“October baseball is what it’s all about.”
– James A. Winnefeld, Junior
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (-130) @ Philadelphia Phillies (O/U 7.5)
Our model makes this game pick ‘em so we’ll take the +money on the home dawg in a must win spot. Blake Snell has been on an absolute heater for the Dodgers over his last four starts and the market is obviously factoring in his form to hold- this might be a nice sell high spot. Jesus Luzardo is adequately rested and has been in solid form since the All-Star break. Moreover, his night game splits are significantly better than his day game splits. Look for the Phillies offense to be able to engineer runs against Snell in what should be an electric environment at Citizens Bank Ballpark as they try to equalize the series before heading out west.
Selection: Phillies ML (+110) to Win 1 unit.
“In bocca al lupo.”
Dodgers/Phillies will be a good series. I'm hoping the Yankees will make it competitive with the Blue Jays.