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The wait is over, and the "Game of the century" is upon us. Now remember, with games of this magnitude, numbers will be sharp. But if you must, I'll have some bets for the big game. Focus on spots where the books don't, that's the key to this.
Big weekend all around with all types of hoops and football. Like always, play smart and stick to the script.
Good luck!
New Plays
Coming soon
11/10 8am
Falcons +14 2U
TT over 19.5 2U
Giants -2.5 2U
854 CST
Brooklyn Nets at Portland Trail Blazers Over 238.5 5U MAX
850 CST
Borussia Dortmund at Bayern Munchen - Germany Bundesliga
640 CST
Golden State Warriors at Minnesota Timberwolves over 229 5U MAX
617 CST
Davidson vs Auburn 2nd half Davidson +1
3U
Previous Plays
SMASH BETS
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks Over 26 2nd half 5U MAX
Tampa TT over 10 5U MAX
Parlay 1U Arizona over 71.5
USC +4
Western Kentucky +1
Derrick Lewis UFC
Gastelum UFC
1225 CST
Germany UNION BERLIN VS HERTHA BERLIN
Over 2.5 5U MAX
FH over 1 3U
957 CST
Halftime
Roma/Napoli over 2.5 5U MAX
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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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