Betting: Who has the best value to win the East?
Minty Bets is joined by Mark Drumheller to discuss his top pick to win the Eastern Conference in the NBA.
Video Transcript
MINTY BETS: We are post NBA trade deadline and Mark Drumheller joins me to take a look at the Eastern Conference and tell us which team he believes holds the most value to win the East.
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Currently, the Celtics are the favorites at plus-130 followed by the Bucks at plus-225, the 76ers at plus-500, the Cavs at 10 to 1, and the heat at 14 to 1. Mark, who's your pick in the East?
MARK DRUMHELLER: Yeah, I really see this as a two-team race between the Celtics and the Bucks. I know Philadelphia has played great of late, but I just don't see them as a serious postseason threat, especially with everything hinging Embiid's health once we get to that point.
So that leaves us with Milwaukee and Boston. And if you're gonna give me Giannis at longer odds, I'm gonna take it. He's just been incredible of late. Last four weeks, NBA's best at 37 points per game. He has the NBA title under his belt. And I liked it Milwaukee bolstered its depth at the trade deadline by picking up Jae Crowder. That gives them another wing defender that can hit big 3's when they need it.
Milwaukee is a team that's won 11 games straight. And now, I think Crowder gives them the versatility to where they can be a really tough out in a seven-game series against Boston. So give me the Bucks here plus-225.
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