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Bookie Busters: The rain man

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  • To make it rain; moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls visibly in separate drops

or

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 Astros have looked like one of baseball’s most dangerous teams in recent weeks, riding a hot streak fueled by dominant starting pitching and a red-hot offense that’s erupted for double-digit runs in four of their last eight games. But behind the current success, there are fair questions about whether this pace is truly sustainable as the grind of the season continues.

Yes, the Astros are winning — and winning big — but context matters. Many of their recent victories have come against struggling clubs like the White Sox and Athletics. Even matchups against the Twins and Guardians, while respectable, don’t exactly represent championship-caliber tests. That soft stretch of the schedule has certainly helped Houston pad its win column, but it may not be the best predictor of long-term performance. Houston will be tested in the upcoming series against the Phillies and Cubs.

On the pitching side, the numbers have been impressive, but how repeatable is it? With Lance McCullers Jr. sidelined for at least a couple of weeks, the Astros are relying on a patchwork rotation that includes unproven arms like Colton Gordon, Ryan Gusto, and Brandon Walter. While each has shown flashes, asking them to shoulder the load deep into the summer may be a tall order.

Offensively, Houston is firing on all cylinders. But scoring 10 or more runs every other game simply isn’t sustainable over a 162-game season. Regression is inevitable; the question is how the team responds when the bats cool down or the bullpen is asked to carry more weight.

Amid all this, rookie third baseman Cam Smith continues to shine. Just a few months into his major league career, Smith is producing at a level that suggests he’s not just a key piece of the future — he’s already one of the team’s most valuable players. His batting average sits just a point behind Jose Altuve’s, and his OPS is even higher. If the Astros were forced to choose two players to build around long-term, factoring in youth and contract status, the logical duo might be Smith and breakout pitcher Hunter Brown.

So what about the big picture? Is this team a true World Series contender?

Oddsmakers currently have Houston with the seventh-best odds to win it all, and only the Yankees and Tigers rank higher among American League teams. The core is still there, the experience is undeniable, and if the pitching continues to hold — especially with the anticipated return of Spencer Arrighetti and a healthy McCullers — the Astros have every reason to believe they’ll be in the mix deep into October.

But that’s a big “if.” The ceiling is still high, and with Cam Smith emerging as a star in real time, this team might just have another gear. Whether they can reach it when the competition stiffens, that remains to be seen.

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