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Who doesn't like a Hot Pocket? But these are filled with dollars and cents, and a little cheese. Let's stay hot, this is the perfect time of the season. I have some nice spots this weekend, let's make some money.
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12/26 548
Washington Wizards at Detroit Pistons over 228.5 5U MAX BOMB
First Q Over 59 1U
FH over 117.5 2U
Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma City Thunder
First Q over 55 4U
FH over 109 4U
Game over 224 5U MAX
Parlay 2u
Wash/Det over 228.5
Mem/OKC over 224
NCAAF Pitt TT over 30.5
12/25
Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors Rockets first Q -3.5
2U First Q TT over 31.5
2U First Q over 59.5 4U
Rockets TT over 119 5U MAX
338 12/23
Central Florida-7 2nd half 5U MAX
1146 CST 12/21
Texans -3 MAX BOMB 5U
711 CST
TORONTO RAPTORS @ DETROIT PISTONS 3rd Q over 53.5 5U MAX
CHICAGO BULLS @ WASHINGTON WIZARDS 2nd half over 112 5U MAX BOMB
7 CST
Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma City Thunder First Q over 54 3U
652 CST
New Orleans Pelicans at Minnesota Timberwolves FH over 117.5 5U MAX
Game over 230 5U MAX
1255 cst 12-18
Barcelona/Real Madrid Both teams score and over 2.5 5U MAX
Suarez goal 1U
Barca TT over 2 3U
557 CSt
Orlando Magic at Utah Jazz Jazz -2 first Q 5U MAX
Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Clippers
Clippers FH TT over 58.5 5U MAX
Game over 224 3U
Clippers FH -7.5 3U
Clippers -13.5 2U
12/17 550 CST
Nets Player prop S.Dinwiddie Over 24.5 points 3U
assist over 6.5 4U
Los Angeles Lakers at Indiana Pacers Pacers FH +1.5 2U
Game Under 211 3U
12/15 253
Parlay 1U
Buffalo ML
Raiders-6.5
Browns ML
Falcons/Niners over 49
Parlay 1U
Browns/Cards over 49
Atl +11
Raiders-6.5
Teaser 7 point 5U MAX
Raiders +.5
Bills +7
Saturday 12-14 123
UCLA/NOTRE DAME over 138 5U MAX
Previous Plays
Goff over 1.5 passing TD 3U
Rams TT over 23.5 5U MAX TOTAL of the week
813 CST
WASHINGTON WIZARDS @ MIAMI
2nd half Over 111 5U MAX 3rd Q over 55.5 5U MAX
Bears TT over 9.5 3U 2nd half
SACRAMENTO KINGS @ PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS
2nd half over 107.5 5U MAX
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Following Houston's 6-4 road trip, the Astros returned home to finish the first "half" of the season before the All Star break hosting Florida and Texas. Houston's road trip was filled with clutch performances in New York, dominance in taking 3 of 4 in Toronto, and a dose of close calls and tough realities with a short-handed team against Minnesota.
Now the Astros hope to take care of business against the lowly Marlins and division rival Rangers. The Texas series, in particular gives Houston the opportunity to reassert their hold on the #2 spot ahead of the Rangers who have won their last 5 games in a row (as of the time this was published). Both teams have won 7 of their last 10 games and hope to catch a free-falling Seattle team to overtake the division lead.
Dana Brown told the media last week he expects both Justin Verlander and Kyle Tucker to be reactivated following the All-Star break but Tucker's updates continue to be more promising than Verlander's and MUCH more promising than Lance McCullers. Astros manager informed the media this week that McCullers has been shut down from throwing after his arm did not respond well to his recent bullpen sessions and the team is formulating the plan for what's next for the embattled pitcher. McCullers hasn't pitched since the 2022 postseason and underwent season-ending flexor tendon surgery last June. McCullers is under contract with Houston until 2026.
An eventual return for Kyle Tucker would spur a juggling act from Joe Espada to find a proper balance of time for all his outfielders, none of which have separated themselves offensively. Chas McCormick had a great month of June recording an .804 OPS but that run looks more like an anomaly as his scuffles have continued over the past 2.5 weeks, recording just 4 hits over his last 32 plate appearances.
While Jake Meyers has wowed fans and teammates with his glove this season, his offense has hit a skid, hitting just .184 with a .565 OPS over the past month. After rookie Joey Loperfido's torrid debut, he too has struggled with the bat, hitting just .216 with .599 OPS over the same time period.
An unexpected bright spot has been the recent play of first baseman Jon Singleton. Over the last 4 weeks, "Big Jon" is batting .302 with an .802 OPS. It's worth mentioning that Singleton's season numbers are better than Florida's Josh Bell, who drew interest from Astros fans over the past several seasons as a potential answer at first base. Bell has 135 more ABs this season so its not quite an apples-to-apples comparison but there's no doubt Singleton's contributions were sorely needed following the release of Jose Abreu.
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