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Las Vegas - Gonna bounce on to the NBA hardwood tonight for a play-in game between the Timberwolves and the Clippers. Liking the Wolves in this spot, but gotta wait and see if star G Anthony Edwards is gonna play. When Minny has its three stars on the court, it's the HIGHEST scoring team in the league. Karl-Anthony Towns, D'Angelo Russell and Edwards are a trio that NO ONE wants to face. The T'Wolves LOVE playing for Chris Finch and he just got a
multiyear extension. They closed the regular season on a sweet 14-7 run, and will be ready for an L.A. team that is missing Kawhi Leonard. Sure, Paul George is back and playing well, and the Clips won five in a row, but crushing the bottom-feeders like Sacramento and Oklahoma City does NOT impress me. But Eck, they also beat Milwaukee, Phoenix and New Orleans. Yes they did, but if you check the box scores, and we did, you'll notice that Giannis, Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday, Brook Lopez and Wesley Matthews ALL DID NOT PLAY for the Bucks. And against the Suns, Devin Booker, Chris Paul, Deandre Ayton and Jae Crowder ALL sat on the bench. Bottom line is, if Edwards is a go, we're all over the Wolves. If he sits, then it's still Minny, but a very light tickle.

Quick soccer play over in Spain as Real Madrid and Chelsea hook up for a spot in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals. Not interested in the winner, but VERY interested in the total goals scored. The Over/Under is 2.5 goals, and we're gonna drop a handful of chips on the Over.

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