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Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
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4.93 |
+198 
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o8.0 -105 
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+1.5 -108 
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5.99 |
-200
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u8.5 -115 
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-1.5 +107
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Atlanta
- Over is 3-0-2 in Braves last 5 overall.
- Over is 3-0-2 in Braves last 5 on grass.
- Under is 5-0 in Braves last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
- Braves are 5-0 in their last 5 when their opponent scores 5 runs or more in their previous game.
LA Dodgers
- Under is 6-0-1 in Dodgers last 7 overall.
- Under is 6-0-1 in Dodgers last 7 games as a favorite.
- Dodgers are 7-0 in Skubals last 7 starts as a favorite.
- Under is 6-0-1 in Dodgers last 7 on grass.
Top Projection
Ozzie Albies o0.5 Total RBIs (+220)
o0.5+230
Predicted Score
Team |
Predicted Score |
ML |
Total |
Run Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.11 |
+195
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o6.5 -130
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+1.5 -117
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4.46 |
-205 
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u7.5 -148
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-1.5 +106
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San Diego
- Over is 8-0 in Padres last 8 games as a road favorite.
- Padres are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record.
- Padres are 8-1 in their last 9 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Padres are 6-1 in their last 7 games as a road favorite.
Milwaukee
- Brewers are 6-0 in Misiorowskis last 6 starts as a home favorite.
- Brewers are 6-0 in Misiorowskis last 6 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Brewers are 7-0 in Misiorowskis last 7 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Brewers are 6-0 in Misiorowskis last 6 starts when their opponent allows 2 runs or less in their previous game.
Top Projection
Gary Sanchez o0.5 Total RBIs (+290)
o0.5+290
ATL
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LAD
Sat, Oct 3 • 4:00 PM ET
Hits+Runs+RBIs
Matt Olson o1.5 Hits+Runs+RBIs (+114)
Ed Scimia
Betting Analyst
Matt Olson put up an .824 OPS and 16 homers in 257 at bats against left-handed pitching this season, and has a .764 OPS against Tarik Skubal in 11 plate appearances -- a small sample, but a sign that he can hit the Los Angeles Dodgers ace.
Olsen came up big in Game 3 against the Philadelphia Phillies, homering and scoring two runs. He hit this 2+ hits/runs/RBIs total in each of the final two games of that series, and I think he's an excellent bet to do so again on Saturday at up to 50%.
Strikeouts Thrown
Tarik Skubal o6.5 Strikeouts Thrown (-127)
Ed Scimia
Betting Analyst
When the Los Angeles Dodgers picked up Tarik Skubal at the trade deadline, they wanted him as a postseason anchor. Skubal strikes out 30% of the batters he faces, an elite rate that should play well against an Atlanta team that had the second-highest chase rate in the majors (33.7%). I'm backing Skubal to hit his strikeout total of 7+ at 60% or lower.
NYY
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TB
Sat, Oct 3 • 6:30 PM ET
Moneyline
TB (-135)
Dustin Saracini
Senior Analyst
Drew Rasmussen was simply one of baseball’s best pitchers this season, and he’s consistently had the New York Yankees’ number. The right-hander owns a 1.81 ERA with 70 strikeouts across 11 career appearances against New York, including 6 2/3 innings of 11-strikeout ball in their most recent meeting. Digging deeper, it only gets worse for this Yankees lineup, which owns a .177 xBA and .230 xwOBA while striking out at a 33% clip across 139 plate appearances against the Rays ace. Rasmussen also produced career-best marks in walk rate (4.8%), xBA (.227), and wOBA (.243) this season. The Yankees are going to have to earn everything they get Saturday night, and given their track record against Rasmussen, I’m not convinced they’re up to the challenge.
Strikeouts Thrown
Gerrit Cole u5.5 Strikeouts Thrown (-155)
Dustin Saracini
Senior Analyst
Gerrit Cole has gone under this number in four of his last six starts, and the Tampa Bay Rays are one tough customer when it comes to getting punched out. Striking out the least in Major League Baseball this season, the Rays also have the fifth-best team OBP. Simply put, they get on base. Only two players in the starting lineup for the Rays have a K rate of over 23%; Tampa grinds down starting pitchers, puts the ball in play, and looks to manufacture runs at all times. It's in their DNA, and it's why they've been so successful this year.
SD
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MIL
Sat, Oct 3 • 8:30 PM ET
Strikeouts Thrown
Jacob Misiorowski o7.5 Strikeouts Thrown (-149)
Chris Hatfield
Betting Analyst
Misiorowski was one of my four pre-playoff World Series MVP bets, largely because of the numbers he can put up across multiple starts in a series. The soon-to-be Cy Young winner finished 2026 with 252 strikeouts in 174.2 innings, a 38% strikeout rate and a 37% whiff rate. That's backed by metrics that place his fastball velocity at the literal top of the sport. The four-seamer is the foundation, used 63.4% of the time at 100.6 mph, but the curveball adds another swing-and-miss weapon with a 44.3% whiff rate. Misiorowski struck out San Diego 10 times over seven innings in their earlier meeting and cleared 7.5 strikeouts in 19 of 30 starts. I believe this number is at least one full strikeout too low due to concerns over a potentially reduced workload. However, the adrenaline of making his playoff debut in front of a home crowd should offset any concerns about his pitch count.
Total Bases
Jackson Chourio o1.5 Total Bases (+119)
Chris Hatfield
Betting Analyst
Milwaukee Brewers' youngster Jackson Chourio gets the platoon edge and a pitch mix that gives him several paths to quality contact. Robbie Ray’s four-seam fastball and sinker make up nearly 50% of his arsenal, and Chourio has handled both pitches well, batting .331 with a .618 slugging percentage against four-seamers and .286 against sinkers. His overall Statcast profile includes a .265 expected batting average and .344 xwOBA. Chourio has overperformed those metrics for much of the season, and I've been fading him regularly enough to be well aware of that gap. Ray’s changeup and curveball have been his better run-value offerings, but Chourio has still posted a .310 average against changeups and .414 against curveballs. His .291 batting average and relatively low strikeout rate give him multiple-hit upside across four or five plate appearances.
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