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Best bets for Friday, Jan. 23

Friday's NBA schedule features a potential NBA Finals preview as the Pistons host the Rockets. Detroit enters Friday with the top record in the Eastern Conference while Houston is among the top teams in the Western Conference. The Pistons have picked up from where they left off last year, to say the least. After going 14-68 in 2023-24, Detroit went 44-38 and made the postseason last year. Now, the Pistons are 32-10, which is the second-best record in the league. The Rockets had the second-most wins in the West last year but are still trying to really click in Kevin Durant's first year in Houston. The Rockets are very average on the road while they're elite at home. The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every NBA game 10,000 times, has Detroit winning 68% of the time.

No team in the NHL is hotter than Tampa Bay, which has won 13 of its last 14 games to take control of the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division alongside the Red Wings. The Lightning are back in action Friday night against the Blackhawks, who are once again near the bottom of the Central Division standings. Chicago finished in last place in each of the past three seasons. The good news for the Blackhawks is former No. 1 overall pick Connor Bedard continues to be a bright spot as the 20-year-old phenom is averaging more than a point per contest in his third NHL campaign. The SportsLine model has issued an 'A' grade for Chicago +1.5 as the Blackhawks cover in more than 60% of model simulations. 

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