1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: This is the Action Network podcast, so you can hear 2 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: the chatter. 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:06,840 Speaker 2: It's from the crowd. 4 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,879 Speaker 1: We have a big chance, a big chance to make 5 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 1: it the Lune question, Big bucks three fine A. Welcome 6 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: to the Action Network podcast Buckets Edition. My name's Matt Moore. 7 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: I'm the senior NBA writer for the Action Network. Today 8 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: show is brought to you by bet MGM, the King 9 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: of sportsbooks. Well, football's wrapped up, the Super Bowls over 10 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:40,279 Speaker 1: the Kanstate Chiefs champions once again. As a Chiefs fan, 11 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: can't say I'm too sad about that. 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It's a great show 21 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:11,400 Speaker 1: and we're gonna give you a little preview of that 22 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 1: today as I'm joined by Sean Little from MSG Networks. 23 00:01:14,760 --> 00:01:16,199 Speaker 1: You can catch them on Twitter and in the Action 24 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 1: Network app at Chicago Flow. And we're gonna give you 25 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:21,679 Speaker 1: because of the bird's eye view if you've been like 26 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:25,400 Speaker 1: lost in the NFL and college football these last few 27 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: months and they're like, what the hell is going on 28 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:30,680 Speaker 1: with the NBA? The Wolves are good, the thunder are good. Yeah, 29 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: the Clippers might actually be playing basketball. Yes, we have 30 00:01:34,120 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 1: all those types of answers for you. We're gonna go 31 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:38,600 Speaker 1: over the championship looks and we're gonna give you a 32 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: best bet for both under twenty to one and over 33 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: twenty one to win the NBA title at bet MGM. 34 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,199 Speaker 1: And then we're gonna hit on the MVP market because 35 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: with Joel Embiid ineligible to win the award, this market 36 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: is pretty wide open. We've got some interesting angles there 37 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: as well. Sean, glad to have you with us. Let's 38 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: get started right here, man, So we'll get to our 39 00:01:58,440 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: best bets. But I do want to go ahead and 40 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 1: and talk about some of the teams I know that 41 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: we're not taking. 42 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 2: Well. 43 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: You gotta start with the Boston Celtics. So the Boston Celtics, 44 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:10,639 Speaker 1: there is no doubt, no question, zero doubt, no way 45 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 1: to argue against it, as the Boston Celtics are the 46 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: best regular season and current team in the league. If 47 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 1: you were just asked me who's the best team in 48 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: the NBA right now, I would say the Boston Celtics. Okay, 49 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:26,240 Speaker 1: they are forty three and twelve. Forty three and twelve, 50 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: and that number is better when you went in the 51 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: games when Jason Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Derek White 52 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 1: and now Horford have played like, without question, this is 53 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: the best team in the league. And yet with them 54 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: sitting in at BETMGM at the favorite at plus two sixty, 55 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: including a very slight plus one ten to win the 56 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: Eastern Conference, this is not the time, in my opinion, 57 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: to bet the Celtics. I think you're betting you're buying 58 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,920 Speaker 1: them high right now. If you're buying in on the Celtics. 59 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,079 Speaker 1: And while I do think this team is great Sean, 60 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 1: They're still going to have to show me more before 61 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:05,959 Speaker 1: I think that they're a by at this type of number. 62 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 2: Their fourth best player, some would argue maybe their third 63 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 2: best player, and Derek White leaves the league in plus minus. 64 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 2: That's how deep the Boston Celtics are. They have talent 65 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:20,360 Speaker 2: all over the place, and it seems like the only 66 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 2: games they lose on a night to night basis are 67 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 2: the ones they just don't feel like playing it, or 68 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 2: Chris STAPs or they're missing multiple guys that are sitting. 69 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 2: When they are fully loaded, as you laid out, Matt, 70 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 2: they are almost impossible to beat in the regular season 71 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 2: where it's a one game spot and you go to 72 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 2: the next city and you have to gear up and 73 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 2: play someone else. In the seven game series, when you 74 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,880 Speaker 2: have time from coaches to game plan and throw different 75 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 2: looks at you, it's a different story. We've seen that 76 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 2: year in year out. But yes, absolutely this year the 77 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 2: Boston Celtics so far are loaded and the best team 78 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 2: in the NBA without question on a night to night 79 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 2: regular season basis. 80 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: The difference here, if you're betting in on the Celtics, 81 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: you're looking at the Kristaps Porzingis edition, and that really 82 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: does change the dynamics. Like when he plays, they're even 83 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: better and he gives them a just different dimension, and 84 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: like that's the thing to kind of bet on. Are 85 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: you getting a better value now? Then you're going to 86 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,359 Speaker 1: be you know, taking them series by series, probably not 87 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: if we're able to correctly kind of cap these series 88 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 1: in terms of what there are these markets in the 89 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,479 Speaker 1: NBA playoffs where you can take win spread in the 90 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 1: playoff series. So you know, if the Celtics run into 91 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 1: the Hawks, like I'm gonna be on minus three and 92 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: a half on the Celtics for them to essentially sweep 93 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 1: that team, I think that they're going to sweep that 94 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: team in easy, easy fashion. And if we can do 95 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: that correctly, we should still get to a spot where 96 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: we can find good value. And the other thing is that, 97 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: you know, I'll just say this, like, look as good 98 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 1: as they are, I still continue to continue to believe 99 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: that Joe Mizula, as good as he is as a 100 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: regular season coach, as good as formulas, I am not 101 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:57,200 Speaker 1: sold that Joe Mizoula has all the answers you need 102 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 1: in the playoff series. I was worried about him in 103 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: that six series, and obviously they lost versus a playing 104 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 1: team in the heat. Now, a lot of stuff had 105 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: to go wrong for that to happen, and maybe that's 106 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 1: just just doesn't go wrong and they make the finals. 