1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: Welcome in everybody to betting Pros. It's time to place 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: your bets. It's me Joey P joe P Zapia, and 3 00:00:05,720 --> 00:00:08,399 Speaker 1: it's time to look ahead to the NBA Playoffs. That's right, 4 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: the regular seasons behind us. The NBA Playoffs are here. 5 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: The playing games are going to be starting any minute now. 6 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,799 Speaker 1: And of course who better to break down all of 7 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:19,159 Speaker 1: the above action than Matt Modai are man behind the 8 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: NBA here on Betting Pros. He's been doing all these 9 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: shows for so many weeks and months here, but now 10 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,159 Speaker 1: we get to narrow the focus mode. I now we 11 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: get to really look at the goal, because that's what 12 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 1: it's all about here. So some opportunities left. We're going 13 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:34,760 Speaker 1: to talk about the playing games. We're going to talk 14 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: about some predictions in the East and the West. Also 15 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: take about maybe some potential finals predictions. But Matt, what 16 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: has you excited most about these NBA Playoffs? Is it 17 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: some new teams in the mix, some players with a 18 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 1: lot on the line. What's got your attention heading in 19 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:50,840 Speaker 1: to this really exciting part of the NBA season. 20 00:00:51,640 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, for me, it's the entire Western Conference. I Mean, 21 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 2: if you just look at assuming like, I'm not not 22 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: assuming anything, but whoever makes out of the playing games, 23 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 2: most likely not the Kings because they're they're kind of 24 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 2: the weaker of the four. But these like just Titanic 25 00:01:08,080 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 2: playoff matchups between really good teams, star studded teams, like 26 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 2: some up young and up and coming teams like the 27 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 2: Thunder and the Timberwolves, who are up I mean not 28 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 2: Timberlves have some older players, but in terms of this 29 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 2: high in the seeding, they're number two or number three. 30 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 2: And then you have like the Clippers versus the MAVs, 31 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 2: a rematch from back to back playoff years the Bubble 32 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 2: and then the year after that went seven the Suns 33 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 2: and the Timberwolves. You have like the Big three of 34 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 2: the Suns versus like the Timberwolves, who have been a 35 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 2: top I don't know five team in the NBA the 36 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 2: entire season. And then whoever comes out of the play 37 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 2: in the Thunder or the one seed. You almost wonder 38 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 2: with teams rather be the eight seeds they can play 39 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:46,560 Speaker 2: the Thunder as opposed to the Nuggets. I just think 40 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 2: the Western Conference is going to be an absolute gauntlet. 41 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 2: That's definitely what has me the most excited. The talent 42 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 2: level on basically nine of the ten teams, including the 43 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 2: play in is is crazy with the with the West. 44 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: And make sure you subscribe to the Betting Pros YouTube 45 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: channels you can say all on top of all that 46 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: action and download the Betting Pros app too, because the 47 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: prop bet analyzer, the chief Sheet, all the things are 48 00:02:06,080 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: going on there every single day. We're trying to give 49 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: you all the tools we possibly can to help you 50 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: make smarter bets here at Betting Pros, and I know 51 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: Matt's genius is gonna help everybody do that as well. 52 00:02:16,520 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: But use the tools, use Matt, use this show, use 53 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 1: it all. Hopefully you'll come away very profitable as we do. 54 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:25,959 Speaker 1: Let's start with some of those playing games here. We'll 55 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 1: start with nine and ten. Here the Kings and the Warriors, 56 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: both teams forty six and thirty six. Your thoughts on 57 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: this matchup? 58 00:02:34,240 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, this one, this one's pretty easy for me. I'm 59 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 2: taking the Warriors. They're spread right now as minus two 60 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:42,560 Speaker 2: and a half at least last I checked the Kings. 