Tonight's parlay is Yankees ML vs. Astros and Dodgers ML vs. Padres. More info below on a chance to win $100 👇

Most Exciting MLB Rivalry?

In a 162 game baseball season, there's only a handful of games that you circle on your calendar. And I can promise you this, Yankee fans ALWAYS know when they're playing the Astros. After their 2017 cheating scandal, Houston has become public enemy No. 1...especially at Yankee Stadium. These two teams played a 4-game series in the Bronx last week that was so epic, I have to catch you up 👇

• Thursday, June 23rd (NYY def. HOU, 7-6): Aaron Judge hit a walk-off single, capping a four-run ninth inning 🔥

• Friday, June 24th (HOU def. NYY, 3-1): Justin Verlander carried the Astros to a 3-1 win, ending New York's 15-game home winning streak

• Saturday, June 25th (HOU def. NYY, 3-0): Cristian Javier, Héctor Neris and Ryan Pressly combined to throw the first no-hitter against the Yankees in 19 years

• Sunday, June 26th (NYY def. HOU, 6-3): Judge hit a walk-off three-run HR in the tenth inning, his second one of the series

The Yankees-Astros rivalry is clearly alive and well. The issue for New York, however, is that the route to the A.L. pennant seems to run through Houston — or at least in the last five years it has. But the Yankees are holding onto the league's best record, and Vegas is catching on 😏Odds To Win The American League (subject to change)  

• Yankees: +175 (bet $100, win $175)

• Astros: +250

• Blue Jays: +600

• Red Sox: +1200

• Rays: +1300

Yankees @ Astros Preview 

Truthfully, the Astros should have swept the Yankees in the Bronx, but they did stand toe-to-toe with the hottest team in baseball. With that being said, buckle up, because these two teams are playing a makeup game at Minute Maid Park tonight 👇

Yankees vs. Astros Betting Preview (subject to change) 

• Spread: Yankees -1.5 (+140)

• Moneyline: Yankees -124 (bet $124, win $100), Astros +106 (bet $100, win $106)

• O/U: 8.5

Despite the Yankees leading the majors in runs, home runs and RBIs, Houston's pitchers held them to a .123 BA and .530 OPS in their previous series. But, New York has found different ways to win this season, and besides their high-powered offense, it's been their pitching staff that's kept them afloat 💪

• The Yankees have posted a league-best 2.93 ERA, with just 223 earned runs given up

• Besides Gerrit Cole, it's been the unlikely dominance of Nestor Cortes and Jameson Taillon that have led the way for NYY ♨️

• Tonight, Luis Severino will take the mound. Following an injury prone 3-year stretch, Severino looks to be back in prime form (4-2 record, 3.38 ERA)

Although Severino lost to the Astros last week in a head-to-head pitching matchup against Verlander, I think he'll settle in and give the Yankees a chance to do the rest of their damage on offense 🗽

Pay Judge Immediately 

Whatever Aaron Judge wants, he's going to get. Having the best season of his career, Judge is hitting .290 with a league-leading 29 HRs. But remember, like any sports league, it's a "business" 💼

• Judge and the Yankees settled on a $19M contract for 2022, with another $250K each for winning AL MVP and World Series MVP on the table

• Let me remind you, Judge rejected a seven-year, $213.5M contract extension this past spring. It was a bold move, but now, Judge could sign a $300M deal as a 30-year-old

Big-market teams like the Giants, Cubs and Mets could purse Judge in the offseason, but if the Yankees are willing to pay him the most money or close to it, I expect Judge to remain in Pinstripes. Besides bringing a World Series title back to New York, winning AL MVP will help his nine-figure pursuit 💰

For My Parlay Gurus

The Yankees have not played for a World Series title since they won it back in 2009. Part of the reason has been the Astros, who ousted New York in the playoffs in 2015, 2017 and 2019. With the way New York has played all season, it's impossible not to bet them in any situation, so I'm taking the safe route. I'm pairing it with an NL West battle between the Dodgers and Padres. Check it out 👇

• Yankees ML vs. Astros: -124

• Dodgers ML vs. Padres: -126

$100 on this bet would win you $224 — if we hit, make sure you email [email protected] for a chance to win up to $100*. Many will enter, only some will win 😉

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