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Oct 2023

25m 58s

NBA Season Preview: Every Team's Win Tot...

Ric Bucher, NBA insider and Fox Sports NBA analyst

About this episode

Ric discusses the oddsmakers' win total line for all 30 NBA teams and whether to expect them to go over or under their respective lines.

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