61 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 2: You know, last year they kind of were somehow the 62 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 2: three seed in the West, despite it's really just because 63 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:48,760 Speaker 2: of health, Like they're the only team that really that 64 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 2: stayed healthy. They're the most normal team in the West 65 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 2: last year. That's how they were able to get to 66 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 2: the three seed. This year, their offense was down, their 67 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 2: offensive net rating wasn't nearly as good as it was 68 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 2: last year. They're banged up with Kevin Herder and Malik 69 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 2: Monk out, even though they're technically the home team here, 70 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 2: the higher seed. I think this one is pretty pretty 71 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 2: clearly in the warriors favor in my opinion. I think 72 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 2: the Warriors have a lot of distinct matchup advantages against 73 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 2: the Kings, and that's where I would lean for that 74 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:14,840 Speaker 2: one pretty confidently. 75 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: Now, the other playing game we've got, We've got the 76 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 1: Pelicans and Lakers here. The Pelicans finish forty nine and 77 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: thirty three, the Lakers forty seven and thirty five. So 78 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: does Lebron take this game over? 79 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 2: It's a good question. I kind of went back and 80 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 2: forth with this one. I had a tough time predicting it. 81 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 2: I will say it's what a bummer for the Pelicans. 82 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 2: You basically have a fifty win season, and your potential 83 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 2: playoff path is beating the Lakers in the first round 84 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 2: of the play in and then if you lose that game, 85 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 2: you have to play possibly Steph Curry and the Warriors, 86 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 2: Like that's a bummer. I lean towards the Pelicans money line. 87 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 2: Actually they're a slight underdog. This is one of my 88 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 2: favorite betting strategies, specifically for the playoffs, and this is 89 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 2: when it really only makes the most sense to do. 90 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 2: Is basically I call it the flip flop method, it's 91 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 2: the zigzag whatever you want to call Whenever two teams 92 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 2: play each other and then they play each other literally 93 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 2: the next game. I basically, and this isn't one hundred 94 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 2: percent of the time, of course, but bet the opposite 95 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 2: of what previously happened, because I feel like people tend 96 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 2: to fall in love with whatever just happened recently, and 97 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 2: I feel like you can actually have a lot of 98 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 2: value literally just betting the opposite of that. And you know, 99 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 2: these two teams played on Sunday and the Lakers smoked them. 100 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,279 Speaker 2: I mean, Lebron had like seven assists in the first 101 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 2: six minutes, he had seventeen actual assists, he had twenty 102 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 2: four potential assists. Zion only scored twelve points. I feel 103 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 2: like everybody's just going to say, oh, you know, Lebron 104 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 2: ad Lakers playoffs. They're going to want to hammer the Lakers. 105 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 2: We're actually kind of like a lot of the distinct 106 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 2: a lot matchup advantages for the Pelicans as well. You know, 107 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 2: the Lakers can really take it to teams that can't 108 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 2: match their sides, like the Thunder. That's why they have 109 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 2: such a good historical record against the Thunder, because the 110 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:48,920 Speaker 2: Thunder just aren't big enough. Pelicans are like the biggest 111 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 2: and baddest team, one of the biggest and baddest teams 112 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 2: at least in Zion. Brandon Ingram at least has one 113 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,200 Speaker 2: game return from his knee injury, and the Valance Chiunis 114 00:04:56,200 --> 00:04:58,919 Speaker 2: and CJ McCollum has been playing really well. And then 115 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 2: a lot of their side players. I like Herb Jones 116 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,120 Speaker 2: a lot. I like Trey Murphy the third a lot. 117 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 2: So I actually lean the Pelicans here for this one. 118 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,359 Speaker 1: All right, let's move over to the east, Matt, the 119 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: Bulls and Hawks at nine to ten, squaring off thirty 120 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 1: nine and forty three. That's when the Bulls are coming 121 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,479 Speaker 1: into this and the Hawks at thirty six and forty six. 122 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,039 Speaker 1: So do you have a favorite of these two? 123 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:22,440 Speaker 2: Yeah? I would lean the Bulls in this one. Admittedly, 124 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 2: this is like one of the brocer games that you'll 125 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 2: see two teams with like a mid thirties win totals. 