 This is covering the spread part of the Fandall podcast network We have got a whole lot of basketball and hockey going on tonight in the NBA and NHL We're here to break things down from a betting perspective over at Fandall sportsbook By talking to Tom Vecchio and getting his favorite bets across tonight in both of those sports This is covering the spread right here on the Fandall podcast network and Fandall research My name is Jim Sonnis I am a managing editor of digital media for a Fandall research joined here once again by Tom Vecchio Check him out on Twitter at Tom underscore Vecchio one He of course is a host of primetime Tom and the daily ISO on the number fire daily fantasy podcast V Tom big slates knife both the NBA and NHL. How you doing today? I'm doing good Yeah, really interesting time of the year things are changing across the NBA landscape NHL is moving forward approaching the all-star break In a really good spot for both leagues right now. Yeah, all-star break for the NHL coming up next weekend NBA We got some head coach movement, which we'll discuss later on today Trade deadline is a couple of weeks away now February 8th for that. So not too far down the road So pretty fun time for both we're gonna dig in and see where Tom sees value for tonight and talk about the bucks Decision to hire dock rivers as well But first a reminder to make sure you're subscribed to covering the spread wherever you get your podcasts You can find us on Apple podcast Spotify, etc. Etc. Do you like what you hear leave us a five star rating on Apple podcast or Spotify? 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Yeah, really interesting decision considering how good the box had been I think it's partly due to You know Griffin is a first-year head coach and you know growing pains is gonna happen in any new job for anyone But like they have championship aspirations So they don't have time to mess around and like their roster is not getting any younger So when it comes to Doc Rivers, I think what we'll see Going forward is that we're gonna see like a very tight player rotation Where he's there for a reason this team is there to push to the number one seed if they can challenge the Celtics I mean may or may not happen, but there's no time to mess around. It's time to trust the veterans trust the players that you have Trust those guys, which means That we're gonna see again a condensed rotation of players There's no reason to have 10 12 players out there Which means what we can trust them when it comes to props because their minutes will be high I mean they should have consistent output, you know variation in a you know variants in shooting is gonna happen time and time again But high minutes high usage for 10 to kumpo and Lillard and Chris Milton and Lopez when get these guys Which means we can trust their PRA bets we can trust their point production. Whatever might be So if we look at Doc Rivers coaching we can say okay We have a Titan player pool or Titan player rotational You know what they're gonna be doing on a nightly basis Therefore we can just trust their stars every single night regardless of match up home away high spread low spread doesn't matter And how big of a deviation is that from what they were doing under Griffin? Was it more uncertain there the first half of the year or how are you feeling about them in that initial run with him? Well, in the beginning Lillard was very variable just because you know There's take some time if he's a he was a massive usage player in Portland And now he has to give up a little bit because they have to get him in this one-two game with it And the kubo and then Middleton was on a mince restriction because of a you know Offseason surgery and getting healthy and then he slowly increased his minutes So I think we'll just see it gradually progress where and listen There are times where they blow teams out and then to attend the kumol in place like 28 minutes So that's just gonna happen just because it will but over the course of time I think we'll see a gradual change of 28 minutes 30 32 consistently pushing towards a 36 minute floor on a nightly basis Okay, so maybe bump a player props for the stars on the Bucks and right now if I do a sportsbook Bucks plus 210 to win the Eastern Conference Celtics plus 140 there followed by the Sixers at five to one Sounds like you're not in an either price there. Those are so low In something like he's such a tough road for all of those teams one two three and even taking on like in Miami Get you know getting better. It's like, I don't want to face Miami If I have a prop on or have a future on the team like Miami and even the Knicks are gonna be a tough out So you the Knicks take a team does six games They have to move on to play Philly or Milwaukee or Cleveland Cleveland's not gonna be tough out like those are not good Not good spots to go. Yeah, so we're staying away there But more so for player props will potentially sustain value in the short term with the Bucks and at dock rivers I get assuming he officially accepts the job, which is not a hundred percent locked in as of yet Let's talk now about the NBA for tonight Tom a couple of national TV games there We got the Suns taking on the Mavericks right now at Fandals sportsbook The Suns are favored by two and a half total the game is 240 and a half That's followed by the Thunder and the Spurs that game right now at Fandals sportsbook Thunder a point favorites total is 242 there, so let's begin there Tom any bets stand out to you across those two games in the NBA Yeah, I have one for each game. Let's start with Phoenix and let's go to Grayson Allen for the Phoenix Suns over two and a half threes Singing minus 102. He said at least two threes and seven of his last ten games at least three in six of ten Dallas they're sixteenth in the league in terms of threes allowed per game to opponents super average we've a high over under a close spread and Grayson Allen has been like Quietly really consistent this year. He's having a very effective year from the field when he's shooting but you know the 50 40 90 marks that he's hitting and I understand he's not the most