October 20, 2025 • 11 mins
The NBA is back! In this episode of Fast Break Bets, host Terrell Furman Jr. from BettingPros tips off the 2025-26 NBA season with analysis on the Warriors vs. Lakers opening matchup. Terrell breaks down a wild injury report across the league — from Jimmy Butler, Jonathan Kuminga, and Moses Moody to LeBron James and Luka Dončić — and what it all means for bettors heading into Game 1. He recaps a strong 3-1 preseason record and dives into his favorite player prop for opening night, focusing on value and matchup angles between two Western Conference powerhouses.
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0:00 - Intro
5:19 - Rui Hachimura
9:50 - Recap
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Speaker 1 (00:15):
Yeah. So we're back with another edition of Fast Very
Bets present my betting girls. You know, I mean notabay
some guys me really for the from Rjinia Here at
your sir, Yeah, breaking news, turn injuries off for the
(00:45):
rest of the season. I'm really tired of this. The
n B a mid season form with the injuries. I
just have to tell you. Let's go down the list here.
A few will will impact the first week of the season.
But as we start off the inaugural episode of the
twenty twenty five twenty twenty sixth season of the NBA
(01:06):
on Fast Break Bets, I have to highlight the level
of injuries that the league is going through now is
absolutely insane. Some players matter, some don't, but it's crazy.
Hayward Heighsmith's gonna miss the first eight weeks of the
season at least. Jimmy Butler and Johnathan Kamingo were both questionable.
(01:28):
They are both optimistic that they will play for the
season opener. Moses Moody, however, will not play in the
season opener. He's already been ruled out. Let's see here.
Demonis Sabonis is out for at least another week with
a hamstring injury. Scottie Barnes is going to miss twelve
weeks at least with a toe procedure. Jashaun Tate is
(01:50):
practicing in full, but they're hopeful they're gonna have him
before the season.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
Let's see here.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
I mean, the list has on and I feel like
I've talked about it on every show that I could
possibly be talking about.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
VJ. Edgecomb is headed in the right direction. I mean,
this is ridiculous.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
Darren Fox is unlikely to be ready for the start
of the regular season.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Look, they done got me sneezing.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Because this is just a bunch of crap. Why is
everybody heard? How can we evaluate some of these teams
and the injuries that they have are so severe? Jay
and Ivy missing at least four weeks with the knee procedure.
Jeremy Sohan's already ruled out for the first part of
the season. Paul George is not expected to play in
(02:42):
the season opener. The Paul George one is funny because
he practiced in full on Thursday, and then after that
practice they ruled about so like they saw Paul.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
George practice and said, nah, you're not ready. You're not ready.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
It's crazy, a lot craziness going on in the injury
for the NBA. Oh wait, by the way, we have
a recap of preseason to talk about and it's very good.
Can I get my sound drop please? Yep, went ahead,
took care of business there. The Nets were getting destroyed
(03:18):
in that game. And then shout out to the preseason
and teams not caring because a great fourth quarter comeback
comes back to the Nets cashing that for us, and
then the Kings, the Kings with the outright win over
the Lakers getting a little bit of that plus money
with the plus seven and a half there, So finish
out the preseason pretty strong, three to one in preseason
(03:39):
best finishing out. So I only have one play to
give out for the opener here. I am giving out
an opener NBA tip off bet right now, just one.
I'll have more plays to give out on tomorrow's episode
before the games really start on Tuesday. But nothing going
on on a Monday, much like the WNBA.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
I'm used to it.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
I got an early bet for you, but before I
do that, I gotta make sure that I talk to
you about hard rock Bet. If you have not been
locked in with hard Rock Bet, well, what are you doing?
Speaker 2 (04:11):
I don't think it. Why would you not?
