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MaxMax

Scotty Barnes will have more points than Rashid Shaheed has receiving yards

Scotty Barnes will have more points than Rashid Shaheed has receiving yards.

Requires comparing Scottie Barnes' game points to Shaheed's SB receiving yards. Insufficient data for both.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jalen Brunson is the next 'Can't Win The Big One' guy in the NBA

How about this one? Hank, you're gonna like this one. Jalen Brunson. Mm. Does that do anything for you? Yeah. Not clutch at all... I'm trying to predict where the narratives are gonna go next... The Knicks were built to beat the Celtics this year.

Brunson has two NCAA titles, making the literal 'can't win the big one' claim incorrect, but it's an NBA-focused take.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Steph Curry enters the Kobe realm of the GOAT conversation if he wins a 5th title this year

If the Warriors go on a run, which they could... Steph Curry goes, lights out. Is Steph Curry, does he enter the Kobe realm of the goat conversation?... If the Warriors win the NBA title this year, Steph Curry wins finals MVP, I feel like you're gonna have the Jordan, LeBron, Kobe Curry conversation.

The Warriors did not win the NBA title. They were eliminated by the Timberwolves in the second round. Curry did not win a 5th championship.
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm going to bet whoever loses Game 1 of the NBA Finals because the series is definitely going to seven games.

One strategy. I actually, the one only betting strategy I think I have for this is I think I'm just gonna bet whoever loses game one because I do think it's gonna go seven. So no matter who loses game one, I'm just gonna bet that they're gonna trade games back and forth.

The Celtics won Game 1 and then won the series in 5 games; it did not go seven, and they did not trade games back and forth.
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HankHank

The Celtics will beat the Sixers in four or five games.

I'm ready for a sweep... Celtics in four or five. I think it's gonna be Celtics in four or five.

The series went to seven games.
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MaxMax

The Philadelphia 76ers will defeat the Boston Celtics in six games.

Sixers are gonna win. Sixers in six.

The Celtics won the series 4-3.
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HankHank

NBA Finals Prediction: Celtics over Suns

Celtics Suns. [PFT]: I'm gonna say Sons win. [Big Cat]: All right. Celtics sons.

Neither team reached the Finals; Celtics lost in ECF, Suns in West Semis.
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Big CatBig Cat

NBA Finals Prediction: Suns over Bucks

I'm gonna go Bucks Suns... I'm switching back. I I'm going suns bucks again. Because that would be funny if like the suns clinched before the Celtics Bucks series ends.

Neither the Suns nor the Bucks made the 2023 NBA Finals.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

NBA Finals Prediction: Nuggets over Bucks

If it's not the suns, I'm gonna say, I'm gonna stick with my nuggets. My nuggets over Hank's Celtics... Nuggets over the bucks.

The Nuggets won the championship, but they beat the Heat, not the Bucks.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

NBA Finals Prediction: Warriors over 76ers

I will go with Warriors over Sixers and the City of Philadelphia completes the superfecta of second place.

Neither team reached the Finals.
Win
Big CatBig Cat

Hammer the over in the Toledo vs. UAB game

Hammer the over in the first game. Toledo plays up and down UAB Jelly Walker, we talked about it.

Toledo beat UAB 93-85, totaling 178 points, which easily cleared most collegiate totals.
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Big CatBig Cat

The 2022 picks punishment should be the loser having to beat Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record

Loser has to beat Kareem's all time point record. So we just put 'em in a gym and they have to score 38,388 points... You can't, you can't shoot in the paint. Oh fuck. So you can't take layups and the second place person has to rebound.

This was not chosen as the punishment, but it remains a legendary suggested PMT punishment.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am betting a front-runner parlay on the Yankees and Lakers to both win titles this month

I might put a front-runner parlay down and go Yankees, Lakers, the Cowboys, Alabama football, and Duke basketball this year. We're going chalk.

The Lakers won the NBA title, but the Yankees lost in the ALDS to the Rays.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Celtics can beat the Bucks in the playoffs

I was wrong about the Celtics-Bucks series. I said there was no chance in hell that the Celtics make it a series. I'm going to jump off that take now... I'd like to say I think the Celtics can beat the Bucks.

The Bucks won the next four games straight to win the series 4-1, making PFT's mid-series pivot incorrect.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Warriors' biggest opponent this year is themselves

The Warriors every year, it's been like no one can beat the Warriors. This year, there finally is a team that can beat the Warriors, and it's the Warriors. So I'm excited to watch the Warriors try to beat the Warriors because this is what happens at the late dynasties... I truly think they all hate each other.

