Will Anthony Edwards & Minnesota Timberwolves BEAT Zion & New Orleans Pelicans? NBA Picks | Buckets

Will Anthony Edwards & Minnesota Timberwolves BEAT Zion & New Orleans Pelicans? NBA Picks | Buckets

What’s good my people welcome in buckets action networks’s daily NBA betting podcast we’re in the workshop Wednesday NBA slate so you know what time it is Shawn little AC Albert Albert wi analytics Capper and of course J Money is money on the Wednesday slate we are presented by bet MGM the king of

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Record this theight before I hadn’t bet anything but I’m looking at the Wizards team total under 114 and a half I think the Cavs lock these boys up they I’m gonna go with the Atlanta Hawks plus two against one of the best teams OKC I’m gonna go to Minnesota

Timberwolves minus six against the Pelicans all right J Money is money I’m coming right back to you we talked about it right before we hopped on we said man the Wizards are just they have a hard time doing anything they get out High Pace High Volume team in the fast break

But the offensive rating is still down towards the bottom of the league they they might get out and and create pace and get out quickly in offensive possessions but they don’t do anything with him talk to me about why you’re looking at the team total under here

Yeah 24th in offensive raiding in the last five games I know that they’re number one in Pace they like to run and Gun but they’re going up against a top tier defense in the Cleveland Cavaliers we know with with Jared Allen down there is going to be really hard to get points

In the paint um unless they make unless they making a ton of Threes in this game I don’t see the Wizards touching 110 points in this game I think the cows locked these boys down this is a top tier defense that they’re going up against against guys like aoro um I mean

They got a lot of great Defenders on the Cavs just collectively all five guys play really great defense so I just need them to hold the Wizards into a half court offense and I’ve seen this team have plenty of shot clock violations uh throwing up a throwing up a horrible

Shot with a couple of seconds left in the um in the shot clock so as long as the Cavs don’t try to run with these boys and really try to lock them up the Cavs probably cover their spread as well I see a smack City spot but even more um

I like the win uh the SE the the team total under for the Washington Wizards in this particular game they might not touch a 100 points in this game if the Cavs really come out locked and loaded on defense like they usually do and it’s a boun back game they’re coming off a

Tough loss versus the Toronto rapers as well they gave up 124 points something tells me they’re going to be focusing on defense in this game yeah wizard six and 26 overall straight up AC any thoughts on the team total under here no I I like that look Jay I mean

Cleveland Cavaliers they had a slow start to the season but you look look at their adjusted numbers now there are six in defensive rating so you know these guys can really defend the basketball and at their Peak you know at their at The Highest Potential with Moy Jared

Allen aoro like straight Defenders this this potentially is the best defensive team in the NBA at their Peak so if they play like that against Washington and not take them lightly I agree with Jay I think they dominate this team and definitely hold Washington to under whatever the team total is yeah totals

Have gone over in nine of the Cavs seven last 17 home games so it’s about split in that spot but this is one of the bottom burial teams in the league we talked about it right before we came on Jay if they could slow up Washington and

Put them in the half court it’s going to be a long day for them they have no answer in a half court possession by possession offensive game almost like that playoff style NBA game they that’s not what Washington is good at if they get out in transition and knock down a

Bunch of shots in the NBA if you get out in transition and put together easy buckets and you’re knocking down threes every single team in the NBA is going over their team total so if that’s happening it’s going to be hard pressed for this to cat but the style of play

This is a bad stylistic matchup for Washington if they could slow him down like Jay laid out this should come in under that oneish number all right AC you’re fading you’re fading The Golden Boys the Oklahoma City Thunder we right before we popped on they got the W

At home against the Boston Celtics Shay gildas Alexander officially puts up 37- S damn near every night it seems they have a well-rounded group giddy was involved tonight vers Boston they got a big w at home why are you fading them in this spot against the Hawks man OKC is

One of the best teams in the NBA and they are one of the hottest right now they won eight out their last nine games guys but not only that they’ve beaten like Elite teams they’ve beaten Denver twice during this stretch they just beat Boston tonight New York Minnesota the

Clippers like this is a a legit team and I know people are sleeping them because of the name on their on front of their Jersey right OKC Thunder but this hits every single signal and I just have to take it right this is going to be a second night of back toback theyve

Traveling on the road to Atlanta Atlanta hasn’t played until since December 31st so they have two extra days of rest compared to OKC OKC were four point underdogs today and one outright as an underdog against Boston so now they’re traveling to Atlanta a much inferior team Atlanta is terrible towards the