107 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 1: That's absolutely true. The other problem I think I do have, though, 108 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: is there's a lot of Western Conference teams that I 109 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: think I would probably lean towards versus the Celtics, And yeah, 110 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: that provides me a hedging opportunity. I want to see 111 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 1: what the field looks like. And so while I think 112 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 1: the Celtics are really great, I don't think this is 113 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: the time to buy them. Give me a team under 114 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 1: twenty to one that you think has value to win 115 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: the NBA title, Sean. 116 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm gonna go to Los Angeles and I'm going 117 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 2: to take the Los Angeles Clippers at right around five 118 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 2: and a quarter to win the championship. I've seen I 119 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 2: hate to say this, but I feel like I've seen 120 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 2: what I've needed to see from the Clippers. With the 121 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 2: addition of James James Harden. Since December twenty sixth, Matt, 122 00:05:56,880 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 2: they have five losses. They have been absolutely nails recently 123 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 2: after they lost seventh straight After adding James Harden, Kawhi 124 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 2: Leonards last thirty games twenty six points, six rebounds, two 125 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:15,520 Speaker 2: steals on fifty six fifty and ninety two splits. The 126 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:19,240 Speaker 2: half court offense is run really well. With James Harden, 127 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 2: that extra element of the ball not being in either 128 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 2: Paul George's hands or Kawhi Leonards Hans and letting a 129 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 2: lot of the decisions be made by James Harden is 130 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 2: a really big plus up for me in the half 131 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 2: court offense for the Clippers, and it's shown on the court. 132 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 2: They have been producing very well on the offensive end, 133 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 2: and they're extremely deep with Norman Pole, Russell Westbrook, Terrence Man, 134 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 2: the whole lot of guys they have over there. I 135 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 2: have a lot of confidence. And when we're talking about 136 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 2: there's one outlier in everything, when we talk about the 137 00:06:55,640 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 2: championship and the West, the outlier is Jokic. Now, there 138 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 2: is no guy suiting up in shorts in a tank 139 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 2: top that can stop Nikolay Jokic. All right, we've seen it, 140 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 2: we know all about it. Funny thing is what you 141 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:14,880 Speaker 2: just laid out about the Celtics that with the series spread, 142 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 2: we lay three and a half against the Hawks. I 143 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 2: said that last year and the Hawks won two games. 144 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 2: But if there's one thing I'm confident about, it's that 145 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 2: no body that is putting on shorts in the top 146 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 2: can slow up Jokic. Now, is there one guy that 147 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:34,560 Speaker 2: doesn't play that can slow up Jokic maybe and that's 148 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 2: tylu Maybe he could scheme up enough with the deep 149 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 2: squad he has in the Clippers to potentially slow down Jokic, 150 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 2: who is hasn't been scoring at the clip that he 151 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 2: has previously in the last few years, and maybe so 152 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 2: much becomes and falls on Jamal Murray's plate, who we 153 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 2: know who takes a leap from the regular season to 154 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 2: the playoffs, but he ends up having so much pressure 155 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 2: on him and the rest of the role guy have 156 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 2: so much pressure on them potentially to score that they 157 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 2: have a hard time over a seven game series. So 158 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:10,239 Speaker 2: I'm confident nobody that gets dressed can slow up Jokic, 159 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 2: but maybe ty Lou can somehow subdue the Big Joker, 160 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 2: and then that's how they could win the West. So 161 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 2: I like the Clippers around that five and a quarter number, 162 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:23,239 Speaker 2: you can get plus five to twenty five at bet MGM. 163 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 2: I love what the Clippers have done and I believe 164 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 2: they're real. I've seen what I've needed to see for 165 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 2: them to win the West, you can get that around 166 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 2: plus two fifty, and then for them to win the 167 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 2: title at plus five in a quarter. 168 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: So I have a pretty healthy position on the Clippers. 169 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 1: I've been beting them in finals matchups versus the Sixers 170 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 1: I've gotten, Versus the Bucks I've gotten versus the Celtics. 171 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 1: I think there's good value I think on the Clippers. 172 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: My bet, though, is I will go ahead to head 173 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: with you and I will take the defending champion Denver 174 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: Nuggets and the big the guy that knowing in a 175 00:08:56,880 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 1: tank top and shorts can stop in Nicola Jokic plus 176 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: four fifty. So, look, the Nuggets have the most championship equity, 177 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:08,839 Speaker 1: and you know, we're gonna have a lot of wins. 178 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 1: On our preseason win total stuff and our futures that 179 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: we put in Cavaliers came back from the dead. That's 180 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:16,719 Speaker 1: been awesome. We've got a lot of wins. One of 181 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:20,120 Speaker 1: the things that I've nailed pretty correctly is, hey, Denver's 182 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: not gonna be quite as good as last year. They're 183 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:23,240 Speaker 1: gonna be good. They're just gonna be quite as good 184 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: as last year. But the problem is, if you really 185 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: watch this team and you follow them night by night, 186 00:09:28,000 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: when they're starting five is healthy, it's curtains. They are 187 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:35,960 Speaker 1: not touchable in the Western Conference. You talked about Tyler. 