Speaker 1 (04:14):
I'm curious because now you have the chance to not
only get down on the NBA, which is coming in
full swing, but you also can get down on Monday
Night Football in the NFL that's going on tonight. I
do have a best bet in Monday Night Football over
there in the NFL Best Bet Show Humble Plug. If
you want to go, check it out, but make sure
(04:35):
that you go lock in and get all of this
done with hard Rock Bet. Also, new customers, if you
bet just five dollars and that bet wins, you will
get an additional one hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
So make sure you go download the hard.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Rock Bet app and lock intoday payble and.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Bonus bets not a cash offer offered by the Seminole
Tribe of Florida. In Florida offered by the Seminal hard
Rock Digital LLC. In other states, must be twenty one
and physically president Arizona colle in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee,
or Virginia to play. Terms and conditions apply. Concerned about
gambling in Florida called one eight eight eight Admit it
in Indiana. If you are somebody you know has a
gambling problem and wants help, call one eight hundred and
nine with it gambling problem, called one hundred gambler in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois,
(05:15):
and New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
All right, first bet of the NBA season to give out.
This is gonna set the tone hopefully hopefully for the season,
as in it hits and we have a really really
good season. Here the Golden State Warriors on the road,
going to play the Los Angeles Lakers.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
The Warriors are laying two on the road.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
The Lakers are the total set at two twenty four
and a half. Here, all right, injury report, because oh
my gosh, it's important. Like I said, they're expecting Jimmy
Butler and Jonathan Kaminga both to play in this game. However,
not one hundred percent, but it is fairly well expected
(06:01):
that those two are gonna play. Moses Moody is not playing.
He's out, Danthony Melton is still out. You have no
Lebron James who's gonna be out for a little while still,
So it's gonna be the LUKA Dantis show here going
up against the Golden State Warriors. How do I want
to bet this one? I'm gonna take a play a problem.
(06:25):
I am easing myself because I want to see what
these teams look like. I don't like to just force
an old narrative on these teams in a new season,
but some things as we get into the first part
of the season, I'm gonna just take a stab at.
And this is something I'm gonna take a stab at
because the Lakers are gonna need somebody else other than
Lukadantis to score the basketball. And with that, I'm gonna
(06:45):
take Ruy hot Chamar to go over twelve and a
half points. I see this at plus money right now,
plus one zero two.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
I snagg that.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
I think that the ladder is very interesting here as well.
Let's talk about Ruy and what he's done for the
Lakers in the past. Now going up against this Golden
State Warriors squad, he was very, very efficient for them.
He went over this line in two of the three games,
eighteen eleven and twenty four, and the twenty four was
(07:17):
him playing essentially a good version of this Golden State
Warriors squad. Now with Jimmy Butler on the team. This
is when the Warriors won that hot streak and they
were rolling, and Riya Chamar was able to put up
twenty four points on that team in that situation. Now,
he's also been very, very solid without Lebron James in
the lineup. He has been over his twelve and a
(07:39):
half points PROP in three of the four games last
season that he played that the Lebron James did not
also play twenty three nine against the Minnesota Timberwolves. They
were a really good defense, twenty one and twenty four.
I have to admit all of these defenses are pretty Swiss.
Chee's in the Portland, Sacramento, and India and those three
(08:00):
games respectively, but he still did have twenty points. Now,
let's talk about this game going up against the Warriors,
because he has never done this situation where he's played
with Lukadancis and not played Lebron James. However, I still
kind of see a lot of it as Luca's gonna
get all of the attention here. Like we understand, this
is Lukadantij. They're gonna try to take away Luca however
(08:22):
best you can try to take him away. They're gonna
try to take away Lukadantis and Rigat Chamar has been
a consistent constant for this Lakers squad where they appreciate
his scoring, especially when he's able to get going with
the outside three. Then also how he's able to play
when he's driving inside the basket, being able to get
to the foul line, and being ultra aggressive. I think
(08:43):
that we're going to see a lot of attention from
Draymond Green on Lukadantis, from Jimmy Butler on Lukadantag trying
to slow down Luca and not let Luca have the
big game, so somebody else has to go off, somebody
else has to tribute on this Laker squad. I think
it's gonna be Ruya Chamara. He's been very, very solid
(09:05):
for them. I was debating between Reeves. I think I
have another play that I want to play on Reeves.
