Covered in Glory

Gina and Big Perk open with tonight’s Game 3 matchup between the Clippers and Mavs. Big Perk thinks Dallas will hold off the Clippers from coming back in the series and thinks The Mavs’ X factor has been largely overlooked.

Then Gina and Big Perk discuss how different stadium capacities across the league could impact playoff series for teams with more fans in the stands.

Big Perks brings up Chris Paul’s 11-game losing streak when reffed by Scott Foster and explains why Foster doesn’t give Paul as many calls as other refs.

We then get into Perk’s Picks, and Big Perk gives out deadbolt locks for the next few days for Knicks-Hawks, Nets-Celtics, Nuggets-Blazers and Lakers-Suns.

Finally, Big Perk ends with a story on his "welcome to the League" moment.

The Betting Academy: Hoops Edition is a collaboration between The Gaming Society and the Extra Points Podcast Network.

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Gina and Big Perk kick it off by picking the final playoff spot in the West between the Warriors and Grizzlies, and they are on opposite sides of the line.

Then, Gina and Perk revisit the MVP, DPOY and Sixth Man awards now that the finalists have been announced. Big Perk’s pick for DPOY doesn't line up with the bookmakers.

We then look ahead to the start of the Playoffs, and Big Perk gives out Perk’s Picks for Saturday and Sunday’s stacked slate.

Finally, Gina and Big Perk give their conference champion picks. Big Perk picks a surprise for who he thinks will come out of the East. While going chalk in the West, Perk makes the case for the Blazers to make a run.

The Betting Academy: Hoops Edition is a collaboration between The Gaming Society and the Extra Points Podcast Network.

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Rob Parker and Martin Weiss kick off the show with Rob responding to Kwame Brown's latest social media call-outs, which included Rob. This leads to a fiery argument over Darko Miličić's career (02:00).

Then, the quality of the Play-In Tournament games are debated (12:15), and they discuss LeBron' s Lakers defeating the Warriors (23:30).

More arguing follows, this time over the stakes of their Mavs vs. Clippers bet (31:45), before they preview the next two play-in games are previewed (35:15).

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With The National Sports Card Show approaching Paul and Caleb are preparing to get their collections together to win the competition. In addition to continuing to invest heavy in Jimmy Butler hoping for another playoff run, Paul finally lands a Luka Doncic Pirzim rookie card. Caleb’s pick up of the week is a Crown Royal die-cut LaMelo Ball, one of the best- looking cards he’s ever seen.

Paul takes issue with PSA holding cards since injuries or performance could drastically change a card’s value while they have cards for long periods of time and thinks PSA doesn’t want to give 10 grades to avoid flooding the market. Caleb just wants there to be some consistency. Paul couldn’t get a Phil Mickelson signed golf ball authenticated, despite knowing him personally.

Caleb and Paul discuss the cards that still remain on their wish list, for Paul a high- grade Rickey Henderson rookie is one to get. Finally, the guys discuss how the NFL quarterback market is what to invest in next.

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Rob Parker and Martin Weiss are joined by New York City legened and for NBA superstar Kenny Anderson to discuss Russel Westbrook's triple-doubles, the Lakers's bubble championship, coaching at Fisk University, and more.

Then, Rob and Martin discuss the biggest surprises going into the Playoffs, the injury bug in LA, their picks of the night, and more.

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Gina and Big Perk are all-in on the play-in tournament, agreeing that this is the best end to the regular season that they’ve seen in a while.

Big Perk says the Lakers playoff push to avoid the Play-In Tournament has been extra fun to watch, and AD showed last night that he’s the best defensive player in the NBA.

Then, Gina and Perk focus on the Eastern Conference and which teams could advance past the Play-In Tournament. Big Perk likes the red-hot Wizards to get through despite sitting at the 10 seed currently. In the West, Perk and Gina agree the Blazers may have a hard time fending off the Lakers to avoid the play-in.

We then get into Perk’s Picks, where Big Perk gives out his deadbolt locks for the Wizards-Hawks, Spurs-Brooklyn and Pelicans-Mavs matchups.

Finally, Gina discusses if Steph still has a chance to make a case for MVP in the Warriors remaining few games.

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Caleb and Paul are excited about the NBA Playoffs approaching as the card industry has been a buyer’s market but is about to become a seller’s market. Injuries have hurt some of the bigger stars and now you can add Jaylen Brown to that list as Paul had cards invested in him. The guys discuss the top rookies from the last two draft classes and how Zion has the hunger to win. Plus, why they think Paul George’s cards have room for improvement.

Then Paul and Caleb discuss their eBay searches this week, as Paul has been all over Jimmy Butler cards and nearly buys a $1,000 card while Caleb nearly buys a $400 soccer card of James Rodriguez. The guys go on to talk about how the uncertainty of grading may affect The National Convention as slabbed cards will be at a premium and their pickups of the week.

Caleb and Paul discuss sticking to big name players on a lower end card versus a top brand card and a lower player. Finally, over the next five years which player’s card would you want to invest in as Paul makes the case for LaMelo Ball.

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Perk and Gina are excited for the end of the regular season and agree that the play-in tournament makes the last week more compelling. Sorry, LeBron!

Then, Perk and Gina discuss if Russell Westbrook will break Oscar Robertson’s career triple-double record tonight against the Hawks. Perk’s heart and mind are pulling him in different directions.

Perk gives out his deadbolt locks for Perk’s Picks, liking the first-half action for Wizards-Hawks, Pacers-Cavs and Bucks-Spurs. Gina is riding with her Warriors in the first half against the Jazz.

Gina then looks at the Sixth Man of the Year race and asks Perk if Derrick Rose should be more in the conversation.

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Vinnie Goodwill, Yahoo NBA Writer to discuss if the Knicks are good enough for the Finals, Carmelo’s legacy and the idea of a playoff play-in.

An argument ensues over Steph’s greatest shooter status as Rob prefers Ray Allen or Reggie Miller.

Is Russ the 2nd best PG of all time? Why you should take the Clippers under with the Lakers and Martin gets his Masters!

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Paul Lo Duca and Caleb Keller are back for another edition of Card Wars! Paul and Caleb start off the show by dissecting this first round rookie quarterback class and let us know who could have some big card value soon. Next, the guys discuss a new grading company called the "Hybrid Grading Approach" that may be a game-changer due to the delay on card grading lately. They wrap up the show by talking about their new pickups of the week and Paul teases Caleb about Luis Robert's long term injury which will hurt the value of his cards.

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