Bottom of the of the East they’re only 13 and 20 and they’re only two- Point favorites against Atlanta I’m going to take Atlanta there every single time because of the spot and I know there’s a lot of rumors swirling with trades and things like that I don’t really care

About that right now I just think this is a great St spot for Atlanta to bounce back with the rest Advantage the travel advantage and they’re at home so give me Atlanta at plus two and if you don’t like that you could sprinkle the money line as

Well Jay any thoughts on this spot for the Hawks catching a couple points versus a very locked in Oklahoma City Thunder team yeah it’s not a great spot for the Thunder um it’s real hard for me to bet on Hawks games because I never know when they’re going to put things together

This is a great team they just don’t put things together this team is 1 and 12 against the spread at the house like what the hell are we doing here but I mean AC laid out this his a fishy line we know that the public betters the

Square betters are going to be all over the Thunder here they’re coming off a game where they just beat the Boston Celtics and the came game down the game came down to the wire but this is a back toback for the Thunder with travel and

They lose an hour with going from OKC to Atlanta as well probably going to get in to the hotel room maybe about one o’clock in the morning so um you got a back toback third game and four nights um a fifth game and eight nights in six

Game in nine days I know that this is a young team but this is the ultimate fatig spot for NBA team for for the rookies guys like uh TR Chad hungen not really used to playing this many games in this many days so I agree with AC

There I can’t get there with the Hawks but this the only way that I could look up this is one of those faade the public type of spots fith the world type of spots they’re going to be on the Thunder here for sure and I’d wait till the last

Minute and possibly look towards the Hawks winning this game out right yeah I was just going to say I think if you wait we’re recording this Tuesday night if you wait till tomorrow tomorrow this might be some movement in your favor AC if you like the Hawks

Now any way you shake it when you go look at the Oklahoma City Thunder it’s F it’s hard You’ be hard pressed to find a bad number the Oklahoma City Thunder this year with the rest disadvantage our five and0 ATS that’s the best in the NBA

If you go to uh some other different numbers nine and3 ATS on the road are the Oklahoma City Thunder any way you cut it if you look at the numbers to try to find a find a spot to fade Oklahoma City Thunder they have been showing up

All all year the last couple years goes back to last year so this is just one of those teams I have a really hard time fading because they’re young and they seem to get up for every single game but all that said Lay It All Out rest in rest disadvantage on they’re undefeated

On no rest on the backtack against the spread the okl City Thunder then why is the number one why isn’t it why isn’t it a full possession why isn’t it thunder minus three three and a half if they’re rolling like they are so this is a really interesting spot I’m excited to

See it I think the Thunder must see TV if you like good basketball team ball with a superstar leading the way you should watch more Oklahoma City Thunder basketball let’s see how that shakes I’m interested to see AC one of the sharpest out this is a this is a sharp spot so

We’ll see how that shakes all right I’m going to go to Minnesota I want to take the Timberwolves minus six at home versus the Pelicans this is the fourth time these guys have played this year Minnesota up 2-1 um they haven’t lost a back-to-back all year I was at the

Garden for the Timberwolves game they they played the Knicks the other night they started off really well and then got locked up once the Knicks settled in with the new edition of oan noi and they started playing D the timber Wills had a rough time but overall I think this team

Always has this year bounced back off a loss they haven’t lost back-to-back games and then the the average W the following game they’re averaging a win by 10.7 points per game and these are some big NE some big teams some big names in the NBA some of the best teams

In the league they’ve beat coming after a loss by 10.7 points per game the Miami Heat the Denver Nuggets the Dallas Mavericks and the Lakers Pelicans let’s talk about them really quick seven and three their last 10 games number two in net rating at 12 12.1 but they’ve only

Played one team with a winning record over that last 10 and that was the rockets and they lost Timberwolves are also seven and three over the last 10 games but eight of those 10 are against teams over 500 the other two games are against the Lakers who are 17 and 17 and

They played those guys twice so Minnesota is gonna be ready for this game on a bounceback spot and they’re not going to lose two in a row I also think I we were me and AC talked about this a couple weeks ago where the number

Jumped off to me that wow a full two possessions on a team that they’re very familiar with each other they’re both out in the west this is going to be their fourth time playing why is this number so big for a team that’s seven and three over that last 10 that was

Something I really dug into I just like the spot coming off a loss for the Timberwolves they’re now going to be at home the Pelicans have been doing most of this damage on this seven and three run over the last 10 at the house so I like this spot for the Minnesota timber