188 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: I think Tyler's done an amazing job of integrating James 189 00:09:39,360 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: Harden and what they bring to the table from a 190 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 1: coaching perspective is valuable. The problem is, I actually have 191 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:46,719 Speaker 1: more worries about Tie because Tie's answer to all of 192 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: these problems that he faces is always like, we got 193 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: to go smaller. We'll just go smaller. What if what 194 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: if we don't have any bigs on the floor, Well 195 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:54,559 Speaker 1: if we just have Kawhi Leonard at center, and I'm like, 196 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:57,439 Speaker 1: what are you doing? Put us you're getting killed on 197 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 1: the glass, give them a big d one pick and 198 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: roll with what are you doing? And that worries me. 199 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:05,040 Speaker 1: In the series versus Denver, you don't want to go small. 200 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: You do not want to go small. 201 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 2: Versus the Nuggets and if there is a weakness I 202 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,439 Speaker 2: talked about how deep the Clippers are. It is big guys. 203 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 2: They don't have many of those Zombo plumbly but yes. 204 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, look zoo plumbly tice is better than 205 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: most teams have. That's eighteen fouls to throw it at Nicola. 206 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:23,920 Speaker 1: It's just like you're not going to be able to 207 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: do anything to slow him down. He just he eats 208 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:31,560 Speaker 1: through Zoo in particular, has a hard time with him. 209 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 1: Denver has the most championship equity. We know the gear 210 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: that they can hit to, that they can get to. 211 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 1: And covering this team day by day, I will tell 212 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 1: you I don't watch them and go like, oh man, 213 00:10:39,840 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 1: they just don't have it. I watch them and go 214 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 1: like they are very careful with how they pick their spots. 215 00:10:45,559 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: They got up for a game versus the Sixers on 216 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: the East Coast, and the Sixers won that game fair 217 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:51,679 Speaker 1: and square and beat him. That's how good the Sixers 218 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: were with Joel Embiid. But then two dints later the Celtic. 219 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 1: The Nuggets got up for a game versus the Celtics 220 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: and through the kitchen sink at them and beat Boston 221 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 1: to end the home winning streak. Like when they bring it, 222 00:11:03,280 --> 00:11:06,480 Speaker 1: that team is incredible. They face the Lakers on Kobe's 223 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: statue Knight, with all that emotion and all that energy, 224 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 1: and the Lakers were hanging and look, how oh they've 225 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: tied it. Look and then the Nuggets just slammed the 226 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: door on their hands. That's what they are capable of. 227 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 1: So I have to stick with the defending champs. Here 228 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 1: at plus four fifty that's actually a pretty good price here. 229 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:24,560 Speaker 1: We're getting them in a this is kind of a 230 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: by low point. Now. I actually think you can wait 231 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:29,560 Speaker 1: because I think the market is still kind of like 232 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:31,439 Speaker 1: they might get the one seed, and I don't think 233 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,720 Speaker 1: they are. I think there's still room for this number 234 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: to get better. We might get five, we might get 235 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 1: five to fifty, we might get six, especially if like 236 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,679 Speaker 1: the Clippers search the one seed, they're gonna wind wind 237 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 1: up getting that. The market will still be conservative about 238 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 1: the Wolves and the and the Thunder, But the Nuggets, inherently, 239 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:48,679 Speaker 1: if they don't have the one seed, if they are 240 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: eliminated from the possibility of getting the one seed, which 241 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 1: I do not think they will win, we will get 242 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 1: a better number on this number later. So that's my 243 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 1: pay the under twenty. 244 00:12:01,280 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 2: We asked you this one, one quick question for you 245 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 2: on the Nugs, Matt, So, say they do finish four 246 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:12,239 Speaker 2: and five and this playoff run back to the championship 247 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 2: becomes a little tougher than it was last year. So 248 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 2: we know we've talked about this before. Minnesota was their 249 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 2: biggest comp last year and their their biggest obstacle in 250 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 2: the playoffs. They said that that was, you know, their 251 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:27,839 Speaker 2: hardest competition in last year's run because it got a 252 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:33,319 Speaker 2: little softer the Suns with aiden the the Lakers, who 253 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 2: who if they end up winning that game one in 254 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 2: that series in the West cons finals, flip the script 255 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 2: quite a bit. They couldn't get it done. But the 256 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:44,600 Speaker 2: Lakers were never gonna be a big threat to actually 257 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 2: win the title last year in my opinion. And then 258 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 2: of course we know the story about playing Miami. They 259 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 2: were never ever ever gonna sniff beating the Nuggets in 260 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,960 Speaker 2: that matchup. So when you in hindsight, when you look 261 00:12:55,960 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 2: at it, it ends up being quite this isn't easy 262 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:03,079 Speaker 2: playoff run? Or did the Nuggets just make it look 263 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:05,160 Speaker 2: a lot easier. But I mean, we'll say this, if 264 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 2: they do buppetto the Suns again, that's probably a better 265 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 2: Suns team, right, And that's right around that four or 266 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 2: five these the second and Western Conference rounds, finals rounds 267 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 2: can be a lot tougher. And then they get to 268 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:22,439 Speaker 2: the East and then they got to potentially play one 269 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 2: of the big boys in the East, maybe even Boston. 