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Sports betting markets forced to adjust to higher scoring

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Sports betting markets forced to adjust to higher scoring. NBA teams are averaging 113.8 points a game through Thursday. The lowest total for Wednesday's NBA games was 229. In the NHL, teams were averaging 3.17 goals a games through the last three months. There were 14 50-point games and 90 40- point performances through this period. Luka Doncic scored 60 points on Dec. 27. Golden State's Klay Thompson scored 54 points last Monday. Dallas' Donovan Mitchell scored 71 points. It's the third time in five games that a player scored 50 or more points in a single game.

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