This is a play on the HOUSTON ASTROS for our MLB Friday Sweet Spot. Houston needs one win over the weekend to clinch a playoff spot. The Astros opened tis series with a 12-4 win over the Rangers last night as the offense exploded for the first time in a while. Jose Urquidy has a 2.78 ERA on the season, and he has posted three consecutive quality starts, going 1-1 with a 2.37 ERA during that stretch with 10 strikeouts against five walks and a .490 OPS allowed over 19 innings. The Rangers have been out of it for a while now and they own the worst record in the American League at 19-38. This will mark the fifth start and eighth appearance of the season for Kyle Cody, who limited the Astros to one run on four hits and two walks with one strikeout over three innings on Sept. 15. He has been pretty solid, but he does not go deep in games which is bad with the Rangers bullpen possessing a 4.72 ERA. Here, we play against American League underdogs of +150 or more with a team batting average of .260 or worse after allowing seven runs or more three straight games. This situation is 54-8 (87.1 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (913) Houston Astros

This is a play on the DALLAS STARS for our NHL Friday Breakaway. The Stars trail 2-1 in this series following a 5-2 loss on Wednesday and their 1-0 series lead has vanished into what is now a must win situation. Dallas has found itself in trouble all too often, lacking discipline, and it paid the price in each of the last two games. On the flip side, the Stars have been as good as the Lightning during most of the five-on-five play, but miscues and penalties have derailed their hopes. The first and third Tampa goals were scored following Dallas turnovers. The fourth was scored on perhaps the most hapless line change of the series. Dallas goalie Anton Khudobin coughed up five goals on 29 shots, and all of the big guns scored for the Lightning, including C Steven Stamkos, who made his playoff debut, albeit briefly. Tighten up and the Stars are back in the series and it has to be this game. Dallas is 16-7 ATS revenging a loss of two goals or more this season. 10* (28) Dallas Stars

This is a play on the BOSTON CELTICS for our NBA Friday Enforcer. Boston is officially in must win mode now as it trails three games to one in the Eastern Conference Finals after a three-point loss in Game Four. The three losses have come by an average of 3.7 ppg so this series has been closer than the deficit shows. Taking care of the ball has been the big issue for the Celtics as they are averaging 15.8 turnovers per game in the Conference Finals compared to the Heat's 10.5 turnovers per game. They lost the turnover battle 19-8 in Game Four yet were still in it so that is a huge factor tonight. They also need to get Jayson Tatum involved early as he could not get anything to fall in the first half of Game Four, heading into halftime with zero points on 0-for-6 shooting from the field and 0-for-4 from three-point range. Miami got a huge game from Tyler Herro who scored 37 points to save the game for Miami and we do not expect anything like that again. The Celtics have had eight winning streaks of three or more games this season, including the playoffs. Winning a few games in a row is more than doable for a third-seed and it starts tonight. The Celtics are 7-1-1 ATS in their last nine games following an ATS loss. 10* (716) Boston Celtics

This is a play on the UTSA Roadrunners for our CFB Friday Star Attraction. UTSA is off to a 2-0 start and while the schedule has not been tough, confidence goes a long way. The Roadrunners have outgained opponents by an average of 89.5 ypg and they get another great matchup here on Friday night where they have edges on both sides of the ball. While they have been outpassed in both games, the running game has been tough to defend. Middle Tennessee St. returned just five starters on defense and it is showing as the Blue Raiders are dead last in both yards allowed and points allowed per game. They were outgained by 184 yards against Army and 255 yards against Troy last week. The big issue has been the run defense as they are allowing 290.0 ypg and this is another horrible matchup as UTSA is averaging 282.5 ypg with is seventh in the country. The offense is not much better as they are also dead last in total yards and points scored and the opposition has not been overwhelming. Here, we play on home teams after gaining 450 or more total yards in five consecutive games, with 5 defensive starters returning, in the first month of the season. This situation is 30-4 ATS (88.2 percent) over the last 10 seasons. 10* 456) UTSA Roadrunners