Houston meets rival Texas in the American League Championship Series, and as McIngvale alluded to, it's the Astros' seventh straight ALCS appearance.

From that have come four World Series appearances and two championships, including last year. RELATED: Rangers-Astros by the numbers.

Big Risk? Houston was bunched up in a tight AL West and wild-card race. His team easily could've missed the playoffs," Biggio said. But it would be pretty ironic if the Phillies and Astros meet again this year. Last season, Houston beat Philadelphia in the best-of-seven World Series, clinching McIngvale's jackpot.

But to remind: McIngvale's wagers are almost always a hedge on his furniture store promotions. And if Houston loses, Mack loses a few million dollars, but his business retains all the money from those mattress purchases. World Series Rewind? Philadelphia just finished off Atlanta — the top team in the majors this season — in the best-of-five NLDS.

The Phillies meet Arizona in the NLCS after the Diamondbacks' stunning sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers. But Bryce Harper was too much for the Braves," McIngvale said. Caesars would've preferred the Braves or the Dodgers — among the top three on the World Series odds board all season — coming out of the NL and winning the championship.

But Biggio said a Phillies championship would be an OK result for the book. The same can't be said for Arizona and Texas. Still, nothing compares with Caesars' liability on Houston, so the book would gladly pay out on those long-shot Diamondbacks and Rangers tickets.

But Biggio and his risk team never shied away from the Astros' action. A majority of the time, the answer is yes," he said. Patrick Everson is a sports betting analyst for FOX Sports and senior reporter for VegasInsider. He is a distinguished journalist in the national sports betting space.

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