270 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 2: The route to another title, to go back to back 271 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 2: could be a lot tougher than it was for Denver 272 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 2: last year because once they got to the finals, it 273 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:32,680 Speaker 2: was pretty much Son sealed and delivered. 274 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree, Look, they're not going to sixteen and 275 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 1: four again. That's that's not happening. And honestly, I think 276 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:41,080 Speaker 1: probably you know, when the playoffs come around, you're gonna 277 00:13:41,120 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: hear us on buckets talking about like, hey, you know, 278 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take this team to win more games of 279 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 1: the market expects, like, I'm gonna probably be on the 280 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: other side in a lot of these series because my 281 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 1: market evaluation power rating on the on Denver is significantly 282 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: lower than what the market's been, Like, the book makers 283 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: pretty clearly value Denver more highly than I do in 284 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:05,080 Speaker 1: terms of their performance level. The problem with that is, 285 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 1: like Denver's playoff performance level is so much higher than 286 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: the regular season, how much can you really do that? 287 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: But I do think they're gonna have tough matchups. I 288 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:13,400 Speaker 1: do think they're gonna lose games. I do think they're 289 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 1: gonna have a series where we're like Denver might be 290 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: losing the series. But I also think that this team 291 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,200 Speaker 1: is really good. When it's backs are against the wall, 292 00:14:20,360 --> 00:14:22,600 Speaker 1: you want Joker on your side. He is great in 293 00:14:22,640 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: those spots. Let's do some long shots. So you got 294 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: we gave you under twenty to one, Give me a 295 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: twenty to one or longer shot on the NBA title. 296 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 2: Sean, Yeah, I'm gonna go with the Dallas Mavericks at 297 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 2: thirty five to one at at MGM. Now you've heard, 298 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 2: I'm gonna steal a Matt Moore saying here in this 299 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:50,960 Speaker 2: new age NBA, the new floor for offense. Everybody can 300 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 2: play offense, but can you play d now and can 301 00:14:54,000 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 2: you get a stop when necessary? They made some moves 302 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 2: recently at the deadline, added Gafford, and the defense is 303 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 2: gonna be there now for them. It seems like if 304 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 2: they're healthy with Lively and a couple other guys on 305 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 2: the wing for the Mavericks now last seven games, they're 306 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 2: right around that top five mark in the NBA in 307 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 2: defensive rating. Now we know they have the superstar in 308 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 2: Luka Doncics, we know Kyrie and those guys can fill 309 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 2: it up offensively. I'm not necessarily worried about what they 310 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 2: could do in the half court, and if they could 311 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 2: start putting together defensive stretches of playing really high level 312 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 2: ball on that end, they could be dangerous and this 313 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 2: number of thirty five to one is too long. They 314 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:43,760 Speaker 2: made the moves necessary, they got a lot better at 315 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 2: the deadline, and I trust Luca to continue to fill 316 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 2: it up. And if you're gonna go against a team 317 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 2: like the Dallas Mavericks and have to deal with them 318 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 2: possession by possession over and over in the half court 319 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 2: and he is pulling the strings, they can get really dangerous, 320 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 2: especially if they start to slow the game down like 321 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:06,600 Speaker 2: Luca wants to. Let's start playing low pace, very small 322 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 2: possession games. That's what Luca wants to do on offense. 323 00:16:09,520 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 2: If they can get some stops, they can be really 324 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 2: dangerous in the team you don't want to see in 325 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 2: the playoffs. So I think thirty five to one is 326 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 2: too long. I'll take the maps. 327 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's gonna be interesting. You know. I thought the 328 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 1: trade deadline additions for Dallas. I think we're somewhere the 329 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 1: best in the league because PJ. Washington just kind of 330 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: completes their team. He's a lot of what they were 331 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: looking for, and Daniel Gaffer gives him so much insurance 332 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 1: against Derek Lively. Their record when Derek Lively plays is phenomenal. 333 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 1: They are incredible when they've got Luca and Lively. They 334 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 1: got to keep those guys healthy. But if they're able 335 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 1: to have both those guys, that helps, and Gafford honestly 336 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:42,680 Speaker 1: provides a little bit of insurance on that. So I 337 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: think Dallas is dangerous I would say that. What I 338 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 1: instead though, I want to see what the matchups look like, right, 339 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 1: because like they're a bracket team, And we'll say this 340 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:54,040 Speaker 1: about most teams that we want to wait and see 341 00:16:54,040 --> 00:16:56,280 Speaker 1: what the bracket looks like. We're looking, I think here 342 00:16:56,320 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: for teams that are outside of those boundaries. And for Dallas, 343 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 1: I'm like, look, if Dallas winds up in the play 344 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: in tournament and it's two seven Clippers, it's curtains. They 345 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:09,359 Speaker 1: have so many problems with that with that Clippers team. 346 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:11,439 Speaker 1: And look, the Clippers don't like seeing Luca. He's put 347 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:13,640 Speaker 1: up huge numbers on him, but he also can't beat them, 348 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: and that to me is like an issue versus like, Look, 349 00:17:16,320 --> 00:17:18,439 Speaker 1: I do think they'll give Denver some problems because they 350 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 1: are so patient and Luca is such a he just 351 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:24,959 Speaker 1: puts teams in the torture rack when he's coming off 352 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: these picking rolls and is able to string plays out 353 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:29,119 Speaker 1: and they have enough three point shooting in particular to 354 00:17:29,160 --> 00:17:32,239 Speaker 1: combat Denver. Like that's a team I would want to 355 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,200 Speaker 1: take a little bit against Denver, probably in a playoff series. 