To me, Monday's New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays AL Division Series Game 2 is what the MLB playoffs are all about: Two huge rivals sending out excellent pitchers for what should be some low-scoring, station-to-station postseason baseball. Presumed AL Cy Young winner Cam Schlittler is scheduled to start for the Yankees, while big trade acquisition Freddy Peralta gets the call for the hosts as they look for a 2-0 series lead before it shifts to the Bronx. The Yankees are -125 road favorites on the money line at DraftKings Sportsbook, and the run total is set at 6.5.
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At -130 on DraftKings, New York is taking 84% of handle and 78% of bets while also taking similar at -1.5. On the total of 6.5, 70% of money and 56% of wagers is on the Over. In all best-of-five postseason series, teams taking a 1-0 lead have gone on to win the series 116 of 160 times (73%).
In Division Series in the current 2-2-1 format, teams taking a 1-0 lead at home have won the series 42 of 56 times (75%). Tampa Bay is -190 on the series line and New York +160. Whichever team wins tonight takes the series, in my opinion.
Fans can try MLB betting on the best sports betting apps and get bonuses. The SportsLine Projection Model also has picks on games like Yankees-Rays from its 10,000 simulations, and our experts also offer insights on games every day. FanDuel SGP price: +103 (subject to change) Normally, I'd say expect both these pitchers to go at least six innings strong, and if this were a couple of decades ago, maybe seven, eight or even a full nine innings.
But that is simply not how modern-day baseball works, and you can somewhat blame the Rays as they essentially invented using an opener. And there's also the fact this series was dark on Sunday and will be again Tuesday. So, every reliever is at the disposal of managers Aaron Boone and Kevin Cash, so that could mean a bit quicker hook for Schlittler or Peralta than would be the case in the regular season.
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