I was hoping that Friday might be the last time this MLB season that we had multiple games played, but now the NL champion Milwaukee Brewers are sitting and waiting for their World Series opponent (and already favored) thanks to a stunning sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers. And they may wait a while with Game 4 of the ALCS tonight and the Tampa Bay Rays visiting the Guardians as Cleveland eyes a 3-1 series lead. Bet $5+ on ALCS Game 3 to get $200 in bonus bets and three months of NBA League Pass at DraftKings Sportsbook: Remember when TV didn't dictate life?
All sports leagues cater to TV thanks to those billion-dollar contracts. This was originally scheduled for a 6 p.m. ET start but with the Brewers sweeping the Dodgers on Thursday, that opened up primetime for this game and it was moved thusly to 8 ET on TBS.
I did grab this early so I'm sure things will change quite a bit, but the Rays at -112 are taking 98% of the handle and 73% of the bets at DraftKings. To no shock, the Under is taking solid action, and I think we may see 6 once the general public wakes up and sees the winds. Speaking of … I'm trying to recall of the worst weather I've seen for a playoff baseball game -- I remember some snow in Chicago and Denver.
It may well get postponed, although MLB does everything in its power to avoid that, especially on a one-game night. Here's the forecast: 54 degrees with a 44% chance of rain and 27 mph winds blowing in. Yeah, I don't miss that Midwestern silliness.
Fans can try MLB betting on the best sports betting apps and get bonuses. The SportsLine Projection Model also has picks on games like Rays-Guardians from its 10,000 simulations, and our experts also offer insights on games from every sport each day. DraftKings SGP price: +129 (subject to change) Entering Game 3, Tampa Bay was -135 on the series line and Cleveland was +115 with Rays in six as the +320 favored outcome.
Following Cleveland's 3-2 win in Game 3 for a 2-1 lead, the Guardians are now -190 and the Rays are +160. I thought the Game 3 winner would take the series and still do. When a seven-game series is tied 1-1, the winner of Game 3 has won the series 71 of 102 times (69.6%), including 13 of 18 times (72.2%) in the ALCS For whatever reason, Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash, unquestionably one of the best in the business, chose a mediocre Griffin Jax to start Game 3 (and Jax took the loss in a very Jax-ish outing) over veteran Nick Martinez, a first-time All-Star at age 36 who goes here instead.
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