Taking the ASTROS here on the RL for the extra payday. OK. Right off the bat MLB gets a bit tougher for me in mid, late September. I'm a dog guy. But there are just so many +180, +205 dogs you can grab and cash. Lately it seems I cross half the games off the board. Maybe the Cubs -260 on the road is an easy win. But I can't lay that. Not today. Not really ever. So I have to pick and choose some small faves or dogs. Here. I am going ML. Houston is actually favored over a team that has crushed them all year long. Rangers something like 71-27 in the series. So why now on the 'Stros. This isn't a play on Peacock. This is a fade on Griffin. We have cashed a few times on AJ, but not here. A 5.52 road ERA in 12 starts is just the kind of pitcher the Astros need to face. Griffin has a 10+ ERA in September, coming off a 5.34 August ERA where opposing batters raked him at a .302 clip. Houston breaks through tonight. 4* RL Money HOUSTON ASTROS