The Bill Simmons PodcastNBA Over/Unders, Part 2: The East |
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 Bill Simmons | 0 | 0 | 24 | — | 5.7 | 0 |
 Joe House | 0 | 0 | 19 | — | 5.3 | 0 |
 Zach Lowe | 0 | 0 | 19 | — | 5.4 | 0 |
- Anthony Edwards probably hosts Saturday Night Live at some point.
Discussing which NBA players are famous enough to host SNL.
“Anthony Edwards will.”
- The Knicks win fewer than 51.5 games.
Knicks win total 51.5; he lands at 48–50 and still calls them East favorites.
“So I'm a mild and apologetic under because I still think they're the favorites in the East.”
- The Knicks win fewer than 51.5 games.
Knicks win total 51.5; he sees 49–50 wins.
“very very slight and unwilling under”
- The Knicks win 50 or 51 games, under 51.5.
Knicks win total 51.5.
“I think they win 50 or 51 games.”
- The Knicks make the NBA Finals.
“I will pick the Knicks to make the finals.”
- The Celtics win more than 51.5 games.
Celtics win total 51.5; he'd taken the over earlier at 50.5.
“I'll take it at 51 and a half.”
- The Celtics win 54–56 games, over 51.5 (a lock).
Celtics win total 51.5, made one of his locks.
“so I feel like it's in 54 to 56 for me this is I hate to do it but I think it's a lock”
- The Celtics win the Atlantic Division.
A bet at +210.
“I bet the Celtics to win the division at plus 210.”
- The 76ers win 43–45 games, under 49.5.
76ers win total 49.5.
“i'm going under i think they're in the 43 to 45 range”
- The 76ers win about 47 games, under 49.5.
76ers win total 49.5.
“I am going a little bit under 47 -ish wins is fine for me”
- The 76ers win 50 games, over 49.5.
76ers win total 49.5.
“I have them winning 50 games.”
- The 76ers finish top four in the East and have home court in the first round.
“I think the Sixers team, top four in the East, so they get home court in the first round.”
- The Raptors win more than 46.5 games.
Raptors win total 46.5.
“But I will take the over on this line.”
- The Raptors win exactly 46 games, under 46.5.
Raptors win total 46.5.
“I think they're going to win exactly 46 games again.”
- The Nets win fewer than 24.5 games.
Nets win total 24.5.
“so i'm actually going under on 24 and a half”
- The Nets win fewer than 24.5 games.
Nets win total 24.5; his notes have Brooklyn at 21.
“I'm a hard under.”
- Michael Porter Jr. is traded by the Nets before February.
“I don't think Porter Jr. is on this team in February.”
- The Cavaliers win more than 48.5 games (a lock).
Cavaliers win total 48.5.
“And I'm going over and I will make it a lock.”
- The Cavaliers win more than 48.5 games.
Cavaliers win total 48.5; he has them in the low 50s.
“I was a hard over for the Cavs.”
- The Cavaliers win more than 48.5 games.
Cavaliers win total 48.5.
“It's a regular over for me.”
- The Pistons win about 45 games, under 47.5.
Pistons win total 47.5.
“I think this is like a 45 -win team.”
- The Pistons win more than 47.5 games.
Pistons win total 47.5.
“I'm taking the over, even though I don't have an answer to the fair question.”
- The Pistons win more than 47.5 games (a lock).
Pistons win total 47.5.
“Own it, eat it, and I'm locking in my over.”
- The Pacers win more than 43.5 games.
His first bet when the win totals opened, over 43.5.
“I took an uncomfortable amount of money and put it down on that.”
- The Pacers win more than 44.5 games (a lock).
Pacers win total 44.5.
“This is an absolute unequivocal lock over 44 and a half for me.”
- Again at 02:22:31: “House and I are locking that one down.”
- The Pacers win more than 44.5 games.
Pacers win total 44.5; he's thinking 47–48.
“I can tell you three guys who are not going to be in the fuck you files of the Indiana Pacers, and it's us because I'm also going over.”
- The Pacers are worth a bet at +290 to win the Central Division.
A bet at +290.
“I am going to bet them at plus 290 to win the division”
- The Pacers win 47 or 48 games.
“I'm thinking more like 47, 48.”
- The Bulls win fewer than 29.5 games.
Bulls win total 29.5; his notes have Chicago at 26.
“So I went under because of how good the conference is”
- The Bulls miss the playoffs.
“the Bulls are not going to be a playoff team”
- The Bulls win fewer than 29.5 games.
Bulls win total 29.5.
“under also”
- Tyler Herro is the Buck most likely to be traded by February, ahead of Turner, Hawkins and Ware.
Ranking Turner, Herro, Hawkins and Ware by how likely each is to be traded by February.
“one hero is most likely to be traded”
- The Bucks win fewer than 25.5 games.
Bucks win total 25.5; his notes have Milwaukee at 21.
“Well, I'm an under, guys.”
- Again at 02:23:05: “milwaukee 25 and a half three unders for us”
- The Bulls win about 26 games.
“i had Chicago at 26 wins”
- The Nets win about 21 games.
“Brooklyn at 21”
- The Bucks win about 21 games.
“Milwaukee at 21”
- The Magic win more than 43.5 games.
Magic win total 43.5; he expects new coach Sean Sweeney to be a revelation.
“It's an over for me.”
- The Magic win more than 43.5 games.
Magic win total 43.5; he has them in the mid-40s.
“I'm actually going over.”
- The Magic win more than 43.5 games.
Magic win total 43.5.
“New coach, over.”
- Giannis Antetokounmpo finishes outside the top three in MVP voting.
Asked whether Giannis can have an MVP-candidate season in Miami.
“I think Luca is the only one that can still crack the top three … I don't see him leaping over Shea Jokic.”
- The Heat win more than 44.5 games (a lock).
Heat win total 44.5.
“I am going to lock the over on the heat.”
- The Heat win more than 44.5 games.
Heat win total 44.5.
“It was an easy over for me.”
- The Heat win 48–52 games, over 44.5.
Heat win total 44.5; he declined to lock it here but locked it in the recap.
“this team should win 48 to 52 games”
- Jalen Johnson is part of the All-NBA conversation this season.
“we're going to start having some all -NBA conversations.”
- The Hawks win more than 43.5 games.
Hawks win total 43.5.
“So I'm over with this Hawks team.”
- The Hawks win fewer than 43.5 games.
Hawks win total 43.5; he has them at 42 or 43.
“Under 43 and a half. Yeah, I'm under.”
- The Hornets win fewer than 37.5 games.
Hornets win total 37.5.
“37 doesn't feel that disrespectful, so I'm taking the under.”
- The Hornets win fewer than 37.5 games.
Hornets win total 37.5.
“I am going under on Charlotte in a stronger”
- The Hornets win more than 37.5 games.
Hornets win total 37.5; he sees 38–39 wins.
“going just a whiff over.”
- The Hornets finish 11th in the East.
“I think they're the 11th team in the East.”
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