Nattapong Wongloungud/EyeEm/Getty Images
Just when your heart started to develop a sense of emptiness as the confetti fell on Mahomes beautiful head of curls, you reminded yourself that the XFL was only a week out, and yes football would continue.
The opening weekend of games brings us 4 matchups on 3 different television networks giving fans opportunities to check out Vince McMahon's newly refined product. For the gambling fanatic, more action is never bad. For the fantasy fanatic, another league to dive into and search for diamonds in the rough.
DraftKings seems to agree and is offering a XFL $350K Kickoff Special with 100k going to first place.
We will attack soccer and hoops as always, play smart. There will be plenty of action. I'll list a few parlays over the weekend too.
New Plays
Coming soon
2/11 1241 CST
England league one
Peterborough vs Southend
Peterborough FH ML 3U
-1.5 3U
Game over 3. 3U
550 CST 2/10
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
355
Renegades -6 Fh 2U XFL
337 CST
Parlay 1U
Grizzlies/Wiz FH over 117.5
ND/Clemson over 137.5
Renegades -6 FH XFL
2-9 336 CST
Notre Dame/Clemson
Over
137.5 3U
Previous Plays
AUSTIN PEAY @ TENNESSEE STATE Over 149 3U MAX BOMB
TEXAS TECH @ KANSAS (#3)2nd half over 72.5 3U MAX BOMB
Kansas TT over 38 3U MAX BOMB
618 CST
Minnesota U at Illinois Illinois -6 2U
For any questions or comments reach me @Jerryboknowz Twitter.
Be sure to check out my show MoneyLine with Josh Jordan on ESPN 97.5. We're on every Sunday from 10-noon, and we'll talk a lot of fantasy football and NFL gambling. Also, be sure to follow us @Moneyline975 on Twitter.
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.