TrustTheData's Franz Wagner, Acuff assists ladder dies
TLDR: TrustTheData's combined assists ladder on Franz Wagner and Darius Acuff Jr. opened with 6 assists in the first quarter, then got 1 a quarter after that, costing 3.75 units and dropping him to 12-13.
The bet needed the Magic forward and the Kings rookie to combine for at least 16 assists, ideally 18 or more. After 12 minutes it looked like free money.
Great 1st Quarter! Franz has 5 assists and Acuff with 1. Step it up DA!
Then the second quarter happened. Acuff picked up 1 assist, the pair went into the half at 7 combined, and TrustTheData was already pleading for help, blaming Acuff's teammates for missing shots, dropping passes or swinging the ball one more time instead of finishing. By the end of the third quarter it was over. Wagner had 6, Acuff had 2, and the only assist between them in the third came from Wagner.
We’re dead. Unbelievable. After a 6 assist 1st Quarter we’ve had ONE TOTAL ASSIST in each Quarter since. It came from Franz in the 3rd. He’s at 6. Acuff with 2. This is a nightmare.
The cruel part is that both guys played well. Wagner put up a season-high 33 points with 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and he went 10-for-10 at the line as Orlando beat Sacramento and snapped a 4-game losing streak. Acuff scored 29 with four 3-pointers. The 19-year-old now has 288 points through his first 11 games, the most by any rookie over that span since Michael Jordan scored 289 for Chicago in 1984. Both of them were scoring. Neither one was racking up assists.
Kings fans weren't having a great night either. Sacramento has now lost 4 straight and is 0-6 at home. Late in the fourth, with Orlando up 92-81, Steven Cheah filmed his TV after a Kings drive to the rim came up empty and let his whole team have it, except for one guy.
That's pretty much what TrustTheData was complaining about at halftime too. The rookie gets a pass off and somebody in a Kings jersey botches it. After the final buzzer he posted a selfie video breaking down the loss, and he wasn't holding back.
This was a horrific pick. Both of those teams absolutely suck. Both shot 44%. It was a nauseating display of attempted shot making. -3.75u on this play alone. I fall to 12-13 (-3.1u) on the season 🏀 disgusting
Big assists ladder on @DKSports for Franz Wagner + Darius Acuff Jr. COMBINED assists 16+ assists (-113) Risk: 2u To Win: 1.77u 18+ assists (+185) Risk: 1u To Win: 1.85u 20+ assists (+384) Risk: 0.5u To Win: 1.92u 22+ assists (+800) Risk: 0.25u To Win: 2u #DKPartner t.co/24zZVYBfvh
That's -3.75 units on 1 play, and the season record drops to 12-13 at -3.1 units. Combined assists ladders give you 2 ways to get there, but this one had 2 guys taking the shots themselves on a night when both teams shot 44%. Wagner and the Magic play at Utah on Wednesday. Acuff and the Kings host Portland on Friday. If TrustTheData goes back to the Acuff assists well, he'll be counting on the Kings to actually make a layup.
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