Wednesday June 7th - The Money Team Wins NBA Recap 0-1 (-4.00 Units) 4* Miami Heat +2.5 (L)
A lot of money has been lost by people disrespecting Miami throughout these playoffs, so Iʻm a little surprised to see Denver listed as the favorite. After game 1, where Denver used its size advantage to out muscle the Heat, Spoelstra made some adjustments, as he always does, inserting Kevin Love into the starting lineup, and he responded with 10 rebounds. Miamiʻs game plan seems to be, let Jokic do his thing, but donʻt let Michael Porter and Aaron Gordon hurt you, and keep Murray from going off. Murray really is the key, because when he gets going, the Heat are tough to stop. I think they follow that game plan, with the help of the home crowd, to victory. The Heat are 8-2 against the spread in their last 10 home games. Take Miami getting the points.
Monday June 12th - The Money Team Wins Recap 0-1 (-$6,600)
6k Denver -8.5 (L)
The spread is pretty wide here, but after the last two games, where the Nuggets won by double digits on the road, I think it is warranted. The Nuggets came into this series as a heavy favorite and just a flat out better team. Miami has been over achieving all season and Erik Spoelstra has been making the right adjustments, outcoaching everyone is his wake. But he met his match with Malone, who has been one step ahead of the Heat. First he used the Nugget's size to his advantage, and then when Miami adjusted, they went outside and punished them from three. The Nuggets also shut down the role players that killed the Celtics and let Butler and Adebayo do their thing. A championship is so close they can taste it, and they will take care of business in front of the home crowd. Take the Nuggets to cover.