Gina Paradiso and Kendrick Perkins welcome you to The Betting Academy where every week they'll bring you a unique perspective to betting on basketball. In the first episode, Perk tells us why he likes to bet the first and second half instead of full games. They discuss shade being thrown on Steph, the importance of Draymond Green and why you can't count out the Warriors. Plus, a big statement game between the Knicks and Nets, the Spurs always come prepared to play and why Kendrick can't trust the Clippers. Kendrick predicts a lineup change in New Orleans and why Zion is such a tough matchup. Plus, Perk and Gina make their picks for MVP as Gina tries to convince Perk to put Paul George into the conversation.

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