356 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:38,080 Speaker 1: But I also think if they face maybe like Minnesota, 357 00:17:38,080 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna have a much harder time, even 358 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 1: with Luca's ability to go against Rudy Gobert and the 359 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:45,159 Speaker 1: drop like, they've got guys, They've got wing defenders to 360 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 1: go at them, and so I think it's a very 361 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:51,359 Speaker 1: spot by spot mine a little bit longer. There's a 362 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 1: fifty to one in the market at bet MGM. The 363 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 1: number is forty to one. Give me the Los Angeles Lakers. 364 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:59,919 Speaker 2: Oh my god, Matt Man, No, no, no. 365 00:17:59,760 --> 00:18:04,960 Speaker 1: No, no, Look, look, tell me what is different from right 366 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 1: now to where we were last year in this exact 367 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 1: same spot with the team that made the Western Conference finals. 368 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,359 Speaker 2: Nothing. The only reason I shook my head is because 369 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:15,199 Speaker 2: I think we just talked about two teams in the 370 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 2: West that are so tough that they would have to 371 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:20,840 Speaker 2: get by those two and then win not both, but 372 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 2: potentially one or two of those guys, and then by 373 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:25,679 Speaker 2: somebody in the East. So that's the only reason I 374 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:27,679 Speaker 2: thought you were going to go with someone in the 375 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 2: Eastern Conference. But yeah, I mean it is no different 376 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:33,800 Speaker 2: than where we are we were last year, And I 377 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 2: even mentioned it if they win that game one of 378 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,400 Speaker 2: the Western Conference Finals. If you go back and look 379 00:18:38,440 --> 00:18:40,880 Speaker 2: at the clip of Lebron James walking off the floor 380 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 2: and going through the tunnel, he knew how massive of 381 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 2: an opportunity that was they let slip through their fingers 382 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:51,400 Speaker 2: when they lost Game one against the Nuggets. He let 383 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 2: out some expletives and you can read them on his 384 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:56,920 Speaker 2: lips as he was walking off the floor. He knew 385 00:18:56,960 --> 00:19:00,440 Speaker 2: how close that was to potentially change in that whole series. So, yes, 386 00:19:00,680 --> 00:19:05,400 Speaker 2: we're not in a different situation than we were last year. 387 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:10,120 Speaker 2: And AD's playing a lot, he's around, he's great. Yeah. 388 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,760 Speaker 1: So the other thing here is like, look, based off 389 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: of my numbers, I've got them power righted as like 390 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:17,000 Speaker 1: the fourth best team in the Western Conference right now. 391 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:20,399 Speaker 1: I think they're better than the record. A lot of 392 00:19:20,440 --> 00:19:22,159 Speaker 1: it is when I when I dug in and I 393 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 1: was like, I actually looked at there what the record 394 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: was when Lebron eighty and Ruie play in particular, it 395 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:31,040 Speaker 1: is better now. I think Lakers fans are a little 396 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: little bit Pollyanna a little bit with like how they're 397 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 1: doing the we've just been so hurt, We've just we've 398 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:39,840 Speaker 1: had so many injuries. The way to kind of parse this, 399 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: they do they have missed the six most games by 400 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: with players this season league wide, that's viaspotrack dot Com. 401 00:19:48,560 --> 00:19:51,919 Speaker 1: But if you look at salary, they're twenty seconds. So 402 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,639 Speaker 1: this is kind of the thing is they've missed guys 403 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:59,240 Speaker 1: who aren't getting paid and that's significant. Like it's probably 404 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: easier to get by without Jared Vanderbilt that it is 405 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: Jimmy Butler, Like that's a pretty big gap differential. It's 406 00:20:06,800 --> 00:20:09,920 Speaker 1: easier to get by when Gabe Vincent is out versus 407 00:20:10,520 --> 00:20:13,480 Speaker 1: Jah Morant, like other teams have much bigger injury issues. 408 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:16,400 Speaker 1: But on the flip side of that, when I started 409 00:20:16,440 --> 00:20:19,680 Speaker 1: looking this weekend at how teams are performed when they've 410 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:22,919 Speaker 1: had their guys, the Lakers great out very well. I 411 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:27,000 Speaker 1: think this team is better than their record, And inherently 412 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:31,920 Speaker 1: from that perspective, at forty to one, there's got to 413 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:33,720 Speaker 1: be a little bit of value there. You're right to 414 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 1: the Western Conference is tough, and I'm not gonna sit 415 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:37,400 Speaker 1: here and say like, I don't buy into the whole 416 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 1: the stuff last year with like it was so close 417 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,640 Speaker 1: and the moral victories that the Lakers got versus the Nuggets, 418 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 1: and this, that and the other, like, No, the Nuggets 419 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 1: swept them. They swept them. They closed that series out 420 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: in their building and slammed the door on them. However, 421 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 1: if I think the Nuggets are a little bit worse 422 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:55,679 Speaker 1: this year and the rest of the West is better, 423 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 1: there is a greater chance of the Lakers not having 424 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 1: to play the Denver Nuggets, and that has to factor 425 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 1: into this decision. I like the Lakers and the Clippers matchup. 426 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: They've won those games this year. And while I don't 427 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 1: take regular season outcomes to be determined determinative of playoff matchups, 428 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 1: there are matchups within those regular series games, regular season 429 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 1: games that indicate to me the Lakers do have some advantages. 430 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: The Clippers do not match up great with the Lakers. 