About this episode
Munaf Manji and Dave Essler discuss betting strategies for the NBA playoffs on May 1st, including game recaps and predictions for upcoming elimination games.
Munaf Manji and Dave Essler talk betting for Friday. Munaf Manji and Uncle Diamond Dave Essler are back on the Straight Outta Vegas AM feed for the May 1 edition of Cash That Ticket, and the slate is as loaded as any Friday of the playoffs. The show opens with a full Thursday night recap after Minnesota eliminated Denver in six games, with Jaden McDaniels going for a career-high 32 points and 10 rebounds while Terrence Shannon Jr. added 24 in a starting role forced by a three-guard injury pile that left the Timberwolves shorthanded going into the clincher. Jamal Murray shot 4-of-17, finished with 12 points and four assists, and the Nuggets are done. Minnesota advances to face San Antonio on Monday. The Knicks destroyed Atlanta 140-89 on a night where the Hawks never threatened, and Philadelphia beat Boston to force a Saturday Game 7 in the Eastern Conference. Then the guys get into tonight's three elimination games and that is where the real work begins. In Orlando, the Magic are catching four points at home against Detroit in a game where Franz Wagner is out and the Pistons are laying points for the first time in the series on the road in a must-win spot for the home team. Dave…
People in this episode
Hosts: Munaf Manji, Dave Essler
Topics covered
- betting
- NBA playoffs
- game analysis
- player performance
- elimination games
Keywords
- NBA
- betting
- playoffs
- elimination games
- player stats
- game predictions
- DraftKings
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: DraftKings
Places: Minnesota, Denver, San Antonio, Orlando, Detroit, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Boston
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