popular players at this this I Would say bad history potentially, you know coming from Duke and like all these tripping Incidents whatever might be but he is effective and he plays a very solid role and Ultimately comes down is that like he has a lot of space to shoot because the defense is often worried about Kevin Durant Devin Booker really be on all these players So he's often left open and he could just be shooting these threes when he takes six seven per game And he's hitting them at a very high clip so when we were looking at a high over under and We're seeing a player that's very effective at only two and a half and he's been super consistent with it I love this prop tonight Now we've seen a lot of times zero the Suns haven't had all three of their big three there And they're all healthy right now But have you seen enough from Alan in terms of his usage when they've had all three of those guys healthy to still feel good about The over on this number. Yeah, and he's been there the whole season So he's been effective when it's been two of them one of them all three of them So and and this stretch he's been on everyone's been healthy for the Suns in this recent stretch that he's been shooting So and listen even if someone's not there it just should open a more opportunity for him because he has to be there playing minutes So their rotation would be thinner if one of them would be missing so I'm On board with him at any time. Yeah, Grace and Alan over two and a half threes minus one or two right now I found a sportsbook his past five games. He's had three three nine and four made threes He's shooting hot. So like part of it is that but definitely Still getting looks despite the fact these Suns are healthy right now Other game as mentioned is the thunder and these spurs again thunder pretty big favorites here eight points spread total is 242 what's seen in this one Tom? That would be chat home grin the center for the thunder over seven and a half rebounds at minus one fifteen both teams are on the top ten and leading offensive pace the Spurs are atrocious on defense and despite having won beyond it out there the spurs they're on 16.1 rebounds per game opposing centers. That's the third most in the NBA So while he can be effective at times We have to look at the overall like game environment and no matter how good he theoretically could be at rebounding When there's that many possessions back and forth and they're getting in games that end 130 to 120 There's just so much back and forth that the rebounds are gonna be there Simply because the game environment enables it doesn't matter how good he is like physically at rebounding the ball So they'll have so many rebounds and I think chat home grin is in the spot where because chat home grin is also technically a Rookie he didn't play last year. Yeah, so this is a rookie versus rookie matchup Which could have some implications for the futures market. So I think chat home grin Will push to be like he wants to take the spotlight away Yeah, so and he's he's not like hitting this on an every night basis, but I with a two whatever 40 Whatever over under I love this spot for a lot of production tonight. Yeah home grin seven and a half rebounds over as minus 115 are you team chat team when be do you have a position in this market for the the rookie of the year? No, no, I don't have I only have one NBA future It's on Jason Tatum to win MVP which I have from back at the beginning of the season, which I don't think it's gonna happen at this point But I don't know. I they're both gonna be great I don't like like debating especially young players for a war to think it sets up too much wrong for their career It's it's a really good poor canola's dose situation. Yeah, I think that makes a lot of sense So the two NBA bets Thomas on for tonight Grayson Alan over two and a half threes minus one or two that is in the Suns versus Mavericks game Chet Holmgren over seven F rebounds minus one fifteen for the Thunder taking on the spurts Let's talk about the NHL tonight Tom And we actually have a couple of national TV games in the NHL side of things as well Beginning with the Hurricanes Bruins followed by Blackhawks and Kraken Blackhawks Continuantly on national TV, which seems like poor planning now that Bedard is banged up, but you know It is what it is. What are you seeing across those two games for tonight? So for Hurricanes Bruins, this is a really interesting matchup really good matchup These two teams have met in the playoffs, you know, handful of times in the past, you know Five six years, whatever it is both teams are somewhat similar Where they can be super solid on defense, especially the Bruins as of late They lead the league for the fewest goals allowed Per 60 minutes in 5v5 situations of the last two weeks the hurricanes like calling card is They are going to just suffocate you on defense and not allow you to take a ton of shots And they're also going to pour in a ton of shots like that is their calling card and has been for multiple years so Everyone might be looking at You know some of the star players in this game I'd like Charlie McAvoy who's the defender on the Bruins their best defender top defensive pairing top power play unit His prop is only one and a half for shots and set minus 130. So when I'm looking at this game What could happen the hurricanes are I think as you would assume are gonna try and take Brad March on Charlie Coyle and David posh knock out of the mix So McAvoy is gonna have the shots from the blue line They're not gonna be high value shots, which we don't care about when I came out him scoring It's just about the Bruins getting anything they can to the net because the hurricanes are gonna be so focused on suppressing everyone else So it's just like hey, he has an open lane. Just take the shot. They have to generate some type of offense against this great defense So it sounds like this is this is a mesh situation where You like the way McAvoy sets up for the way you expect the opposing team to play things here, right? He's a very solid offensive player and he sees any you can look for him an assist prop on most nights