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Bookie Busters: Championship money

Bookie Busters: Championship money

As we get into the later parts of football seasons, we now know these teams pretty well and you should feel confident in your reads. My advise would be to approach with caution as the games are fewer on the slate, making the numbers sharper. Don't over bet because it's a BIG game, use the same approach as always, stick and move while picking your spots.

New Plays

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851 CST

TNF Halftime

Bears TT over 9.5 3U 2nd half

12-4 10:10 cst

SACRAMENTO KINGS @ PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

2nd half over 107.5 5U MAX

12/4 620 CST

Nets vs Hawks

FH over 110.5 5U

Previous Plays

T Cohen over 3.5 receptions 3U

A Miller over 3.5 Receptions 1U

Lions first half TT under 7.5 1U

627

Rockets/Wolves over 230.5 5U MAX

Baylor +10 3U

1043

Lakers -8 2nd half 3U

TT over 55.5 5U

3rd Q -4 3U

3rd Q TT over 27.5 5U MAX

915 CST

Los Angeles Lakers first Q TT over 29.5 3U

Game TT over 112 5U MAX

825 CST

Washington Wizards at Minnesota TimberwolvesOver 116.5 2nd half 3U

Previous Plays

Falcons +14 2U

TT over 19.5 2U

Giants -2.5 2U

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The Hawks host the Rockets on Tuesday night. Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images.

The Houston Rockets have been one of the NBA’s more surprising teams this season. After their past three games, they shouldn’t shock anyone.

The Rockets beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers twice last week before traveling to Boston and pulling out a 114-112 victory over the defending champion Celtics on Monday night.

“We’re over halfway through now and our record is what it is, so it’s not just a fluke or anything,” Houston coach Ime Udoka said. “People watch film and see the physicality and the way that we play, it’s a little different than the rest of the league, maybe that catches people off guard initially, but I wouldn’t say we’re sneaking up on anybody anymore at this point in the season.”

Houston (31-14), which is second in the Western Conference, posted its ninth win in 11 games on Monday. Its record is a few percentage points better than that of the defending NBA champion Celtics (32-15).

The Cavs and Celtics were a combined 104-28 (.788) entering their games against Houston. The Rockets became the first team in NBA history to win three straight games against teams with that high of a winning percentage, with a minimum of 40 games for each opponent, according to OptaSTATS.

Amen Thompson hit a floater over Jaylen Brown with 0.7 seconds left to give the Rockets the victory at Boston.

“We feel like we can beat anybody, and this road trip is really proving that,” Thompson said.

Led by a balanced lineup featuring Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun, veteran Fred VanVleet, Thompson and Dillon Brooks, the Rockets have been rolling since their 23-point home loss to the Celtics on Jan. 3.

“We don’t like to lose at home, especially to the Celtics,” Thompson said. “We just come in here every day and we just try to win.”

Teams around the league are taking notice of what Houston is doing. After the Cavaliers finished off their 19-point home win over Detroit on Monday, they spent time in the postgame locker room watching the Rockets’ victory.

“We’re just playing hard, playing together,” said Brooks, who finished with a 36 points against Boston, including a 10-of-15 performance from 3-point range.

“We have trust in one another,” Brooks said.

The Rockets are plenty confident, but they understand big wins mean nothing if they can't follow them up. They’ll get that chance Tuesday night when they play at Atlanta.

“Playing some of the top teams obviously gives us some confidence,” Udoka said.

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