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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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What looked like a minor blip after an emotional series win in Los Angeles has turned into something more concerning for the Houston Astros.
Swept at home by a Guardians team that came in riding a 10-game losing streak, the Astros were left looking exposed. Not exhausted, as injuries, underperformance, and questionable decision-making converged to hand Houston one of its most frustrating series losses of the year.
Depth finally runs dry
It would be easy to point to a “Dodger hangover” as the culprit, the emotional peak of an 18-1 win at Chavez Ravine followed by a mental lull. But that’s not the story here.
Houston’s energy was still evident, especially in the first two games of the series, where the offense scored five or more runs each time. Including those, the Astros had reached that mark in eight of their last 10 games heading into Wednesday’s finale.
But scoring isn’t everything, not when a lineup held together by duct tape and desperation is missing Christian Walker and Jake Meyers and getting critical at-bats from Cooper Hummel, Zack Short, and other journeymen.
The lack of depth finally showed. The Astros, for three days, looked more like a Triple-A squad with Jose Altuve and a couple big-league regulars sprinkled in.
Cracks in the pitching core
And the thing that had been keeping this team afloat, elite pitching, finally buckled.
Hunter Brown and Josh Hader, both dominant all season, finally cracked. Brown gave up six runs in six innings, raising his pristine 1.82 ERA to 2.21. Hader wasn’t spared either, coughing up a game-losing grand slam in extra innings that inflated his ERA from 1.80 to 2.38 in one night.
But the struggles weren’t isolated. Bennett Sousa, Kaleb Ort, and Steven Okert each gave up runs at critical moments. The bullpen’s collective fade could not have come at a worse time for a team already walking a tightrope.
Injury handling under fire
Houston’s injury management is also drawing heat, and rightfully so. Jake Meyers, who had been nursing a calf strain, started Wednesday’s finale. He didn’t even make it through one pitch before aggravating the injury and needing to be helped off the field.
No imaging before playing him. No cautionary rest despite the All-Star break looming. Just a rushed return in a banged-up lineup, and it backfired immediately.
Second-guessing has turned to outright criticism of the Astros’ medical staff, as fans and analysts alike wonder whether these mounting injuries are being made worse by how the club is handling them.
Pressure mounts on Dana Brown
All eyes now turn to Astros GM Dana Brown. The Astros are limping into the break with no clear reinforcements on the immediate horizon. Only Chas McCormick is currently rehabbing in Sugar Land. Everyone else? Still sidelined.
Brown will need to act — and soon.
At a minimum, calling up top prospect Brice Matthews makes sense. He’s been mashing in Triple-A (.283/.400/.476, 10 HR, .876 OPS) and could play second base while Jose Altuve shifts to left field more regularly. With Mauricio Dubón stretched thin between shortstop and center, injecting Matthews’ upside into the infield is a logical step.
*Editor's note: The Astros must be listening, Matthews was called up Thursday afternoon!
The Astros are calling up Brice Matthews, their top prospect on @MLBPipeline
via @brianmctaggart pic.twitter.com/K91cGKkcx6
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) July 10, 2025
There’s also trade chatter, most notably about Orioles outfielder Cedric Mullins, but excitement has been tepid. His numbers don’t jump off the page, but compared to who the Astros are fielding now, Mullins would be a clear upgrade and a much-needed big-league presence.
A final test before the break
Before the All-Star reset, Houston gets one last chance to stabilize the ship, and it comes in the form of a rivalry series against the Texas Rangers. The Astros will send their top trio — Lance McCullers Jr., Framber Valdez, and Hunter Brown — to the mound for a three-game set that will test their resolve, their health, and perhaps their postseason aspirations.
The Silver Boot is up for grabs. So is momentum. And maybe, clarity on just how far this version of the Astros can go.
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