00:009.30 tip Oklahoma City and Phoenix.
00:0210.30 tip Minnesota and Denver.
00:05They don't want you watching these games, but you know what, Joe?
00:07It's our job still to get the people ready for these games.
00:10OKC at Phoenix looking for the sweep.
00:13Line opened up at 11.5.
00:15Most outlets hitting at 11.5 and also 10.5.
00:18And a total right now of 213.5.
00:21Is it Sweep City?
00:22But more importantly, Joe, what's a spread line we can look forward to tonight in this one?
00:26Well, I mean, they don't want you watching these games, Donnie.
00:30Not because it's on at 10 o'clock.
00:31It's because there are double-digit spreads in both of these games on the late night.
00:36So who wants to be bothered in back-to-back blowouts,
00:39which is exactly what we could be getting here tonight.
00:43So, yeah, I mean, both of these games are very similar in the fact that, you know,
00:49listen, there is clearly one team with an advantage over the other team.
00:53Now, just because they can win doesn't necessarily mean they're going to cover here, Donnie.
00:58But have you seen anything from, oh, I don't know, the Phoenix Suns
01:01that leads you to believe that somehow they're going to even keep this thing
01:04within double digits here?
01:07I don't think so.
01:08The Denver game might be a little different story here.
01:11But the Oklahoma City-Phoenix game, to me, it feels like it's just a matter of
01:16just hurry up, roll the ball out there, get the game over, and let OKC move on.
01:21T-Wolves and the Nuggets, Joe, 10.30 tip time tonight from Denver.
01:24And you might say to yourself, like, of course, Denver's favored by 11.5 points.
01:28They're going to close the series out.
01:29They're up 3-1, but they're not, Joe.
01:31It's 3-1 for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
01:33But as we just brought to you in some of those early line topics, oh, no.
01:37Ant-Man down.
01:38Dante DiVincenzo down.
01:40What are the expectations for us tonight?
01:42And that line, as you see on the graphic, has ballooned to 11.5,
01:45and a total of 221.5 live right now.
01:49Timberwolves injured, taking on the Nuggets in elevation tonight.
01:52What's the spread line for you, Joe?
01:55I don't know, Donnie.
01:56I mean, I have no idea.
01:57What are you going to do without Anthony Edwards and Dante DiVincenzo?
02:01You're in all your rotations are out the window right now,
02:04which means Finch and company are going to have to figure something out here.
02:09Listen, I don't know about whether or not they covered a spread.
02:11I am fairly certain that Denver wins this game back at home
02:16to send it back to Minnesota.
02:17But obviously, we're not getting either guy back anytime soon.
02:22So this isn't just hold the fort down and wait until reinforcements get back.
02:26This is going to be a problem.
02:28And it also might be a good opportunity here to look at maybe an over.
02:34Because once again, the lack of defense is exactly why Denver is in this spot to begin with.
02:40But maybe even a team total for Denver might be the better look in this spot here tonight.
02:46Sometimes you just need some luck.
02:48And maybe the Denver Nuggets are getting that luck, by the way, of injury.
02:50We'll find out tonight if they can extend that series and take it to game number six.
02:54But we're also going to look at here at the 8 o'clock game.
02:56Just said, Joe, we can all enjoy Pistons and the Magic.
02:59Who would have thought after three games?
03:01Of course, Detroit's probably going to be able to knock this one down, finish it up here.
03:05No!
03:052-1 series lead for the Orlando Magic and their home once again, Joe.
03:09But as you see the graphic, they are the underdog getting 2.5 points in a total.
03:13Listen, at 2.14.5, which is now down to 2.13.5 at most outlets right now.
03:18Pistons on the road against the Magic.
03:20The number one seed on the ropes a little bit, Joe.
03:23You got it.
03:24Listen, I give Detroit credit.
03:26I mean, in that game three there, it was kind of crazy.
03:29They were down by as many as 17 and then came back with about 2.52 to go.
03:34And they had a 1.05-1.04 lead and just could not hold on from that point.
03:39Now, give Orlando all the credit in the world.
03:41But Detroit has done a very good job this year, certainly bouncing back in spots like this
03:48where they were a road favorite, lost, and then come back as another favorite in the next game.
03:5513-4 straight up in those spots this year.
03:58So, listen, this thing is going 7, whether Detroit likes it or doesn't like it.
04:04I would much rather have, you know, a Game 7 in my own home court, which is exactly where it
04:11will be.
04:11But I think this is the one series, Donnie, that, yeah, likely it's not going to end anytime soon.
04:18I think we're going to 7 here, and I think Detroit bounces back.
04:21And at a pretty good price, Donnie, right now, even on the money line, it's a pretty good price right
04:26now for Detroit.
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