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- To make it rain; moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops
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To simply go into a James Harden like moment and make it "rain" but in the form of bets. The objective is still the same.
Don't mind me... I present to you the Bookie Busters. The objective here is dominating Champions League.
Here we go!
New Plays
642
MONTREAL IMPACT VS DEPORTIVO SAPRISSA
FH over 1 risk 3U
Game over 3 2U
631 cst
GEORGIA @ SOUTH CAROLINA
2nd half over 83 2U
550 CST
SAMFORD @ WESTERN CAROLINA
FH over 76 3U
game over 161 2U
Central Florida at Connecticut FH under 63 1U
Chattanooga at VMI Over 144 3U MAX
2/26 255 HT UPDATE
LYON VS JUVENTUSOver 2 for game 5U MAX BOMB
2/26 150 CST
CHAMPS LEAGUE
REAL MADRID VS MANCHESTER CITY
FH over 1 5U MAX
Game over 2.5 5U MAX BOMB
2/25 550 CST
TEXAS TECH @ OKLAHOMA
FH under 64 3U
Game under 138 2U
Hornets +11.5 1U
635
KANSAS STATE @ BAYLOR (#2)
Baylor -8.5 Fh 2U
-14.5 2U
654
Mississippi at Auburn
Auburn 2nd half TT over 38.5 2U
Toledo at Central Michigan 2nd half over 83.5 1u4
Xavier 2nd half TT over 38 3U MAX BOMB
656
Parlay 1U
Xavier 2nd half Tt over 38
Baylor -14.5
Lakers over 238.5
805
MILWAUKEE BUCKS @ TORONTO RAPTORS
Toronto ML 3U 2nd half
838 CST
Parlay 1U
Lakers TT over 123
Kings FH -4
Celtics -3.5 FH
Kins Fh -4 2u
848
Parlay 2U
Alabama at Mississippi State
2nd half over 83.5
Lakers TT over 123
Alabama at Mississippi State
2nd half over 83.5 Over 3U MAX
856 CST
NC State/North Carolina Over 79½ 2nd Half
BOMB
Previous Plays
Hampton at Campbell Over 151 2U
England league one
Peterborough vs Southend
Peterborough FH ML 3U
-1.5 3U
Game over 3. 3U
Jazz / Mavs Over 217.5 3U MAX BOMB
Mavs TT over 108.5 1U
Timberwolves +9. If 8.5 buy the hook 2U
RADFORD @ WINTHROP over 141.5 2U
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The Houston Texans addressed their most glaring needs by selecting offensive tackle Aireontae Ersery and a pair of Iowa State receivers in the NFL draft.
“The idea was to try to add good players, good people that are young, tough, hungry, that want to win, that put the team first,” general manager Nick Caserio said. “These picks exemplify that.”
The Texans got players that could help them quickly despite not picking in the first round for a second straight season. They didn’t have a first-round pick last year because of trades, including the one to move up and get defensive end Will Anderson with the third overall pick in the 2023 draft.
This season they shipped the 25th overall pick to the Giants on Thursday in exchange for several picks.
Their first selection in this draft was receiver Jayden Higgins, who was taken with the second pick of the second round. They added Ersery later in the second round with the 48th overall selection and picked up Higgins’ teammate Jaylin Noel in the third round.
Ersery could be Houston’s left tackle of the future after the offseason trade of five-time Pro Bowl left tackle Laremy Tunsil. Ersery started 38 games at left tackle over three seasons at Minnesota where he was a third-team All-American last season.
He comes to Houston to help shore up a line that allowed C.J. Stroud to be sacked 52 times last season, which was the second most in the NFL.
The Texans added veteran tackle Cam Robinson this offseason and Ersery will compete with him to protect Stroud’s blind side as the Texans attempt to reach the playoffs for a third straight season under coach DeMeco Ryans.
The 6-foot-6, 331-pound Ersery, who was the Big Ten’s Offensive Lineman of the Year last season, can’t wait to play with Stroud.
“C.J. Stroud is a baller,” Ersery said. “I’m so honored to be a guy to help out and come in and help protect him. I’m just super stoked and I know I’m going to a great organization.”
Cyclones teammates
Higgins and Noel join the Texans to add more depth at receiver to complement star Nico Collins with Tank Dell recovering from a serious knee injury and Stefon Diggs gone to the Patriots.
Higgins, who has been compared to Collins, had 87 receptions for 1,183 yards and nine touchdowns last season for the Cyclones and Noel added 80 catches for 1,194 yards and eight scores.
After Higgins was drafted, Noel never imagined he’d be heading to Houston, too. He shared on social media a fortune he received from a Chinese restaurant that read: “Look forward to an unplanned reunion with an out-of-touch friend.”
Noel later shared his feelings about joining Higgins on the roster.
“I was surprised,” Noel said. “But they’ve seen that 1-2 punch all year. They’re going to be very happy with those selections for sure.”
Caserio said a talk with Iowa State coach Matt Campbell on Friday helped him make his final decisions on the receivers.
“He was effusive in his… belief and praise of both Higgins and Noel,” Caserio said.
The Texans now have three receivers from Iowa State on their roster after drafting Xavier Hutchinson in the sixth round in 2023.
Overcoming obstacles
Ersery and his four siblings were raised by a single mother and experienced homelessness when he was a child despite her working multiple jobs. He is thrilled to have put those struggles behind him as he embarks on his next chapter.
“I’ve got that hardworking mentality from her,” he said. “So, growing up times were tough but now I’ve got my foot in the door and I look forward to trying to change some things around.”
Caserio loves guys with work ethic like Ersery’s and said that’s one reason why they believe he’ll fit in with the Texans.
“If you come in and put your head down and work and just get better, take advantage of your opportunities, you’re going to have a shot to have success and do a lot of good things for the organization,” he said.
What’s in a name?
Along with Noel, the Texans added another Jaylin in this draft with they picked USC cornerback Jaylin Smith in the third round.
“We got Jaylins, and we got all these guys around. It’s going to be hard to keep them straight,” Caserio joked on Friday after they picked Smith.
Then on Saturday, the Texans added another player with the same name, albeit with a different spelling, when they took Penn State safety Jaylen Reed in the sixth round.
That gives them four players with the same name and three different spellings as the three rookies join starting safety Jalen Pitre on the team.
Doubling up
Along with drafting two players from Iowa State, the Texans also added a pair of players from Southern California when they picked running back Woody Marks in the fourth round after drafting Smith in the third.
Marks ran for a career-high 1,133 yards with nine touchdowns for the Trojans last season after transferring from Mississippi State.
Be sure to watch the video below as NFL.com Draft Analyst Lance Zierlein shares his thoughts on all the Texans' picks!