I haven't gotten there yet, but I might be there
but tomorrow. But Ruyachamorrow feels like the safe spot where
we can attack a Golden State team that is normally undersized,
and he typically feels more confident when driving in the
lane against undersized opponents rather than you know Twin Tower's
(09:27):
standing down there trying to blot shots.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
So I like this matchup.
Speaker 1 (09:31):
I think we have a good opportunity. The Lakers are
gonna need help from scoring from all different lanes and
aspects that are not Luca, and I think that ruy
can be that. And so I will say the Ruy
hot Chamara ladder. We can ladder this a number of ways.
Let me just go ahead and pull that up to
the screen for you to see. Here, Richie Ruyachamara over
(09:52):
twelve and a half points plus one oh two, and
I will sprinkle on the ladder. Now, I already do
small sprinkles on the ladders, but it's probably gonna be
a little bit small of a sprinkle here, just because
we're the first game of the season. And I could
be completely wrong when luisatch Mark go out here and
have eight points. But fifteen plus points is plus one,
eighty eighteen plus points is plus three, ten, twenty plus
(10:14):
points is six to one. I think that we can
get another twenty plus score outside of Luka Doncich and
so hopefully it's ruyatch tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
I like this spot for Reue.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
I think it's a pretty good spot to kick off
the NBA season. And so there we go with that,
Matt really rare underscore underscore. MA should give me a
follow up on x at Betting Pros on x and
tittok at Betting Pros NFL on Screaming YouTube dot com
slash Betting Pros, where you can make sure you subscribe,
drop a comment, and have a chance to win a
(10:45):
penny hard away Team USA sign jersey courtesy of our
friends over there at Pristine Auction.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Make sure you get into that context.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
All you have to do is head over there, subscribe
to the YouTube channel and make sure you comment on
any fast break that's.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Video for that jersey. And with that, that is it.
I have nothing else, say nothing else, do.
Speaker 1 (11:02):
No other way off an in podcast is gonna like this.
NBA basketball is almost upon us.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
We are out here.
Yeah. So we're back with another edition of Fast Very
Bets present my betting girls. You know, I mean notabay
some guys me really for the from Rjinia Here at
your sir, Yeah, breaking news, turn injuries off for the
(00:45):
rest of the season. I'm really tired of this. The
n B a mid season form with the injuries. I
just have to tell you. Let's go down the list here.
A few will will impact the first week of the season.
But as we start off the inaugural episode of the
twenty twenty five twenty twenty sixth season of the NBA
(01:06):
on Fast Break Bets, I have to highlight the level
of injuries that the league is going through now is
absolutely insane. Some players matter, some don't, but it's crazy.
Hayward Heighsmith's gonna miss the first eight weeks of the
season at least. Jimmy Butler and Johnathan Kamingo were both questionable.
(01:28):
They are both optimistic that they will play for the
season opener. Moses Moody, however, will not play in the
season opener. He's already been ruled out. Let's see here.
Demonis Sabonis is out for at least another week with
a hamstring injury. Scottie Barnes is going to miss twelve
weeks at least with a toe procedure. Jashaun Tate is
(01:50):
practicing in full, but they're hopeful they're gonna have him
before the season.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
Let's see here.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
I mean, the list has on and I feel like
I've talked about it on every show that I could
possibly be talking about.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
VJ. Edgecomb is headed in the right direction. I mean,
this is ridiculous.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
Darren Fox is unlikely to be ready for the start
of the regular season.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Look, they done got me sneezing.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
Because this is just a bunch of crap. Why is
everybody heard? How can we evaluate some of these teams
and the injuries that they have are so severe? Jay
and Ivy missing at least four weeks with the knee procedure.
Jeremy Sohan's already ruled out for the first part of
the season. Paul George is not expected to play in
(02:42):
the season opener. The Paul George one is funny because
he practiced in full on Thursday, and then after that
practice they ruled about so like they saw Paul.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
George practice and said, nah, you're not ready. You're not ready.
