The Braves made the gutsy decision to hold ace Chris Sale back from Game 2 of the NL Division Series against the Dodgers, and it paid major dividends. Now Atlanta returns home for Game 3 this evening with the former NL Cy Young winner on the mound and a chance to take a 2-1 series lead over the two-time World Series champions. Bet $5+ on any of today's MLB games to get $150 in bonus bets at DraftKings Sportsbook: Only the National League has games tonight, and first pitch in Atlanta is scheduled for 6 ET on FS1 from Truist Park.
The weather looks great, with sunny skies and a high of 76 degrees with winds blowing in at about 8 mph. With the teams basically a pick'em on the money line, L.A. is taking 56% of handle and 66% of wagers. The first total of 6 this postseason is seeing split action.
The Dodgers are still -150 favorites on the series line, with the Braves +125. Sure feels like it's going five games to me, and L.A. in five is the +220 leader. Fans can try MLB betting on the best sports betting apps and get bonuses.
The SportsLine Projection Model also has picks on games like Dodgers-Braves from its 10,000 simulations, and our experts also offer insights on games every day. DraftKings SGP price: +149 (subject to change) When the Braves used Sale for 1.1 innings of late relief, totaling 21 pitches, to close out Game 3 of the Wild-Card Round against Philadelphia, that meant he would have had to come back on three days' rest Sunday. That was the tentative original plan, but Braves manager Walt Weiss chose to "err on the side of giving him rest" and went with a bullpen game Sunday at Dodger Stadium.
"At the end of the day, we want full-strength Chris Sale. …. Not sure you're getting the best version of him pitching [Sunday]. We're certain we will pitching him Game 3," Weiss said.
It couldn't have worked out better for Atlanta in the 3-2 win as Weiss used six different pitchers and they held the Dodgers to 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Opener Ray Kerr recorded only three fewer outs than L.A.'s Blake Snell, a two-time Cy Young Award winner. You can use all those arms when you have such frequent days off in between games.
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