Rules on the bounceback spot at home I expect those guys to get it done now AC I’m going to come to you to talk about this spot anything that gives you pause with the Pelicans going on the road they had a couple big games from Zion in this

Matchup he had 35 in one of them that that’s always an issue if he is locked in and explodes they’re going to be able to compete with these guys but anything that gives you pause on the timber rules minus 6 no I mean Zion’s going to always eat

Against this team cuz Rudy goar and Carl Anthony towns don’t have the later of movement to stay with Zion so I think he’s always going to eat literally and figuratively against this team um but this is a similar spot to OKC right because they are on a second night back

To back they have to travel pretty long flight up to Minnesota from New Orleans um New Orleans just covered against the Nets really really easily even though it’s it was a slight Nets read today so it’s a very very similar fade uh fade spot right so I’m fading OKC now you’re

Fading the Pelicans plus is a good bounceback spot for the Minnesota Timberwolves who um are battle tested like you said they’ve been playing really really hard teams really good teams and they’ll be ready um you know back at home to really you know take care of business so not only do I like

The Minnesota minus six spot I probably like the first half even more to be honest yeah it’s funny you say that before I get to you J Money I was looking at the first half and that’s exactly what I was thinking coming in I’m like let me get the timber rolls

Like minus three minus three and a half in the first half in this spot coming off of a l but the pelly man they’re the best team in the league in the first half 24 and eight ATS in the first two frames they’ve come out really hot so I

Stayed away from that and went full game and I also just saw The the Timberwolves collapse in that second half against the Knicks that also made me want to take that first half but I’m just going to make full game let them just stack up the possessions and and wear down the Pelicans Jay money is money any thoughts on this game in this

Spot and that first half play that AC alluded to yeah I can’t talk you off the Timberwolves are a top tier team now I will say that they’re not the number one team in the West in my opinion but um they do have the rest Advantage here

This is a Revenge spot as well so um I know you didn’t mention this Sean but they not in the last 10 games but their 11th game they did just beat the um they did the Pelicans did just beat the Timberwolves they absolutely smacked

Them up 121 to 107 I was on the Pelicans on that game so I know but that was the first game coming off the End season tournament uh drubbing versus the Lakers and I know that the Pelicans were absolutely pissed off in their game so this is a back-to-back with travel but I

I just want to say that they can match up well with the Minnesota Timberwolves and we have seen the Timberwolves kind of um kind of be flustered a little bit in the half court with their offense that’s one thing that they’re that French is even a little frustrated at

The team that their offense needs to be a lot better this is a top tier defensive team both teams are top tier defensive in my opinion um I actually be looking towards the under in this one but I can’t talk you off the Timberwolves minus six I think it’s a

Little rich but um it it’s definitely a bounceback spot they hadn’t lost uh back-to-back games all year and they’re 14- one straight up at the house so this is where they ball out and they’re coming off a game where they didn’t get any foul calls I was also in the Knicks

In that game and I’m watching it and I knew that they weren’t going to get any foul calls but um couldn’t get a whistle to go their way it was frustrating them um but obviously they were just coming off the game versus the Lakers where they probably should have lost that game

And the league knows it so um couldn’t talk you off in this spot but I do think I would probably lean towards the under even more just with both team just being like a a heavyweight matchup type of game two top tier defenses going at it

Yeah this is the fourth time they played in the three other matchups as Jay just just laid out two blowouts for each team Minnesota one big New Orleans one big and then the other game is a one-point win for the timber rues this is going to

Be the fourth one Minnesota at home is just the spot and like uh Jay said offensively sometimes ant gets a little locked in and he’s about getting Ant-Man done and and getting it creating himself when he could probably move the ball a little bit more but that is the the frustration

Offensively for them in the half court I think them at home though off an L going back this is a good spot for them to lock up on D get back to the roots all right to recap AC is on the Hawks plus two J Money is money is on the Wizards

Team total under 114 a half I am on the t- wives at home versus the Pelicans minus six don’t forget it we are presented by bet MGM the king of sports books don’t forget it Go download The Action Network app everything you need to know about sports betting is going to

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00:00 – Introduction
00:43 – Wednesday NBA Best Bets
01:15 – Wizards vs Cavaliers Picks & Preview
04:24 – Thunder vs Hawks Picks & Preview
09:00 – Pelicans vs Timberwolves Picks & Preview
15:27 – Picks Recap

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