126 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 2: Is not what you want to see for the playoffs. 127 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 2: But the Hawks are banged up, like Jaylen Johnson's going 128 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 2: to be out, and then they're trying to integrate Trey 129 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 2: Young back. Even though the Chontamurray had been playing really 130 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:40,640 Speaker 2: well leading the show, and the Bulls that quietly been 131 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 2: playing decent basketball. You know, their net rating is a 132 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 2: little bit in the positive over the last ten fifteen games, 133 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 2: which is not the same case with the with the Hawks, 134 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 2: So without a lot of confidence, I would lean towards 135 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 2: the Bulls in this one. 136 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:54,560 Speaker 1: Well, maybe we can get you excited about the other one. 137 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 2: Here the number six seventy six ers. 138 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:59,839 Speaker 1: Here we go forty seven and thirty five taking on 139 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:02,400 Speaker 1: the heat in the eight spot there, forty six and 140 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 1: thirty six, So a little bit more intrigued here. 141 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:07,920 Speaker 2: This is this game's gonna be awesome. You get the 142 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 2: Jimmy Butler versus six Ers revenge game. You get Embiid 143 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 2: coming back, who's been really good since he returned from 144 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 2: the knee injury, a Sixers team that has won eight 145 00:06:15,040 --> 00:06:19,440 Speaker 2: straight games dating back even before Joel Embiid returned, and 146 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 2: then you have the Heat, who everybody's just kind of like, 147 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 2: all right, yeah, the Heat are gonna wake up when 148 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 2: the playoffs start. But if you go back to last year, 149 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 2: they had a home playing game they're the seven seed 150 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,479 Speaker 2: against the Hawks, and they lost, and they looked pretty 151 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 2: lifeless in that game, and then in the next playing 152 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 2: game they were nick nip and tuck with the Bulls, 153 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:38,479 Speaker 2: and if they're a hot shooting game from I believe 154 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 2: it was either Max Streuez or Gabe Vincent hot shooting 155 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,119 Speaker 2: game from one of those two guys from legitimately losing 156 00:06:43,120 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 2: to the Bulls and missing the playoffs entirely. Of course 157 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 2: that didn't happen. They won that game and then they 158 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 2: ran through the East and made it to the finals. 159 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 2: But I feel like the people just think that the 160 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:53,800 Speaker 2: Heat are going to wake up. With that said, I 161 00:06:53,839 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 2: actually do lean at least the Heat with the points. 162 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 2: I'm not necessarily sure I trust him to win straight up, 163 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 2: but I think four and a half a little bit 164 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 2: too much in favor of the Sixers, even with how 165 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 2: good they'd been to end the year. I mean, when, 166 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 2: when's the time the Sixers have won an important playoff 167 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 2: game in the mb beat era. It's literally never happened. 168 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 2: And you know, if you give me a one game 169 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 2: sample size of spoe to do some like some ridiculous 170 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 2: defensive strategy doubling and beat a bunch of creative stuff. 171 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 2: Jimmy Butler, who admittedly didn't show up in the plane 172 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,600 Speaker 2: last year, but still everybody remembers playoff Jimmy, and it's 173 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 2: a Sixers team like. He loves to stick it to 174 00:07:23,200 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 2: the Sixers whenever he can, so I would lean the 175 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 2: heat in the points with this one. 176 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: This is fun. Before we get to the East and 177 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: the West. Here looking at the bigger picture stuff, you 178 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: got a guy who wearing a baseball shirt and a 179 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: guy wearing his Eagles stuff talking NBA. I just kind 180 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 1: of realized that, so people are watching what the hell 181 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: is going on here? But that's how we roll. We 182 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 1: are very versatile here at betting pros. Let's take a 183 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: look at the West. So the Thunder at the one 184 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: seed right now, they're gonna wait the eight. We have 185 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: the Nuggets sitting at two so far locked in at four. 186 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 1: Verse five, the Clippers and the Mavericks, the Timberwolves and 187 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: the Suns. Let's break down these two matchups from your perspective. 