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Me and you for two. Those are the rules of engagement. The past two hours in sports

talk radio. We start out where a lot of people that do this job don't like to start out.

But I'm very, very comfortable in my own skin. I am not one of these people or these talk show hosts that make

outrageous statements and then when it doesn't happen, they act like they never said it, and they

move on to the next thing. No, no, no, no, no, I'll take ownership. Yesterday, I said that if I was a betting man, I would take the Toronto Raptors giving one and a half to the Knicks.

I figured the Knicks would not have Mitchell Robinson, turned out to be right.

I didn't figure that they wouldn't have Deuce McBride.

That was announced before the game. I didn't figure that they wouldn't have Deuce McBride. That was announced before the game.

I didn't even figure that Jalen Brunson was under the weather and ill, but still played.

And Josh Hart, his ankle was barking a little bit, and he still played.

So the fragile nature of betting, I don't know how people do it.

I mean, Fandle is one of our big sponsors on the show, and I love them for that.

But you've got to have a lot of disposable income and cubes of steel to bet because to me

yesterday was one of the best bets that I would ever see.

I thought it was a layup.

And I was watching the game with my son.

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