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Las Vegas - Just gonna catch the British Rail and go from Manchester to Birmingham, where United will face Aston Villa. Got plenty of cash on hand for the trip after cleaning up yesterday when City won the 1st half bet (2-0), won the 2nd half bet (3-0), and had NO problem going OVER 2.5 goals as they handed Newcastle a 5-0 bagel!

So maybe instead of taking the train for the 88 mile trip which would take like two and a half hours and cost around £37, which is $46 and change in U.S. dollars, I'm gonna go LUXURY. Just checking some prices and found out that I can grab an Aston Martin DB11 Volante convertible for around $500 bucks. Think James Bond BAABBBEEE!!! Here's how Car and Driver describes this slice of heaven on wheels.

'Of course, you’d be crazy not to lower the top and enjoy the full Volante experience. Doing so takes 14 seconds and can be done at speeds up to 31 mph. It’s in this state that the DB11 most purely expresses its ethos as a grand tourer for warm-weather locales. While many of today’s automakers have misconstrued the GT name as some sort of hard-core high-performance suffix, Aston allows its DB11 to be a true GT car in ye olde tradition, with a compliant ride, a comfortable interior, and an effortlessly robust but not brutal amount of power. The last comes courtesy of a version of a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 sourced from Mercedes-AMG, here producing 503 horsepower and 498 lb-ft of torque.' WHEW!

With a base price of $219,581 (weapons NOT included), I will NEVER be able to buy one of these BOND cars, but for just $500 bones, I'm 007, that's DOUBLE OH FREAKIN' SEVEN, for a day. And I can go from zero to 60 in FOUR seconds. WHAT!!!

Sorry for falling into a rabbit hole. Back to the game.

Manchester United is sitting in the 5th spot on 55 points, with 15 wins, 8 losses and 10 draws. They've scored 56 goals and allowed 33 for a gorgeous +23 goal differential. Villa is scuffling down in the 18th slot on 27 points, with only 7 wins, 20 losses and 6 draws. The Villains have scored 36 goals and allowed 62 for an UGLY -26 goal differential.

The Red Devils have been EN FUEGO since the restart, with a 4-0-1 record, and they've outscored the last four opponents on the road 10-2. They are also unbeaten across all competitions in the last 16 games.

Gotta continue to make some cash if I'm gonna rock the luxury journey through England, so Manchester United will be the side against Aston Villa. Kinda like we did yesterday, gonna split the wagers into three parts, taking Man U to win the 1st half at around -$135, to win both halves at +$200 and to go OVER 2.5 goals at -$150.

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