188 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:58,960 Speaker 1: Clippers MAVs will start there. Who do you like to 189 00:07:59,000 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 1: advance from this one? 190 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 2: I actually lean towards the Mavericks in this one. I 191 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 2: might be being a little bit too much of a 192 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 2: prisoner of the moment, but I just look at how 193 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 2: these two teams ended the season, and it's basically the 194 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 2: polar opposite. The Mavericks basically since the All Star Break 195 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 2: have been on fire, but especially in the last fifteen games. 196 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 2: They ended the season twelve and three, within that rating 197 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 2: of plus six point two for context, that would put 198 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 2: them as the seventh best team in the NBA in 199 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 2: that span same stretch of games, you look at the Clippers, 200 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 2: They're nine and six, which doesn't look terrible. It's not 201 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 2: as good as twelve and three, But more concerning, they 202 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 2: were plus one net rating, basically a completely average team 203 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 2: over the past fifteen games, and you wonder what team 204 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 2: is the Clippers. They had a stretch where I think 205 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,480 Speaker 2: they were twenty five and five. I forget the exact numbers, 206 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 2: but in the middle of the regular season, like basically 207 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 2: when they decided to bench Russell Westbrook and just have 208 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 2: Hardened be the main lead guard. They went on an 209 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 2: absurd stretch again like twenty five and five. They beat 210 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 2: every team. They beat the Clippers, they beat the Timberwolves. 211 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 2: They're just mowing through the NBA. Since then, they're they're 212 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 2: an average basketball team. Since the All Star break, they're 213 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 2: fifteen and fourteen actually with a negative net rating of 214 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 2: zero point five, which is all to say. For two 215 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 2: months now, the Clippers have been an average to slightly 216 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 2: below average basketball team, and I think kind of similar 217 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 2: to the Heat but with a little bit, maybe a 218 00:09:14,960 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 2: little bit of a better roster. Oh, they have Paul George, 219 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 2: they have Kawhi, they have James Harden. They're just going 220 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 2: to turn it on in the playoffs. At least in 221 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 2: the Heats case, they have examples of deep playoff runs, 222 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 2: which the Clippers don't really have. And then on the 223 00:09:28,040 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 2: Maverick side, their team makes a lot more sense with 224 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 2: the trades and made of the deadline acquiring PJ. Washington 225 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 2: and Daniel Gafford. We all know that Luca shows up 226 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 2: in the playoffs. And I mean even though when these 227 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 2: two teams played back in twenty twenty and twenty twenty one. 228 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 2: The Clippers won both of those playoffs series. Luca was 229 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 2: an absolute dog, just just crushing the Clippers in that 230 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 2: game or in that series, even though they couldn't actually 231 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 2: take the series. So I would lean the Clippers here. 232 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 2: I worry that again a little bit too much of 233 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 2: a prisoner of the moment, But I just haven't liked 234 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 2: what I've seen from the Clippers for months now. 235 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: Well, so much of this is about getting hot at 236 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 1: the right time, So if you're peaking in the middle season, 237 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 1: that's not usually the ideal situation in the playoffs. What 238 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:05,080 Speaker 1: about the three and six here? What about the Timberwolves 239 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:05,560 Speaker 1: and the Suns? 240 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:08,599 Speaker 2: Yeah, this one is tough. It's it's kind of a 241 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 2: very similar matchup in terms of the Timberwolves are a 242 00:10:13,480 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 2: young and upcoming team. They haven't made a really made 243 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:18,679 Speaker 2: a playoff run yet. Versus the Suns, who have the 244 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 2: I mean the name brand and name value of Bradley 245 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 2: Beale and Kevin Durant and Devin Booker. I would lean 246 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 2: towards the Timberwolves winning this one. I was surprised to 247 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 2: see that the Sons are actually the betting favorite in 248 