431 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:29,119 Speaker 1: If I think the Clippers have the second most championship 432 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:31,199 Speaker 1: equity in the Western Conference and the Lakers are a 433 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:35,000 Speaker 1: good matchup versus them, and the other heavyweights are untested, 434 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:38,719 Speaker 1: unproven squads that are gonna quake when they see Lebron 435 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:42,440 Speaker 1: James step on that floor. I gotta think that there's 436 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 1: a little bit of value here. I think there's a 437 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 1: number of teams, honestly that if you're looking for long shots, 438 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:48,960 Speaker 1: I think the Warriors are in that boat because they 439 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 1: are prime for a pretty big run. We talked about 440 00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 1: that on Buckets. I'm not there yet, but I think 441 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:54,719 Speaker 1: you should at least consider it. And the other one, 442 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 1: Sean is thirty to one with the seventy six ers. 443 00:21:57,600 --> 00:22:00,119 Speaker 1: Talking to people this weekend and All Star weekend, one 444 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 1: of the things that came up consistently when I asked 445 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 1: around about behavior at the trade deadline was the Sixers 446 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:08,919 Speaker 1: did not act like a team that was reconfiguring for 447 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,399 Speaker 1: next year. They did not act like a team that 448 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 1: was pivoting. They acted like a team that was like, look, 449 00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: Joelle may not come back, but we're going to operate 450 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 1: as if he is. And that to me is significant. 451 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: Doesn't mean he's definitely coming back, but it means that 452 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:23,120 Speaker 1: it's on the table there. I do think there's probably 453 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 1: a little bit of value here on the Philadelphia seventy 454 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 1: six Ers at thirty to one, especially to win the 455 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: Eastern Conference. 456 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:30,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I can't argue that I mean, it all depends 457 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:33,719 Speaker 2: on one thing, and one thing only, if Joel Embiid 458 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:38,879 Speaker 2: comes back and has time to get acclimated before the playoffs. 459 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,919 Speaker 2: Let's be serious here, Like, if Joel comes back in 460 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 2: the middle of the first round, it's not gonna be 461 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 2: enough time for them to actually make a lot of 462 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:49,560 Speaker 2: noise for an Eastern Conference playoff run. He would have 463 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 2: to get back earlier and have some time. My gut 464 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 2: in this situation, and don't I don't know. I didn't 465 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 2: get any tips, any inside information for anybody is that 466 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 2: we won't be seeing Joel. That's my opinion on it. 467 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:08,879 Speaker 2: But if he does come back, that is a ticket 468 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:10,160 Speaker 2: that would be very valuable. 469 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: This podcast is proudly presented by bet MGM use bonus 470 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 1: code action when signing up to get one hundred and 471 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: fifty eight dollars in bonus bets when you bet five 472 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: dollars for new users in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, 473 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wyoming. 474 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:35,960 Speaker 1: Terms and conditions apply. Must be twenty one or older. 475 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 1: Gambling problem called one eight hundred gambler. Let's wrap up 476 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 1: here by talking a little bit about MVP. Because the 477 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: market is open. Because of Mbad's injury, he is ineligible. 478 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:48,960 Speaker 1: There's a sixty five game rule in the NBA this season, 479 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:52,439 Speaker 1: and because of his injury absences, he is now ineligible 480 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:55,119 Speaker 1: to win it. So as a result, Nicola Jokic is 481 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:58,920 Speaker 1: your favorite at minus one thirty, shay Yalis Alexander's plus 482 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:03,120 Speaker 1: two ten, Luca don plus nine hundred, Jannis nine hundred, 483 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 1: Jason Tatum twenty five to one, Kawhi Leonard sixty six 484 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:09,399 Speaker 1: to one, Jalen Brunson eighty to one, and Donovan Mitchell 485 00:24:09,440 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty five to one. Sean, We've talked 486 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 1: a lot about this. I think this is a hard 487 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:18,240 Speaker 1: market to kind of crack, I will say, Joelle. Nicola 488 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:21,320 Speaker 1: Jokics won the second Straw Pole convincingly over to ESPN 489 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:24,640 Speaker 1: dot com. You got the vast majority of first place votes. However, 490 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:28,000 Speaker 1: the last two first place finishers in the second Straw 491 00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:30,960 Speaker 1: Pole have not won the award. In the second place finisher, 492 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 1: who would be sche Gohs Alexander has won it. I 493 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: have a pretty algorithmic, algebraic approach to how about this thing? 494 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 1: But I'm curious, if you're gonna bet on MVP right now, 495 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 1: where do you think the value is. 496 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:46,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, you light it out pretty well that this is 497 00:24:46,400 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 2: a very tough market to even get a grasp on 498 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:54,920 Speaker 2: because of how many extracurriculars are included when it comes 499 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:58,160 Speaker 2: to voters and how they feel like they may need 500 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 2: to go Jokicic's way versus a younger SGA that doesn't 501 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 2: have the cachet per se. But we're in a window 502 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 2: for Jokich where we can get him the Awardever, so 503 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 2: however you want to twist it, his impact on the 504 00:25:15,000 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 2: floor is off the charts, the efficiency is off the charts. 