Just because he's on the power plane posh not getting a goal in the power plays almost a given it sometimes So his offensive potential has always been there And I think just the defensive matchup will allow him just to take a few extra shots tonight He has to like they have to find some offense if posh turnock Is it gonna be able to take his normal six shots when his lines at kind of four and a half? Whatever it is Poster knock is even money to score a goal in a game with a total of five and a half and the the over at five and a half It's only like minus one. Yeah, it's minus 130. So Absurd with the way that breaks down there. Yeah, five and half is is not a number you often see in today's NHL So there are times when I see a six where I will play the six because You obviously get the push potential, right? And there's just too many games You know a game that ends, you know forward to with an empty net getting that fourth goal It's like, okay, I'll take the push. So sometimes I play the six just based on the overall offensive tendencies of the league right now Okay, so McAvoy over one-half shots minus 130 for hurricanes versus Bruins other game on the TNT for tonight is mentioned is the Blackhawks and the Kraken Kraken understandably pretty big favorites in this game minus 260 in the money line also a five and a half total in this one What are you seeing here? Jared McCann the top-line center for the Kraken another over for Shots two and a half also at minus 130 the this is an extremely easy matchup for the Kraken They've lost a few games were out fully expect them to bounce back Kraken are Very shorthanded right now Madden years Johnny Gord Vince Dunn over Bjork Strand Some of them are out some of the list is day-to-day Some of them missed a few games like their lineups all over the place So McCann being on the top line center and on the first power play In a spot where I think they've lost four in a row at this point They have to bounce back against Chicago Chicago As I've said before they're always at the bottom of the league when it comes to total shot attempts allowed At even I'd fill up in five to five situations per 60 minutes They're always in the bottom five bottom ten of league the last two weeks the year whatever it is So when we put all these things together Shorthanded should open up more shooting especially if Oliver Bjork Strand Is out and Madden years and it's just McCann and the Kraken's time to write the ship No pun intended for the Kraken But write the ship and beat a far inferior team So McCann right now if I do a sports book the shot prop for him two and a half over is minus 130 That's the black cox versus Kraken game What else is he gonna cross the NHL first night top because it's actually a pretty big slate relative to what we typically get for a Wednesday, right? Just want to make one note if you go to the um the awards market for the NHL Uh, about a month and a half ago or so Uh, I spoke about Nathan McKinnon for the heart trophy there at the top Nate McKinnon versus the field I spoke of McKinnon when he was 10 to 1 to win the heart And now he's plus and he's plus 120 now The heart trophy is mvp And there are a lot of players that are very deserving of it last night Akita Kutrov who's one of the favorites right behind Uh there he had a hat trick last night. So Kutrov is very in the mix Mcdavid is like a tiny he could just do his thing and he's gonna be one of the finalists just because he is But I want to say process wise. I was right on McKinnon at least as of now when I said him at 10 to 1 yeah, so Because and I'm like trying to play all these scenarios in my head. So because Kutrov had a hat trick last night It has me going back to McKinnon tonight for his his answer Got a punch back right his answer. So McKinnon two plus points at minus 132 for the avalanche Going up against the capitals capitals on the second night of a back-to-back with travel going into altitude at colorado Which is one of my favorite spots to To look always on a back-to-back teams are going into altitude Which is one of the worst things you could have so McKinnon two plus points playing the narrative playing All these sorts of things with Kutrov having a massive game last night So as you mentioned, that's in the capitals versus avalanche game McKinnon to have two plus points is minus 132 at fan dual sportsbook We haven't talked a lot about this market. So if people are not as familiar with this one Is that pretty atypical to see a number that short or is it just that McKinnon is so good? He's had such a great year and the team is that good where you can justify laying minus 132 to get multiple points in the game Oh, absolutely for McKinnon for I mean for kutrov You know if I would personally I would play kutrov mckinnon mcdavid poshtronok panarin Some of these players I play them to minus 150 as long as the match enables it, you know not not uh poshtronok going up against Uh carolina tonight, right? But if when they play Montreal when they play autoa when they play buffalo Yeah, sign me up sign me up for all these players on mckinnon putting in like he's going over these stretches We have 10 games. We have like 19 points over 10 games Okay, so nathan mckinnon fights back tonight over to get two plus points is minus 132 That's along with jared mckinnon over to an ash shots minus 130 for the kraken versus black hawks And then charlie mackavoy over one and a half shots minus 130 as the bruins take on the hurricanes That's all we got here for today on covering the spread We'll be back with you once again tomorrow talking about uh the nfl conference championship matchups with dr Ed feng Make sure you're subscribed to covering the spread wherever you get your podcast to get that as it goes live But tom appreciates you as always good luck and enjoy all the basketball and hockey for tonight Thanks for having me fun tom on twitter at tom underscore vekia one I am on twitter at jim sonnis you can find me on threads at jim dot sonnis and follow fan dual research on twitter At fan dual research want to thank you all for tuning in for today. 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