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 2: terms of odd it's going to go look at that 249 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 2: on DraftKings sportsbook. But the Timberwolves have just been the 250 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 2: better team all year. And the Suns, while they've shown 251 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:40,440 Speaker 2: stretches ten fifteen games sample sizes as of playing well, 252 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 2: they have really not been able to extend that over 253 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:45,199 Speaker 2: the course of an entire season. You know, there's one 254 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 2: point back. I believe it is maybe the end of March, 255 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 2: middle of March, where the Sons were looking good and 256 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,040 Speaker 2: then they lost back to back games against the Spurs, 257 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 2: who the Spurs are one of the worst teams in 258 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:56,679 Speaker 2: the NBA, and the Timberwolves have been one of the 259 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 2: best teams all year. They've ended the season well ten 260 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 2: to five and the last fifteen games plus five point 261 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 2: nine net rating, even better net rating than the Suns 262 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 2: in that same stretch of games, who have five point two. 263 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 2: And I just, you know, a heavy jump shooting team 264 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:14,200 Speaker 2: like the Suns that don't have Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, 265 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,319 Speaker 2: I worry in a seven game playoff series, like they're 266 00:11:16,360 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 2: gonna get hot for two games the Suns will and 267 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:21,080 Speaker 2: look phenomenal. But I just trust the way that the 268 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 2: Timberwolves score more. I trust their team defense and the 269 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 2: Timberwolves like they've shown up against these good teams all year. 270 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 2: They have the third best record against teams with the 271 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 2: winning record in the NBA, thirty two and twenty against 272 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 2: teams with the winning record, Suns are only twenty eight 273 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 2: and twenty five. I feel as though the Suns are 274 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 2: being a little bit too overvalued, just because of the 275 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:39,839 Speaker 2: name brand of the three guys I mentioned, and the 276 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 2: fact that these two teams played in the Suns beat 277 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 2: them on Sunday. It's kind of a similar flip flop 278 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 2: method type thing. Granted, this is over the course of 279 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 2: an entire series versus a one game sample size, but 280 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 2: still I would lean the Timberwolves for this one. 281 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:53,959 Speaker 1: In the East, the Celtics are at the top of 282 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:56,559 Speaker 1: the one seed, sixty four and eighteen. The Knicks unbelievable. 283 00:11:56,559 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: I can't believe we can say the Knicks or in 284 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: st It's just it feels very nineteen ninety eight to me. 285 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: But still they are fifty to thirty two. In between, 286 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 1: we've got the Calves in Magic at four or five 287 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 1: taking on each other, and then the Bucks and the 288 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: Pacers will start with the Cavaliers and the Magic. Do 289 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: you have a favorite in this matchup? 290 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, this game. This might be the most boring playoff 291 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 2: series I can remember. That's not that doesn't involve a 292 00:12:18,440 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 2: one eight or a two to seven matchup. I mean 293 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 2: the Cavaliers went on another team that went on a 294 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:24,680 Speaker 2: really big, really good run in the middle of the season. 295 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 2: The last fifteen games, they're six and nine with the 296 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 2: net rating of minus five that's ranked twenty second in 297 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 2: the NBA. There are some bad teams that ended the 298 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:37,320 Speaker 2: season better than the Cavaliers, and then the Magic slightly better, 299 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 2: not much. They ended the year eight and seven net 300 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:40,840 Speaker 2: rating of four point eight, but if you look at 301 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 2: the last ten games, they only went five and five 302 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 2: with the net rating of two point seven. They limped 303 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 2: to the finish line, admittedly not as bad as the Cavaliers. 