00:00It's the Cleveland Cavaliers with a 3-2 series lead at home looking to close out the number one
00:05seeded Detroit Pistons. This line, Joe, opened up at three and a half. Some outlets at three and a
00:09half. Some are still at four. The total is one low, 2-0-9 and a half. Can the Pistons
00:15extend the
00:16series to get it to seven, or is it the Cavaliers that are going to play the Knicks, who are
00:20just
00:20sitting back in their rocking chair right now? What's the spread line on this Friday game for
00:24you, Joe? Well, the problem is here, I don't know what changes. I mean, this is a terrible
00:30spot here for Detroit, given the fact that they blew a nine-point lead in the fourth quarter
00:36there and had an opportunity to really get a leg up in this series. And instead of playing
00:41to win it, now they're trying to save their playoff lives here. And I just don't know that
00:46they have enough offense to get it done. Tobias Harris, the regression has started here. Jalen
00:53Dern, Austin Thompson, they're getting run off the court here. Cade Cunningham can't do
00:59it alone. And by the way, the Cavs have finally figured it out offensively, and they have not
01:05lost at home yet. So I don't know how well this is going to go for Detroit. I think whenever
01:12you have a team, Donnie, in a spot like this where the best chance you have is the other
01:16team shooting themselves in the foot, it likely won't go well. I don't see this number climbing
01:22either for a total. I think it might keep going down because the market is not a big believer
01:29in the offense of Detroit. And they're going to have to score to win this game. And it doesn't
01:33sound like the market believes there's going to be a whole lot of scoring here.
01:36Exactly. If you're the Pistons, what do you like most about this game? Maybe James Harden
01:40goes back to bad playoff. James Harden in game six is in game seven. It gives you a chance
01:44to get it to game number seven, but that's game number one tonight, 7 p.m. Game number
01:48two, 9.30 p.m. Eastern out there in Minnesota. San Antonio Spurs come to town. This also
01:53is a game six. The favorite in this game, it is the Spurs. Why? If they win, they close
01:57out the Minnesota Timberwolves and it's Spurs. Okay, see exactly what we wanted in the Western
02:02Conference final. This line, Joe, opened up at four and a half. You see that graphic? It's
02:06still at four and a half, but most outlets now, as of live, Joe, five and a halves across
02:11the board as a favorite towards the Spurs. The total of this game opened up to 18 and a
02:15half. Still sits at every outlet now that I'm looking at, at 218 and a half. Spurs
02:20looking to close out the T-wolves in Minnesota tonight, Joe. What's your spread line here?
02:25Spurs are getting absolutely steamed here overnight. The money keeps rolling in. It even hit six
02:33in a couple of spots here, Donnie, and it looks like it's starting to come back now. So a lot
02:37of money overnight coming in on the Spurs. And listen, if you're still of the mindset, and
02:42Minnesota's been feisty, let's face it, right? They've already won two games in this series
02:47that nobody thought they should have. And they're also the more experienced team. You know, they
02:51say the hardest game in a series to win is the closeout game. And you've got an inexperienced
02:57Spurs team that now has to go on a road in game six and beat a very experienced Minnesota team
03:04to
03:04close them out. Easier said than done. I get that the Spurs are deeper, but my goodness, you know what
03:11it
03:11is. It's like that, you know, the old grizzly boxer there that you're going to have to, you're going
03:16to have to step on them. You're going to have to knock them out to beat them. And I think
03:19that's
03:20what the Spurs are going to have to do tonight if they're going to close this series out.
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