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00:00Tomorrow night, Beckale, in Oklahoma City, no rest for the weary.
00:03The Thunder, after winning Game 7 at home, only one full day off
00:08before they welcome in the Timberwolves.
00:10Rest versus rust on first play, 7.5-point spread in favor of OKC
00:16with a total at 215.
00:18What's your favorite prop play for game number one
00:21of the Western Conference Finals tomorrow?
00:24So, ultimately, I do like the Timberwolves on the spread.
00:27Again, they're coming off a full rest.
00:28We saw what the Thunder did in Game 1 against the Nuggets,
00:30coming out a little bit slow.
00:32Outside of that, I like Rudy Gobert under 9.5 points.
00:36You know, he's had two explosive games to end the series,
00:38to end it versus the Lakers, to end it versus the Warriors.
00:40We know that, but ultimately, if we actually look at it,
00:43Rudy Gobert, despite being a starter, is 8th on the team
00:46when it comes to field goal attempts per game, 5.6.
00:49He's averaging 5.6.
00:50That means we have multiple players coming off the bench,
00:52NAW, Nas Reed, and Dante DiVincenzo.
00:56Three players coming off the bench that are taking more field goal attempts
00:59compared to a starter.
01:00So, when we look at Rudy Gobert, sure, he's a player who can get you 7, 8, 9.
01:03He's obviously there for his defense.
01:05I think that will be paramount in this series
01:07versus Hartenstein and Chet Holmgren.
01:09He's not their scoring option.
01:11So, give me under 9.5 points for Rudy Gobert to start the series.
01:14All right, game number one of the Eastern Conference Finals
01:17inside Madison Square Garden for the first time in two and a half decades.
01:22That comes our way on Wednesday.
01:24Spread currently, four in favor of the Knicks.
01:27Rather high total for the opening game of a Conference Finals matchup, 2-23.
01:32What's the approach, Vecchio, to the start of the Eastern Conference Finals
01:36between these two bitter, long-time playoff rivals in the Pacers and the Knicks?
01:41I do like the over to start, and I think the Pacers will take a little bit
01:45of what they saw from the Celtics series versus the Knicks,
01:48where it's like, hey, we can get out and score,
01:50and then if we can withstand the pressure or, like, the wave,
01:53the pushback from the Knicks and get a 15-point lead as we saw the Knicks give up,
01:57the Pacers may actually have a shot not only to win the game but to win the series.
02:00So, I do like some points early in the series that will obviously change
02:03as the series goes on.
02:04But let's turn to Aaron Naismith over 5.5 rebounds.
02:07Surprisingly, he actually leads the team in rebounds per game.
02:10It's not by a big margin, but he is higher than Siakam and Turner.
02:14Now, the range of outcomes for Naismith is pretty wide.
02:17We're seeing some games at 2-3-4, other games at 11-12-13.
02:20So, there's a wide range.
02:22But the fact that we're getting plus money with Naismith at over 5.5,
02:25I do like, especially if I'm expecting some pace back and forth.
02:27We're going to see some good shots.
02:28Good shots, we're also going to see a lot of attempts back and forth overall,
02:31and that should lead to plenty of rebounds.
02:32We'll see you next time.
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