304 00:12:48,679 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 2: Two teams that I don't really trust, and I feel 305 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:53,439 Speaker 2: as though if any if they were matched up against 306 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:55,079 Speaker 2: any other team except for each other, I don't think 307 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:58,040 Speaker 2: they would win any of the playoff series against any 308 00:12:58,040 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 2: other team that's going to be in the playoffs. But 309 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:01,959 Speaker 2: because one of these teams has to win, I would 310 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:05,079 Speaker 2: lean towards the Cavaliers. I don't feel very confident about 311 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 2: it at all, but the Magic, you know, it's their 312 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 2: first playoff run, very very young team. At least the 313 00:13:10,480 --> 00:13:12,840 Speaker 2: Cavaliers went through the playoffs last year and got embarrassed. 314 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 2: You hope that they're going to show up and not 315 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 2: let the same thing happen this year. I am This 316 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:19,400 Speaker 2: is not one of my more confident plays. I don't 317 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 2: trust either of these teams, But if I had to 318 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 2: give a pick, I would go with the Cavaliers. 319 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 1: Well, if you're betting it, we won't hold this one, 320 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 1: as is the mode I spec Yeah, we won't do that. 321 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: You know, young teams are dangerous because they don't know 322 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:33,120 Speaker 1: they're not supposed to do well. True, We always got 323 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 1: to keep that in mind. Young teams in playoffs can 324 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: be very dangerous in any sport. The Bucks and Pacers 325 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:40,319 Speaker 1: here at the three and six spot here respectively. The 326 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:42,199 Speaker 1: Bucks comeing on with forty nine wins in the season, 327 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:47,080 Speaker 1: the Pacers with forty seven. So your take on this series, Matt, Yeah. 328 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 2: This one, it's a huge question mark whether Yannis plays 329 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 2: or not. He hurt his calf towards the end of 330 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 2: the season, and cath injury scare me. Like you know, 331 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 2: I always go back to Kevin Durant, who hurt his 332 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:59,280 Speaker 2: calf back in like the twenty nineteen playoff run, and 333 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 2: then he returned than he towards Achilles minutes into his 334 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:04,400 Speaker 2: first game back. Obviously, you don't wish that upon anybody 335 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 2: with calf injuries are tricky. They take a lot longer 336 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 2: to heal than you expect. And the Bucks have been 337 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:12,920 Speaker 2: horrible since Doc Rivers took over as head coach. They 338 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 2: have a losing record. They were the second seed in 339 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 2: the East when he took over and granted the end 340 00:14:16,480 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 2: of the third seed. That doesn't sound bad, but they 341 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 2: literally have a losing record since Doc Rivers took over. 342 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 2: They've been bad every stretch of games, despite like maybe 343 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 2: one good game they played against the Suns, one good 344 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 2: game they played against the Celtics. It has not been 345 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 2: a consistent stretch and fighting for the two seed. They 346 00:14:31,320 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 2: had a three game stretch where they were also the 347 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 2: three worst teams in the NBA. They lost the Raptors, 348 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 2: the Wizards, in the Grizzlies in three games in a row. 349 00:14:39,120 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 2: Now you're having that and also the situation, like I said, 350 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 2: Giannis might not even play. The Pacers are another example 351 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 2: if you said the young team that they don't know 352 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 2: that they're not supposed to win. They play a really 353 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 2: fast paced, really fun offense that is really creative, and 354 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 2: Doc Rivers is the old school style of coach that 355 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 2: doesn't change any of his strategies, especially on defense. So 356 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 2: I worry that the Pacers are just getting be able 357 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:01,680 Speaker 2: to put up a ton of points on the Bucks 358 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 2: and the Bucks offense, you know, Dames having a down year, 359 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 2: Giannis is hurt, Chris Middleton has had stretches where he's 360 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 2: looked good, but he's been out in and out of 361 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 2: lineup with injuries. I would take the Pacers here, and 362 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 2: I feel pretty good about. 