A rematch of last year's American League Division Series between the Boston Red Sox (97-44) and defending World Series champion Houston Astros (87-53) will start up on Friday at Fenway Park, with sportsbooks listing the opener as a pick'em matchup.
The Astros won four of five games with the Red Sox last October en route to winning it all and have taken eight of 12 meetings in the series overall after the teams split four at Minute Maid Park three months ago, according to the OddsShark MLB Database.
MLB betting line: The Red Sox opened as -118 favorites (wager $118 to win $100); the total is at 8.