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00:00And even if at times we're not watching the NBA as thoroughly, we can still handicap and
00:07preview it for you here with your two premier NBA handicappers.
00:10Heck, if Mark Zinno can come on the show for two straight half an hour, two consecutive
00:15weeks and not watch a Super Bowl, we can talk about a few key NBA games you should keep
00:20an eye on tonight, even with a wager down, including the best team in the NBA right now,
00:26the hottest team in the NBA once again, that would be the Cleveland Cavaliers, two point
00:30road favorite tonight in Memphis, good one against the Grizzlies.
00:34Of course, you see Sweet 16 in that March theme.
00:38That wouldn't be the Cavs surviving and advancing.
00:41That would be the Cavaliers in terms of consecutive wins, looking for their 16th win in a row
00:47tonight in Memphis, but a short number.
00:50The Cavaliers extend the win streak in the grind city.
00:54And also that total two forty eight and a half, the opening number crashing down a
00:57bit to two forty three and a half live down even a little bit from the graphic that we
01:00had posted up.
01:01But also understand this.
01:02The Cavaliers came into this game in New Jersey at the Fandula Sportsbook, a minus four and
01:06a half point favorite.
01:07It's now down to two.
01:08Some outlets even as low as one and a half.
01:10Why?
01:11Donovan Mitchell not anticipated to play.
01:13And you're going to face a good team in the Grizzlies that's healthy and at home, even
01:17though it's a heavy public favorite on the Cavaliers.
01:21That line is crashing.
01:22I'm going Memphis Grizzlies tonight to stop the streak against the Cavaliers and win.
01:28Line makes sense.
01:29Some injuries.
01:30And sooner than later, you got to lose a basketball game tonight.
01:33I think the Cavs lose that basketball game.
01:35Give me the two points.
01:36The Cavs have only been booked as a single digit favorite six times in this 15 game win
01:41streak.
01:42They are three and three against the spread.
01:44Cleveland could not stop playing overs.
01:47They've played four consecutive unders, but Memphis certainly pays plays at a pace that
01:52can add up some points tonight.
01:54Important game also for the Grizzlies, 42 and 24 right now, the two spot in the Western
01:59Conference standings, but identical record to that of the Denver Nuggets, who should
02:03win at home tonight as well.
02:0514 point home favorite at altitude against Luka Doncic and the L.A. Lakers.
02:10Luka scored 45 points last night, made seven threes, had 11 boards, and the Lakers still
02:15lost by 20 on the road in Milwaukee.
02:18Donnie, I'm not sure I see this game being all that close and competitive.
02:22What would you do with a 14 point spread?
02:25I probably would take, or should we lay the 14 points in this point?
02:28Because I was talking about yesterday, like, hey, maybe the Lakers would be competitive.
02:30And as we said, you're getting almost 50 points out of Luka Doncic and you got blasted by
02:3420 points.
02:35Now you're going to play a back to back road game on a waiting team in elevation.
02:38So if I am the Lakers, sometimes you got to be smart.
02:41Hey, Luka, you're going to sit this one out.
02:43There's a low chance we win it with you in it.
02:45And the last thing we want you to do is play on a back to back and somehow get even more
02:48tired at this point in a losing effort.
02:51I do think this is a big chance for the Nuggets to say, all right, this should be a free victory.
02:55We'll take it.
02:56And I would expect, if you don't lay the 14 points, surprising to me if the Lakers would
03:00be within, let's just say, double digits at the break.
03:02I don't anticipate this as, oh, the Lakers were tied at the half and just fell off in
03:06the second half.
03:07I don't know if Luka is going to play, even though he's anticipated in that starting lineup
03:10tonight.
03:11But if there's one night where the Nuggets should beat the Lakers and beat them badly,
03:14that's the perfect setup for that shot.
03:16Nikola Jokic minus 125 to record a triple-double.
03:20He might do that in the opening quarter, given what the lineup could look like tonight for
03:25LA.
03:2610-game NBA slate on this Friday, if you want to mix in a few games around the association
03:32with the greatness that we will see in college basketball.