Tickle is the word for today!

Las Vegas - A word about the MLB picks. We understand that everyone is JUICED for the playoffs and the wallets are wide open. But the daily betting menu has been chopped from 15 games most days down to four games. So we have chopped the amount of cash we are risking on each game. Of course, everyone at the Ecks & Bacon table is an adult, so you'll make a decision that fits your bank.

Taking a look at the Astros/White Sox game today and landing on Houston. But lemme give you an either/or. The 'Stros will send Hunter Brown to the mound and the kid has been lights out the last three outings. Brown has thrown 15 innings, allowed just two earned runs and posted 24 Ks. However, Chicago's arm, Sean Burke, has also been on a heater, allowing just two earned runs over the last 16 innings with 16 Ks. So, which way do we turn? Since the White Sox took the opener, we're on the Astros, but just a light tickle.

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