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Well, the long wait is over and Championship weekend is here in the NFL. The numbers will be sharp with a shorter slate, so pick your spots or live bet.
Hoops season is something I'm hitting heavy now and soccer as always is part of the menu. Let's end the football season on a big note, good luck!
New Plays
Coming soon
1/21 205 CST
Chelsea/Arsenal over 2.5 5U MAX
535
Jimmy Garoppolo Over 1.5 pass Td 2U
Rodgers Under 244.5 pass yards 2U
Kittle over 74.5 rec yards 2U
Niners TT FH over 13.5 5U MAX
350 CST
Clippers -3.5 3rd Q 1U
3rd Q TT over 30.5 1U
2nd half over 117 1U
1.18 224CST
Richmond at George Mason 2nd half over 74 3U
Previous Plays
Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs - AFC Divisional Playoffs3rd Q over 10.5 2u
Chiefs 2nd half TT over 17 5U MAX
456 CST
San Francisco 49ers 2nd half TT over 13.5 3U
720 CST
New Orleans Pelicans at New York Knicks
2nd half over 110 3U
Pelicans TT over 55.5 3U
Pelicans 3rd Q TT over 27.5 3U
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The Houston Astros kick off a pivotal weekend series against the Boston Red Sox on Friday night at Fenway Park — and they'll do so with a familiar face back in the lineup. Carlos Correa, reacquired in a stunning trade deadline move on Thursday, is set to make his return to the Astros and will hit cleanup in his first game back with the team that drafted him No. 1 overall in 2012.
Correa rejoins a Houston club that sits atop the AL West at 62-47 and is coming off a resounding 9-1 win over Washington on Wednesday, fueled by Jose Altuve’s four-hit performance. The Astros are 27-23 on the road and enter Friday with the fourth-best on-base percentage in the American League (.321).
The Red Sox, meanwhile, have won six of their last 10 games and hold a 34-21 record at home. Boston enters the weekend third in the competitive AL East at 59-51. Outfielder Jarren Duran has been a spark plug, hitting .265 with 29 doubles and 12 triples on the year.
Houston will send right-hander Hunter Brown (9-5) to the mound, while Boston will counter with RHP Cooper Criswell (1-0).
Friday marks the first meeting of the season between these two clubs.
All eyes will be on Correa’s return in a stadium where he’s delivered countless postseason moments. Now, he begins the next chapter of his Astros career, joining a team counting on him to help fuel their playoff push.
Starting lineup
So how will Joe Espada deploy his new toys? Pena is back at shortstop and leading off, with Altuve hitting second and serving as the DH. Jesus Sanchez gets his first Astros, start hitting third, and playing left field. Correa begins his Astros reunion hitting fourth and playing third base.
Big night in Beantown.
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Yainer Diaz (C) will hit fifth, followed by Christian Walker (1B), and Taylor Trammell (CF). It's interesting to see Cam Smith hitting so far down the lineup at eighth. He'll play right field and finally, Mauricio Dubon will hit ninth and play second base.
Betting odds
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -134, Red Sox +113; over/under is 8 runs
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