Sharp or Square - NBA Betting Update with Jason Timpf
The Herd with Colin Cowherd
iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
4.1 • 10.3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
NBA All-Star Weekend is over as the second half of the season tips off this week. Here to discuss the best bets across the NBA is hoops fanatic Jason Timpf. He joins betting expert Chad Millman and pro gambler Simon Hunter in an episode sponsored by ZBiotics. Go to https://zbiotics.com/SHARPORSQUARE and use code SHARPORSQUARE at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics.
Jason Timpf is a beloved Volume colleague and the host of the popular NBA show ‘Hoops Tonight.’ He tells Chad and Simon about his NBA Contender Tiers, including a ton of love for the Minnesota Timberwolves and star Anthony Edwards. He also answers questions about the Boston Celtics’ performance with guard Jaylen Brown, the purgatory the Los Angeles Lakers are mired in with LeBron James and Luka Doncic, and the reasons he feel confident about the Cleveland Cavaliers with new addition James Harden. They also discuss the drama around a potential Kevin Durant burner account identified last week, the surging Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference, Utah Jazz tanking, and so much more. #Volume
0:00:00 - START
0:09:19 - Guest Jason Timpf
0:14:45 - Detroit Piston
0:17:45 - James Harden & Cleveland Cavaliers
0:22:28 - Kevin Durant Burner situation
0:26:30 - Boston Celtics 0:28:30 - Utah Jazz
0:38:20 - Minnesota Timberwolves
0:49:12 - LA Lakers
0:55:35 - NBA MVP Best Bet
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| 0:00.0 | This is an IHeart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:05.1 | Welcome to Sharper Square, presented by Hard Rock Bat. |
| 0:09.5 | We are part of the Volume podcast network. |
| 0:12.2 | This is the show that makes the square sharper. |
| 0:14.7 | It makes the wise guys pay attention. |
| 0:16.9 | I am Chad Milman. |
| 0:18.5 | I am joined, as always, by my co-host, my companion, my compadry, my BFF professional |
| 0:25.5 | better, Simon Hunter. |
| 0:27.7 | Hello, Simon. |
| 0:30.3 | Chad, are you enjoying your no football Sundays, just the Olympics, I'm assuming, with you, and the NBA? |
| 0:35.5 | Well, look, I was in Los Angeles for all-star festivities. |
| 0:43.3 | Actually, on Sunday, I skipped the game because I wanted to see my mom and my sister and my family in the Bay Area. |
| 0:51.8 | I was. |
| 0:53.7 | Listen. It was a good game, actually. It was actually a really good game. I was. Listen. |
| 0:54.4 | It was a good game, actually. |
| 0:55.8 | It was actually a really good game. |
| 0:56.6 | It was a really good game. |
| 1:00.3 | It was competitive and they might have saved the All-Star game, the NBA. |
| 1:04.6 | I do have some commentary. |
| 1:08.0 | It's great that we have like a guest on today who is NBA specific and we're going to talk about all this. |
| 1:15.3 | I will say L.A. and like Super Bowl is in L.A. next year. |
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