Speaker 1 (02:58):
It's crazy, a lot craziness going on in the injury
for the NBA. Oh wait, by the way, we have
a recap of preseason to talk about and it's very good.
Can I get my sound drop please? Yep, went ahead,
took care of business there. The Nets were getting destroyed
(03:18):
in that game. And then shout out to the preseason
and teams not caring because a great fourth quarter comeback
comes back to the Nets cashing that for us, and
then the Kings, the Kings with the outright win over
the Lakers getting a little bit of that plus money
with the plus seven and a half there, So finish
out the preseason pretty strong, three to one in preseason
(03:39):
best finishing out. So I only have one play to
give out for the opener here. I am giving out
an opener NBA tip off bet right now, just one.
I'll have more plays to give out on tomorrow's episode
before the games really start on Tuesday. But nothing going
on on a Monday, much like the WNBA.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
I'm used to it.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
I got an early bet for you, but before I
do that, I gotta make sure that I talk to
you about hard rock Bet. If you have not been
locked in with hard Rock Bet, well, what are you doing?
Speaker 2 (04:11):
I don't think it. Why would you not?
Speaker 1 (04:14):
I'm curious because now you have the chance to not
only get down on the NBA, which is coming in
full swing, but you also can get down on Monday
Night Football in the NFL that's going on tonight. I
do have a best bet in Monday Night Football over
there in the NFL Best Bet Show Humble Plug. If
you want to go, check it out, but make sure
(04:35):
that you go lock in and get all of this
done with hard Rock Bet. Also, new customers, if you
bet just five dollars and that bet wins, you will
get an additional one hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
So make sure you go download the hard.
Speaker 1 (04:48):
Rock Bet app and lock intoday payble and.
Speaker 3 (04:52):
Bonus bets not a cash offer offered by the Seminole
Tribe of Florida. In Florida offered by the Seminal hard
Rock Digital LLC. In other states, must be twenty one
and physically president Arizona colle in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee,
or Virginia to play. Terms and conditions apply. Concerned about
gambling in Florida called one eight eight eight Admit it
in Indiana. If you are somebody you know has a
gambling problem and wants help, call one eight hundred and
nine with it gambling problem, called one hundred gambler in Arizona, Colorado, Illinois,
(05:15):
and New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
All right, first bet of the NBA season to give out.
This is gonna set the tone hopefully hopefully for the season,
as in it hits and we have a really really
good season. Here the Golden State Warriors on the road,
going to play the Los Angeles Lakers.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
The Warriors are laying two on the road.
Speaker 1 (05:41):
The Lakers are the total set at two twenty four
and a half. Here, all right, injury report, because oh
my gosh, it's important. Like I said, they're expecting Jimmy
Butler and Jonathan Kaminga both to play in this game. However,
not one hundred percent, but it is fairly well expected
(06:01):
that those two are gonna play. Moses Moody is not playing.
He's out, Danthony Melton is still out. You have no
Lebron James who's gonna be out for a little while still,
So it's gonna be the LUKA Dantis show here going
up against the Golden State Warriors. How do I want
to bet this one? I'm gonna take a play a problem.
(06:25):
I am easing myself because I want to see what
these teams look like. I don't like to just force
an old narrative on these teams in a new season,
but some things as we get into the first part
of the season, I'm gonna just take a stab at.
And this is something I'm gonna take a stab at
because the Lakers are gonna need somebody else other than
Lukadantis to score the basketball. And with that, I'm gonna
(06:45):
take Ruy hot Chamar to go over twelve and a
half points. I see this at plus money right now,
plus one zero two.
Speaker 2 (06:52):
I snagg that.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
I think that the ladder is very interesting here as well.
Let's talk about Ruy and what he's done for the
Lakers in the past. Now going up against this Golden
State Warriors squad, he was very, very efficient for them.
