think Denver's going to win this game outright, pretty simple.
23:4379% chance trading here on the Cal State Marketplace, which means $100 investment will only pay back $124 if
23:51they win.
23:51But if you feel, Joe, they can cover the point spread at 11.5 points.
23:55That contract is at $0.49.
23:57So $100 investment will pay back $2.05.
23:59That's plus money.
24:01Minnesota at Denver, game number five tonight.
24:05This is just so hard to predict what you're going to get rotation-wise from the Minnesota Timberwolves.
24:12I mean, it's not like Anthony Edwards and DiVincenzo weren't huge parts of what they do there.
24:18So they're going to have their work cut out for them.
24:21I think, Donnie, this is all about getting to game six and getting back home to Minnesota.
24:25But in the meantime, where are those points going from Anthony Edwards and DiVincenzo?
24:31I would look at a guy like Nas Reed.
24:33I think Nas Reed, who just dropped 17 in the last game, he's not going to shoot a lot of
24:39threes,
24:39but he's going to get plenty of opportunities in and around the rim, I think, in this spot here.
24:44He's going to get the minutes.
24:46He's going to be on the court.
24:47I think his number is about 12.5, Donnie.
24:50I think Nas Reed has got to have a big night here for Minnesota.
24:54Yeah, somebody has to step up.
24:55There's a lot of shots not going, you know, the direction of, you know,
24:58obviously Anthony Edwards or DiVincenzo.
25:00Even a guy like Julius Randi goes, you know what?
25:01I want to go back to my Nick days where I got to be the focal point.
25:04If he scores 25 plus or more points tonight, Joe, it's only a 38% yes, excuse me, a $0
25:08.38 yes contract.
25:10A $100 investment would pay back $2.64.
25:12Somebody's got to play as that guy that's going to be the man over games 5, 6, and 7.
25:17And maybe we'll find out tonight.
25:18But the Nuggets probably going to win this game just for a war of attrition.
25:21The Magic and the Pistons, Joe, you love this game as a best bet of the night.
25:25Detroit currently trading as the favorite on the Couchie Marketplace at a 62% chance to win this game.
25:31But the contract is listed at $0.61 to the yes if they do.
25:35That $100 investment, Joe, pays back $1.64.
25:38Close game tonight expected between the Magic and the Pistons.
25:42Yeah, you love it.
25:43And now you got to look again.
25:45If I like Detroit, then obviously I like Cade Cunningham.
25:49But it can't be all Cade Cunningham, right?
25:51A guy like Tobias Harris might not be a bad look also because he's got to be, you know,
25:57he's got to be that other guy that can score.
25:59I think he's scored at least 16, Donnie, in every game so far this series.
26:04He had 23 in game three.
26:07And I think his number is hovering right around that 16 and a half.
26:11It can't be all Cade Cunningham.
26:13There's got to be some distribution in scoring.
26:16And I think Tobias Harris, not a bad look here in this one as well.
26:20So, I'll see you next time.
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