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Las Vegas - IMPOSSIBLE to make an intelligent play on the Warriors/Celtics game tonight without knowing the extent of Steph Curry's injury. If anyone tells you different, RUN! Of course he is listed as probable and Golden State will do its CIA thing and not divulge any further info. So, we need to wait until warmups to decide how and how much to bet. Obviously, if Steph is OUT, the line jumps a few points and we UNLOAD on Boston at any price. If Curry is starting, the question is, how sturdy is the ankle that he has had problems with throughout his career. Don't have those answers, so would pass on the game if Steph plays, because we don't know long he will be able play, or how effective he will be. Wallet closed.

You know who is effective. San Diego starter Joe Musgrove. Not sure what he found this season, or, where he found it, but 2022 is MAGIC! Musgrove was not even an average pitcher in his first two stops at Houston and Pittsburgh with a 29-38 record. Last season, his first in San Diego, he was 11-9 with a solid 3.18 ERA, so maybe a hint of what was to come next. What's next is a handful of Musgrove masterpieces. He comes storming out of the gate with a 6-0 mark and a gorgeous 1.64 ERA. And his last three starts have been TOTALLY DOMINANT, allowing only one earned run over 21 innings for an INVISIBLE 0.43 ERA. The Padres have also been mashing, scoring 20 runs the last two games, and sitting just 1.5 games behind the Dodgers for first place in the National League West (not including last night). ALL IN on the Pads!

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