While you were sleeping, the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers played a game that, if it was staged in October, would be considered an instant fall classic. The Brewers rallied for three runs in the ninth inning off struggling Dodgers closer Edwin Diaz to pull off a 5-4 victory. The win kept Milwaukee (75-47) alone atop the National League standings, ahead of both Atlanta (73-48) and Los Angeles (73-49).
The team with the best record in the NL will receive a first round bye in the playoffs. On Friday, the Brewers and Dodgers will play Game 2 of their key four-game series. Robert Gasser (3-4, 4.57 ERA) is set to take the mound for Milwaukee against Los Angeles' Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7, 2.65 ERA).
The Dodgers are -178 money line betting favorites over the Brewers (+160). Dodgers is the marquee attraction on Friday, there are other betting options on a sporting landscape that includes 13 other MLB games and three NFL preseason matchups. Below is a snapshot of what to watch and bet at the best sports betting apps, for Friday, Aug. 14.
Bet on Friday's MLB schedule with the DraftKings promo code and get $150 in bonus bets: Time: 7 p.m. | Location: East Rutherford, N.J. | TV: NFL Network | Stream: Fubo (Try for free) SportsLine pick -- Expert: Jets -6 (Larry Hartstein) The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets get their preseason schedule underway at MetLife Stadium. Both Buccaneers starting quarterback Baker Mayfield and backup Jake Browning won't play, so the team will ride with two undrafted free agents: second-year Connor Bazelak and rookie Jalon Daniels. Hartstein notes that Jets coach Aaron Glenn played his starters in the first two preseason games last year and is expected to play them on Friday.
"Thanks to an aggressive offseason, the Jets possess a much deeper and talented roster than in Glenn's debut season," he says. As such, Harstein is taking the Jets as six-point spread betting favorites. Time: 7:10 p.m. | Location: St.
Petersburg, Fla. | TV: MLB.TV | Stream: Fubo (Try for free) SportsLine pick -- Model: Rays -165 | Expert: Rays -147 (Matt Severance) Can anyone stop Tampa Bay? The Rays are on a MLB-best nine-game winning streak and own the best record (74-46) in baseball. They also have the best home record (41-18) in the majors.
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