505 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 2: So we are in that Lebron James esque window for 506 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:26,639 Speaker 2: Nikola jokicch where when you start breaking it down, he 507 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 2: is the guy that you can give the MVP two. 508 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:32,160 Speaker 2: But for this price, I wouldn't go that way. I'd 509 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 2: go say Shay Gildess Alexander SGA at plus two ten. 510 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 2: I think he's everything you want in a point guard 511 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 2: who's leading a very young team that is number one 512 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 2: or number two in the West, depending on what day 513 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 2: of the week it is. He's third in the NBA 514 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:49,840 Speaker 2: at thirty one points per a game, six six to two, 515 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 2: essentially two steals nightly. He passes the analytics test, he 516 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:58,199 Speaker 2: passes the eye test, he passes passes the Twitter, he 517 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:02,159 Speaker 2: knows ball test. I mean, the team wins everything. He 518 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 2: passes the test with flying colors. If you want to 519 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:07,159 Speaker 2: get into the analytics. He's fourth in usage, second and 520 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:10,000 Speaker 2: estimated plus minus, which we know is big number one 521 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 2: an estimated win share, and his team is gonna finish 522 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:16,920 Speaker 2: top two, top three in the West. Does it get 523 00:26:16,960 --> 00:26:20,439 Speaker 2: really interesting if Jokic and those guys slip to like fifth, 524 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 2: maybe maybe it starts to get really interested in there. 525 00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 2: But if you remember Jokic won MVP in twenty two, 526 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 2: is a sixth seed. But if you look at those numbers, 527 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:33,080 Speaker 2: they are beyond off the charts, I mean, like unbelievable. 528 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:35,679 Speaker 2: They finished sixteen games behind the one. But if you 529 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 2: go look at those numbers, they're like it's like they 530 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 2: might be some of the best numbers ever posted for 531 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:44,200 Speaker 2: a season in NBA history. So that's where it would 532 00:26:44,240 --> 00:26:47,400 Speaker 2: get really interesting. And that that SGA ticket at plus 533 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,320 Speaker 2: two anything over to where you could double your money 534 00:26:50,400 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 2: up if the Nuggets slow up in a part of 535 00:26:55,760 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 2: the season that's coming up here that they did last 536 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 2: year and kind of could potentially fall off now if 537 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:02,439 Speaker 2: you go back and look at last point here, if 538 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:04,640 Speaker 2: you go back and look at the Jokic versus Embiid thing, 539 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:07,960 Speaker 2: Embiid was really going forward last year to close the year. 540 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 2: Jokic wasn't really. He just continued his steady eddie ways 541 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:15,200 Speaker 2: and he was still had a lot of people thinking, Damn, 542 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 2: I think I voted the wrong way when I voted 543 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:18,720 Speaker 2: for Embiid. I could have I should have probably voted 544 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:21,320 Speaker 2: for Yogic and the three pack in a row. So 545 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 2: Jokic is in that part of his career where we 546 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 2: can give him the MVP every year, but I think 547 00:27:26,359 --> 00:27:29,159 Speaker 2: that price is a little too expensive as we record 548 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 2: this year in late February. 549 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 1: So this, to me, is the best way to cap 550 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:36,200 Speaker 1: this is you just need to look, like, sit down, 551 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 1: look at the schedules, look at the teams, and figure 552 00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:40,880 Speaker 1: out who you think is gonna win the Western Conference 553 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:43,600 Speaker 1: number one seed. That's how to answer this. If you 554 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:46,480 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be the Minnesota Timberwolves, you should you 555 00:27:46,520 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 1: should bet Nikola Yokic at this number. If you think 556 00:27:49,520 --> 00:27:51,680 Speaker 1: it's going to be the Los Angeles Clippers, you should 557 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:53,400 Speaker 1: bet Nikola Yokic at this number. If you think it's 558 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:55,840 Speaker 1: gonna be the Denver Nuggets, obviously you should bet Nikola 559 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 1: Jokic at this number. But if you think it's gonna 560 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: be Oklahoma to any Thunder, which I do, you should 561 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 1: best shay Yalos Alexander at this number. I really think 562 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:05,960 Speaker 1: it's that simple. I think if the Thunder get the 563 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,880 Speaker 1: one seed, Shae wins MVP. I think if anyone else 564 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 1: wins wins the number one seed, Yokic wins MVP. It 565 00:28:12,840 --> 00:28:15,919 Speaker 1: even if the Thunder are two and the Nuggets slide 566 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:17,919 Speaker 1: to fifth, which I don't think is gonna happen. But 567 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:20,359 Speaker 1: if that were to happen, it's still not going to 568 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 1: be enough. You've got to get the one It's got 569 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:25,880 Speaker 1: to be the one seed. You have to have that 570 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:29,080 Speaker 1: narrative tick. I think on the resume for shit to 571 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 1: get home now, I think he will because this Thunder 572 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:34,280 Speaker 1: schedule is favorable, and every metric will tell you that 573 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:36,440 Speaker 1: the Thunder are the best team in the Western Conference, 574 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 1: even though the Wolves are great. I currently have them 575 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: projected to finish Tide with the Wolves, and the Wolves 576 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 1: will get tie breaker. But I think we'll probably will 577 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:47,600 Speaker 1: slide a little bit somewhere along the way. You mentioned Jokic, 578 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:51,400 Speaker 1: I wouldn't say that he kept steady Eddy. I would 579 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:53,480 Speaker 1: say that he tailed off. And I will just mention 580 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:57,240 Speaker 1: this every time that he starts getting asked about MVP 581 00:28:57,560 --> 00:29:00,400 Speaker 1: and winning it. You're gonna notice that Nikolay yok Oh, 582 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 1: he had a weird night. That's weird. He only shot twice. Oh, 583 00:29:03,360 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 1: that's weird. He took six threes, only made one of them. 584 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 1: It's weird. He had seven turnovers in this game. And 585 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:11,560 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that he is intentionally tanking, because I 586 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: don't think he is. But I will say that that 587 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:15,600 Speaker 1: man does not want to win MVP. Does not want 588 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:15,960 Speaker 1: to do it. 589 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 2: You don't think so, Like, No, why why he doesn't 590 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 2: He doesn't want to win it? 591 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 1: He's yeah, because he because last year really showed him that. 592 00:29:27,320 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 1: All it does is bring a lot of negative attention 593 00:29:29,720 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 1: that he never asked for. Like that stuff got to 594 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:38,080 Speaker 1: him last year. It bothered him, and I don't blame 595 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:42,480 Speaker 1: him for that. The