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  NFL Playoffs, Conference Title Round — Predictions and Best Bets

  January 17 at 4:30 a.m.

  We will get to the AFC and NFC title games in just a moment, but first, as long as gambling is the topic in this post, give me a brief moment to frame the impact of Major League Baseball's punishment of the Houston Astros for their electronic sign stealing back...

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  NBA Prime Time: Rockets vs. Portland at Toyota Center

  January 16 at 6:45 a.m.

  The Rockets hosted the Portland Trail Blazers in a prime time game on ESPN at Toyota Center Wednesday night. While the Rockets ended up losing to the Blazers 117-107, fans still managed to enjoy themselves and gladly posed for photos inside and outside Toyota Center. (Photos by Eric Sauseda)

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  Evaluating the Houston Texans' 2020 Opponents

  January 16 at 4:30 a.m.

  Man, it's been a quite a week in Houston, starting with the Texans catastrophic collapse against the Chiefs in Kansas City on Sunday, and continuing with the firings of Astros manager A.J. Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow. It's been a week unlike any I've experienced in my 13 years...

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  Houston Texans Free Agents' Likelihood of Returning In 2020

  January 15 at 4 a.m.

  Unfortunately, the Houston Texans' dream of a playoff run deeper than the divisional round died a gruesome death in the middle of the field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Sunday afternoon. The Texans lost the game by a final score of 51-31, after taking a 24-0 lead in...

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  Four Frustrations of the Current Bill O'Brien Situation

  January 14 at 4 a.m.

  As we in Houston stumble out from under the rubble of the the Patrick Mahomes siege on Sunday, and try to mend our wounds, know that Bill O'Brien DID manage to make history in the Texans' embarrassing 51-31 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs — the Texans are the first...

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  NFL Playoffs, Divisional Round: This Weekend's Best Bets

  January 10 at 4:30 a.m.

  For the last ten seasons, in the NFL's divisional round of the playoffs, home teams have dominated the results, going 30-10 over that stretch. So picking winners straight up should be fairly formulaic. Picking winners against the spread is a different story, as you're going to have to have a...