363 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,680 Speaker 1: It all right. Interesting because as we move on looking 364 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: at the Eastern Conference winner, the Bucks are actually the 365 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 1: number two on the board right now plus five pin fifty, 366 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 1: the Celtics minus one nineties. Whoever was really good about 367 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 1: the Celtics coming out the seventy six ers a plus 368 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: one thousand, the Knicks a plus twelve hundred. One of 369 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 1: these four favorites interest you? Or is there somebody that 370 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: you think is going to make a magical run here 371 00:15:35,520 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: right now? Again? Minus money already on the Celtics. That's 372 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: kind of what Vegas is telling you that they see 373 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: them going to the finals this year. 374 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, the Celtics are obviously the best bet 375 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 2: to make the finals of any team in both in 376 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 2: either conference. I'm not laying minus one ninety on a 377 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 2: team to make the finals. Too much stuff can go wrong, 378 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 2: and we've seen the Celtics as favorites not get out 379 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 2: of the East. It's kind of a bummer. My two 380 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 2: favorite teams to come out of the East might play 381 00:15:57,560 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 2: each other in the first round, and that's the Knicks 382 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 2: in the Celtic. So I think the Knicks have a 383 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 2: lot going for them to come out of the East. 384 00:16:03,240 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 2: They've consistently given the Celtics trouble. Even you know, the 385 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 2: Celtics had a slow end to the year, but they 386 00:16:09,440 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 2: had clinched the one seed for weeks. But one game 387 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 2: that they got up for they played all their starters 388 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 2: they wanted to win was the Knicks and the Knicks 389 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 2: one like. The Knicks won that game handedly and the 390 00:16:17,520 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 2: first game of the year I go back to, the 391 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 2: Knicks lost that game, but they gave the Celtics trouble, 392 00:16:21,840 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 2: and I think like the style of play that the 393 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:27,920 Speaker 2: Knicks have can upset the Celtics. You know, the League 394 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 2: guards perform really well against the Celtics style of defense. 395 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 2: That's Jalen Brunson. They have the wing bodies that can 396 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 2: hang defensively. With Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown they have 397 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 2: they can play as a Hertenstein and he can stretch 398 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 2: out to the perimeters. So even having a stretch big 399 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 2: like Porzingis, I don't see them having a huge advantage 400 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:47,280 Speaker 2: that they do over a lot of teams they do 401 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 2: against the Knicks. Obviously, the Celtics would be the favorite 402 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:52,480 Speaker 2: in that series, but I think that the Knicks could 403 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 2: make a run. It's a bummer that both these teams 404 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 2: could play each other. So if you're asked, if you're 405 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 2: like asking me to lock in a future that this 406 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 2: current point in time, I would probably say the Knicks. 407 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 2: But if they end up playing in the first round, 408 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 2: I'd probably wait till whoever wins that series, granted you're 409 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:10,119 Speaker 2: not gonna get as good of a price, and then 410 00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 2: take them then because they're still gonna be heavy underdogs, 411 00:17:12,280 --> 00:17:14,120 Speaker 2: because the Celtics are still going to be a heavy favorite. 412 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:15,640 Speaker 2: But the Nicks and the Sixers are the two teams 413 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:17,280 Speaker 2: that I think could run the table out of the East. 414 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:19,399 Speaker 1: All right, let's go to the Western Conference. There, take 415 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:21,200 Speaker 1: a look at this. The Denver Nuggets at the top 416 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:23,160 Speaker 1: of the board of plus one thirty five, the Oklahoma 417 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 1: City thunder a plus six hundred, the Clippers at plus 418 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 1: six hundred as well. Then we move to the MAVs 419 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,800 Speaker 1: at eight and the Phoenix Suns at plus eight fifty. 420 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:33,520 Speaker 1: So what's the best value in your opinion on the board. Look, 421 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:35,679 Speaker 1: the Nuggets are number one, but still plus money? Are 422 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 1: they tempting to you? 423 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:39,399 Speaker 2: I would take I would take the Nuggets even at 424 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:42,680 Speaker 2: the plus one thirty five number. I mean, like I said, 425 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:44,680 Speaker 2: the West is an absolute gauntlet. But we've seen the 426 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 2: Nuggets do it last year. We've seen them beat good 427 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 2: teams in the playoffs. They can win in so many 428 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,640 Speaker 2: different ways, and Jokis is just the ultimate problem solver 429 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 2: on offense. There's nothing you can do stop Yolkic on offense. 