conversation was toxic all that did. 596 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 1: All that dude did was go out and play basketball 597 00:29:45,120 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 1: at the highest possible level and get his team in 598 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:50,760 Speaker 1: the position to win an NBA championship. And the conversations 599 00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:52,680 Speaker 1: that erupted have a lot to do with a lot 600 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 1: of things. And I think that there's like we can 601 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:56,760 Speaker 1: parse out a lot of like interesting stuff about it. 602 00:29:57,200 --> 00:30:00,080 Speaker 1: But I know for not for a fact, I know 603 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: with a very high probability that it legitimately bothered Nicole 604 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: Jokic and the conversation around him. And also I just 605 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 1: like I don't he doesn't view individual accomplishments the same 606 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: way that he values team accomplishments. Now, did he care 607 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 1: more when he won the first two? I think so. 608 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:20,960 Speaker 1: I think he cared more than he gave the impression of. 609 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 1: I'm not saying that he doesn't take pride. I'm not 610 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:26,560 Speaker 1: saying that he's not prideful. He's a competitor, you know. 611 00:30:26,800 --> 00:30:29,320 Speaker 1: I think like there's that part of him. I don't 612 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:33,680 Speaker 1: think he's like as selfless as he will portray himself sometimes, 613 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:35,479 Speaker 1: But I do think that he's mostly as selfless as 614 00:30:35,480 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 1: he portrays himself as. And that, to me, I think 615 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:43,880 Speaker 1: makes up a lot of this. So with the long shots. 616 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:46,320 Speaker 1: I just want to say this, the Bucks are in disarray. 617 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:48,600 Speaker 1: It's a good bi Lo spot maybe, but I don't 618 00:30:48,640 --> 00:30:50,960 Speaker 1: know that the Bucks can gain enough ground for Yannis 619 00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 1: to be able to get to where he needs to 620 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:55,800 Speaker 1: get to to have a resume. Like Shay and Jokic 621 00:30:57,440 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 1: Kawhi Leonard, if you put the number side by side, 622 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 1: any voter that's gonna put the numbers side by side 623 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:03,600 Speaker 1: is gonna be like, yeah, I can't get there. It's 624 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:05,320 Speaker 1: like it's really good. It's like twenty five seven in 625 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 1: and six, it's really good. It's not enough, Like it's 626 00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 1: not enough when you're the engines like these two guys 627 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: are for their teams. Jalen Brunson, same kind of thing. 628 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:16,640 Speaker 1: He's awesome, He's so phenomenal. His numbers stack up really 629 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:19,200 Speaker 1: well with Kawhi Leonards. That's how good Jalen's been this year, 630 00:31:19,320 --> 00:31:21,880 Speaker 1: is that Jalen Brunson's offensive number stack up really well 631 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 1: with Kawhi Frickin' Leonards, But they don't match up with 632 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 1: Shay and Jokic. Luca. Luca's maybe the interesting one. If 633 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 1: you're like Sean and you think that they've got a 634 00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:34,960 Speaker 1: real run in them. Luca could could very much shoehorn 635 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:37,800 Speaker 1: his way into this conversation. I don't think there's enough 636 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:40,760 Speaker 1: games left for the MAVs to gain enough ground, but 637 00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:43,479 Speaker 1: Luca is the only guy that could put together a 638 00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 1: within range win percentage and the craziest statistical performance to 639 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:48,960 Speaker 1: get him in the conversation. 640 00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:53,400 Speaker 2: Sean absolutely at plus nine hundred aut Benji bet MGM, 641 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:55,680 Speaker 2: that is the most interesting one on the board. This 642 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:58,360 Speaker 2: was as high as plus eleven hundred about a week ago. 643 00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:01,719 Speaker 2: So yeah, Luke was only seven. They're the seven the 644 00:32:01,720 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 2: MAVs right now. We just talked about how I think 645 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 2: they'll close out the year very strong. I think I 646 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:08,160 Speaker 2: don't think they have to worry about the plan. I 647 00:32:08,200 --> 00:32:10,520 Speaker 2: believe Dallas is going to get an automatic bid, but 648 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 2: they are only seven games behind the one seed. If 649 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 2: they somehow start getting piping hot and they end up 650 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:19,880 Speaker 2: in that top four, top three, even in the West, 651 00:32:20,120 --> 00:32:25,000 Speaker 2: and then Luca finishes thirty five, nine and nine on 652 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 2: thirty five, nine and nine on fifty plus from the floor, 653 00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:33,440 Speaker 2: then it could get really really interesting, depending on how 654 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:37,520 Speaker 2: the thunder finish, and of course how Jokic and the 655 00:32:37,560 --> 00:32:42,640 Speaker 2: guys finish. But I could see the MAVs after adding PJ. 656 00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:46,200 Speaker 2: Gafford and getting a little healthier. I could see them 657 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:48,280 Speaker 2: going on a really good run here down the stretch, 658 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 2: and Luca just continue to put up monster numbers, and 659 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:52,800 Speaker 2: he put him in the conversation. 660 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 1: They're six back of the Clippers in the lost column, 661 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:03,000 Speaker 1: so to get top three is going to take. It's 662 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:05,280 Speaker 1: not impossible, but it's gonna take one of those runs 663 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 1: that were like, do you remember that run that the 664 00:33:06,960 --> 00:33:08,840 Speaker 1: MAVs went on to close that season when they went, 665 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:11,920 Speaker 1: you know, twenty two and two to go down the 666 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:14,240 Speaker 1: last twenty four games of this Like, it's gonna take 667 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:16,240 Speaker 1: something crazy like that for them to be able to 668 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 1: catch just because the other teams were winning so much, 669 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:21,480 Speaker 1: you gotta be able to catch so far and where 670 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:24,280 Speaker 1: there's a lot, a lot less time than you realize. 671 00:33:24,560 --> 00:33:26,959 Speaker 1: If you've enjoyed today's conversation, head on over to Buckets. 672 00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 1: We got a full conversation on regular season win totals 673 00:33:29,240 --> 00:33:31,840 Speaker 1: plus all the other awards with our guys the Future Jays, 674 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 1: Joe Delera and Jim Turvey, and we've got best bets 675 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:38,040 Speaker 1: for you starting up with Thursday's games, continuing every Monday 676 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:40,960 Speaker 1: through Friday over on Buckets. 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