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On this episode of the Heat Check, we've got a special interview with Joe DeLera of the Action Network.

He joined us on BedMGM tonight, and he breaks down everything from the betting market

from the east and the west talking about the MVP race.

We had a lot of fun, so do me a favor, Nick, and drop that beat.

In clip one, we got the interview started by asking him about the Celtics.

Joe broke down the betting markets for the East as well as the MVP race. Would you take the Sixers 10 to 1 to win the division? I actually think that it's a good bet right now. I think that they're getting Maxi back, so that obviously is going to improve their depth. Or, you know, like his minutes have kind of been beginning to increase. And at that number, it's a little bit long. There are only two games back in the loss column. And when you look at them in terms of adjusted net ratings and, you know, their defense has been exceptional and it keeps getting better. So they're only, you know, two games back in the loss column of Boston, I think it's definitely a spot

for Philly, especially at that number. And I think that they're as high as like 25 to one

in the market to be the number one seed in the east. I think it's Yokic. I think that honestly,

the reason that the number is where it's at is because there's been this resistance in people's minds and like, can we make him a three-time MVP? And you just keep seeing it over and over and over again. Like, he is incredible. And he makes his teammates better. And they're on top of the West. Like, they're one of the best teams in the West, which we know is just stacked. And he just continues to keep performing. And he just takes, it depends on the game. One game, he'll have 20 rebounds. Another game, he'll have like 18 assists. Another game will have 40 points. So he can do a little bit of everything. And he makes his team a lot better. So I think the values right there with him. Yeah, I think it's tough, especially with KD, just because you'd really

don't know, like he's been healthy, he's been incredible off of these injuries, but it's just hard for me to back a guy at his age, and not that he's like an old guy, but like in NBA terms, it's tough to say like, all right, you're not going to miss any games. And, you know, Brooklyn, they're really hot right now,

so you're kind of buying,

I think, the top of're really hot right now.

So you're kind of buying, I think, the top of the market a little bit. And at 7 to 1, I don't know if I'm getting enough value there as good as he's been. I think, like, if I really believe in KD and the Nets and what they're doing, you've got to bet them to win the division. you want to bet them on like team type of things as opposed to the MVP market.

Besides Boston, Joe. You got to bet them to win the division. You want to bet them on like team type of things as opposed to the MVP market.

Besides Boston, Joe, because obviously they're going through a slump and we all think they're going to be fine.

Who else do you think is having a downturn right now and you can't say Warriors either,

that you think that there's actual value on in some respect, whether

that's the division, whether that's the come out of either conference, et cetera.

I think that the team that, you know, I'm really looking at that's a little bit surprising

is the, when we look at the suns, right? So like, I don't, I actually know if I like the suns, but like, I'm question, I'm wondering about them.

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