430 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 2: And I just don't see them having a weakness like 431 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 2: like other teams do. I think if you asked me 432 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 2: for a long shot, that was not the Nuggets. Basically, 433 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 2: I would actually lean towards the Mavericks, so I think 434 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:07,400 Speaker 2: they also can kind of beat you in different ways. 435 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 2: And they have two guys that you know, five minutes 436 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 2: left in the game can get you a bucket, and 437 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 2: Luca obviously, and then Kyrie Irving and their team, like 438 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:16,600 Speaker 2: I said, makes a lot more sense currently constructed than 439 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:18,680 Speaker 2: it did last year or even how it began the 440 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 2: year this year, and so I would trust them out 441 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:24,480 Speaker 2: of the field like I would trust if you're taking 442 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:27,160 Speaker 2: up the Nuggets and you're saying who else in the field, 443 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,360 Speaker 2: I would actually trust the Mavericks over the rest of them. 444 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 2: So if you looking for a long shot, I would 445 00:18:31,640 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 2: go with the MAVs. 446 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: All right, last one here, let's get to it and 447 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:37,879 Speaker 1: be a champion. Right now, the Celtics are at the 448 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:40,280 Speaker 1: top of plus one sixty five, the Nuggets at plus 449 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: three hundred, so we just talked about them. Maybe you 450 00:18:42,080 --> 00:18:43,919 Speaker 1: do like the Nuggets to go there, The Clippers at 451 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:44,680 Speaker 1: plus twelve. 452 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 2: Same with the Bucks. 453 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:48,879 Speaker 1: Then the Oklahoma Sitting Thunder at sixteen hundred, the Timberwolves 454 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 1: at nineteen. There's some other long shots, the seventy six 455 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:54,359 Speaker 1: Ers at plus nineteen, the New York Knicks at plus 456 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:57,240 Speaker 1: thirty three hundred. So those are some long shots. So 457 00:18:57,840 --> 00:18:59,840 Speaker 1: give me your take on this board what it looks like. 458 00:18:59,960 --> 00:19:01,920 Speaker 1: You just like the favorites here and just take the 459 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 1: good money you're still getting on the plus side now, 460 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: or you want to maybe spread it around a little bit, 461 00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:09,400 Speaker 1: take one favorite and maybe a long shot as well. 462 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:11,640 Speaker 1: See it pays off in hedge. Sure. 463 00:19:11,680 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 2: Yeah. My prediction they win the finals is the Nuggets. 464 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 2: It's been my prediction all year. I haven't really been 465 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,280 Speaker 2: scared off of that at any point. The weird loss 466 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 2: to the Spurs to end the year, but the game 467 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 2: before that they beat the Timberwolves and what was a 468 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:24,680 Speaker 2: really important game for the one seed, and like I said, 469 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 2: like they're switchaball on defense, they can kind of you 470 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 2: know Jokic. Prior to last year, everybody thought you can't 471 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 2: win with him at center because he's not a good 472 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:33,920 Speaker 2: enough defender. He's got quick hands, he can get a 473 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 2: lot of steels, and he can do enough on defense, 474 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 2: and then his advantage he gives you on offenses is 475 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 2: better than any other player in the NBA. So the Nuggets, 476 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:44,400 Speaker 2: even at plus two hundred, I do still think that's 477 00:19:44,400 --> 00:19:48,159 Speaker 2: a good play in terms of a long shot. You know, 478 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 2: the the non favorites I like to win, the Nicks 479 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 2: and the Mavericks. I think if they made the finals, 480 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,120 Speaker 2: unless they somehow played each other, I don't think can 481 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:59,120 Speaker 2: win the finals. So I would probably just stick with 482 00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 2: the Nuggets as my favorite and only final play is 483 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 2: what I would say to win the finals, because that 484 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 2: plus three hundred, I still think that's pretty good. And 485 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 2: Joe Kitch the MVP, the MVP, that's right there, you go. 486 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,400 Speaker 1: There, you have it. You're the MVP Modey of all 487 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: incredible NVA coverage. You've been doing an all season long man, 488 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:19,439 Speaker 1: between the shorts that you have, the predictions, the best bets, 489 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: between the live streams. Here, you got a little bit 490 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 1: more to go, so pace yourself. 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