Don't trust Noah Syndergaard to keep the Astros' bats quiet, plus other best bets for Monday

It's the first Halloween in the new house. The person on door duty doesn't have a costume. He will dress as The Taxman and take candy from the door as part of the candy tax. He wanted to make sure there was some candy left for him. There are more treats than tricks in tonight's picks.

Noah Syndergaard starts for Philadelphia against Houston. Sydergaard's strikeout rate is well below average. The Astros have the second-highest contact rate in baseball this season. Houston's team total is over 4.5 runs. The game starts at 8:03 p.m. on Fox. It's the World Series. There are Halloween games starting at that time. Astros and Phillies are playing in the Series right now.

Noah Syndergaard's strikeout rate of 16.8% is well below average. The pick is Astros Over 4.5 Runs.

Bengals at Browns is on Monday Night Football. Tee Higgins is the Bengals receiver who has seen the most targets of 10 air yards or more. Higgins will be used as the team's big play threat tonight. Joe Burrow has been sacked 25 times this season.

Grizzlies are the third most efficient team in the NBA. They have the 28th most effective defense. Memphis is on the road against a Jazz team that is no longer the best defense in NBA without Rudy Gobert. The Grizzlies' offensive efficiency drops from 121.5 at home to 116.2 on road.