He went over this line in two of the three games,
eighteen eleven and twenty four, and the twenty four was
(07:17):
him playing essentially a good version of this Golden State
Warriors squad. Now with Jimmy Butler on the team. This
is when the Warriors won that hot streak and they
were rolling, and Riya Chamar was able to put up
twenty four points on that team in that situation. Now,
he's also been very, very solid without Lebron James in
the lineup. He has been over his twelve and a
(07:39):
half points PROP in three of the four games last
season that he played that the Lebron James did not
also play twenty three nine against the Minnesota Timberwolves. They
were a really good defense, twenty one and twenty four.
I have to admit all of these defenses are pretty Swiss.
Chee's in the Portland, Sacramento, and India and those three
(08:00):
games respectively, but he still did have twenty points. Now,
let's talk about this game going up against the Warriors,
because he has never done this situation where he's played
with Lukadancis and not played Lebron James. However, I still
kind of see a lot of it as Luca's gonna
get all of the attention here. Like we understand, this
is Lukadantij. They're gonna try to take away Luca however
(08:22):
best you can try to take him away. They're gonna
try to take away Lukadantis and Rigat Chamar has been
a consistent constant for this Lakers squad where they appreciate
his scoring, especially when he's able to get going with
the outside three. Then also how he's able to play
when he's driving inside the basket, being able to get
to the foul line, and being ultra aggressive. I think
(08:43):
that we're going to see a lot of attention from
Draymond Green on Lukadantis, from Jimmy Butler on Lukadantag trying
to slow down Luca and not let Luca have the
big game, so somebody else has to go off, somebody
else has to tribute on this Laker squad. I think
it's gonna be Ruya Chamara. He's been very, very solid
(09:05):
for them. I was debating between Reeves. I think I
have another play that I want to play on Reeves.
I haven't gotten there yet, but I might be there
but tomorrow. But Ruyachamorrow feels like the safe spot where
we can attack a Golden State team that is normally undersized,
and he typically feels more confident when driving in the
lane against undersized opponents rather than you know Twin Tower's
(09:27):
standing down there trying to blot shots.
Speaker 2 (09:29):
So I like this matchup.
Speaker 1 (09:31):
I think we have a good opportunity. The Lakers are
gonna need help from scoring from all different lanes and
aspects that are not Luca, and I think that ruy
can be that. And so I will say the Ruy
hot Chamara ladder. We can ladder this a number of ways.
Let me just go ahead and pull that up to
the screen for you to see. Here, Richie Ruyachamara over
(09:52):
twelve and a half points plus one oh two, and
I will sprinkle on the ladder. Now, I already do
small sprinkles on the ladders, but it's probably gonna be
a little bit small of a sprinkle here, just because
we're the first game of the season. And I could
be completely wrong when luisatch Mark go out here and
have eight points. But fifteen plus points is plus one,
eighty eighteen plus points is plus three, ten, twenty plus
(10:14):
points is six to one. I think that we can
get another twenty plus score outside of Luka Doncich and
so hopefully it's ruyatch tomorrow.
Speaker 2 (10:24):
I like this spot for Reue.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
I think it's a pretty good spot to kick off
the NBA season. And so there we go with that,
Matt really rare underscore underscore. MA should give me a
follow up on x at Betting Pros on x and
tittok at Betting Pros NFL on Screaming YouTube dot com
slash Betting Pros, where you can make sure you subscribe,
drop a comment, and have a chance to win a
(10:45):
penny hard away Team USA sign jersey courtesy of our
friends over there at Pristine Auction.
Speaker 2 (10:51):
Make sure you get into that context.
Speaker 1 (10:52):
All you have to do is head over there, subscribe
to the YouTube channel and make sure you comment on
any fast break that's.
Speaker 2 (10:58):
Video for that jersey. And with that, that is it.
I have nothing else, say nothing else, do.
Speaker 1 (11:02):
No other way off an in podcast is gonna like this.
NBA basketball is almost upon us.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
We are out here.
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