The Warriors did eventually 'beat themselves' via injuries and the roster fracturing, losing the Finals to the Raptors and seeing Kevin Durant leave that summer.
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Big CatBig Cat

Jimmy Butler will go 'alpha' and have over 30.5 combined points, rebounds, and assists vs the Timberwolves.

I got a pick for you guys... Jimmy Butler's playing the Wolves for the first time... over 30.5 points, rebounds, and assists. He's going to do the same thing that he did in the practice. He's just going to go off. He's going to alpha the fuck out of him.

In the game on January 15, 2019, Jimmy Butler had only 12 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists (17 total PRAs), failing to hit the 30.5 mark.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Dallas Mavericks will win over 34.5 games because they hired Haralabos Voulgaris

I've got my over at the Dallas Mavericks. I'm taking the over on 34 and a half. Dirk I think is out for a little bit... I'm going on this based solely on the fact that they hired that guy [Haralabos Voulgaris] who's a really good gambler to run their analytics department. If you can beat Vegas, then you can beat the Clippers.

The Mavericks finished the 2018-19 season with a 33-49 record, narrowly missing the over.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bucks might sweep the Celtics in the first round

Bucks are maybe even going to sweep the Celtics.

The Celtics actually beat the Bucks in 7 games.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am rooting for LeBron to get to the Finals just so he can lose for a 10th time

I'm rooting for the Cavs in the Eastern Conference this year... Because I want LeBron to lose again in the finals. I want the losses. I have the dream in my mind, the dream that Hank spoke out loud last year when he's like, what if LeBron ends up losing 10 NBA finals? So I am all in on the Cavs up until the finals.

LeBron's Finals record is 4-6, so he has not reached 10 losses yet.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Warriors will beat the Cavs in the Finals in only three games

I'm going Cavs-Warriors again, and the Warriors win in three games.

While you can't win a series in 3 games, the Warriors did sweep the Cavs in 4 games.
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Big CatBig Cat

The OKC Thunder are not a super team and Carmelo Anthony is trash

I do not give a fuck about the Oklahoma City Thunder. I do not care that they have three quote-unquote superstars because Melo is trash. Paul George and Russ Westbrook are still very, very good, but they are not going to beat anyone. Even if they win their first series, they're not going to do anything. It's like this thing that happens to everyone's brain where they see a couple of splashy names on a team together and they say super team. They don't let them get in a series. They could beat anyone. They could not beat anyone. They're not good.

The Thunder lost in the first round to the Jazz in 6 games.
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HankHank

The Warriors will sweep the Cavaliers in the 2017 NBA Finals

I got Warriors in four.

The Warriors won the series 4-1. The Cavs won Game 4.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Warriors will beat the Cavaliers in five games in the 2017 NBA Finals

My pick is Warriors in five.

The Golden State Warriors won the 2017 NBA Finals 4-1 over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Cavaliers will beat the Warriors in seven games in the 2017 NBA Finals

I got Cavs in seven.

The Cavs lost the series 4-1.
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Big CatBig Cat

LeBron James is maybe better than Michael Jordan

And LeBron James... better than Michael Jordan, maybe. Tune into FS1, Colin Cowherd will tell you about it for the next four hours.

The GOAT debate is inherently subjective.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Clippers will win over 53.5 games because it is a contract year for Blake Griffin

I'm going to go with the Clippers over. Really? 53 and a half. Blake Griffin... he said that he's healthy and chomping at the bit. A little insider information for you. It's a contract year, too. I think they're going to be ready to go.

The Clippers finished 51-31, missing the over of 53.5.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Memphis Grizzlies will lose in six games in the first round of the playoffs

I have a prediction for the Grizzlies. They're going to play really good defense and lose in six games in the first round.

The Grizzlies lost 4-2 to the Spurs in the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Celtics will win under 52.5 games because expectations are too high

I'm taking the under on the Celtics. 52.5 feels like too much. It feels like they're going to be a fine team, but it feels more like a 48-49 win team.

The Celtics won exactly 53 games, hitting the over of 52.5 by one game.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Take the under in the Cavaliers-Raptors series

Word to the wise, take the under in the Cavs Raptors series.

The series had a mix of results; while early games were low-scoring, Game 4 and Game 6 went over the typical totals of the era.

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