I’m going to stick with Atlanta again here, currently paying $1.70 to win and get this sweep.
They’ve been the significantly better side through the first two games, winning by a combined score of 11 runs to 5.
They’ve opened as roughly a $1.50 favourite in both of the first two games, yet they’re getting a significantly higher price here.
My assumption is that this is in part because this could be a letdown game up 2-0 and partly because pitcher Kyle Wright hasn’t been great this season.
Even though Wright has tended to struggle, Miami doesn’t exactly have a firing offence right now.
As they showed yesterday, the Atlanta bullpen can also shut down their hitters when needed.
Especially with Sixto Sanchez not pulling up any trees for Miami, I’ll stick with Atlanta at better odds here.
The odds for this one aren’t out yet, but I’m expecting the Dodgers to go for their third straight win and secure the sweep here.
Make no mistake about it, the Dodgers were the best team in baseball this season and are the rightful world series favourites.
They put up an excellent 43-17 record, which was 6 more wins than any other team in the conference.
Their run differential of +136 showed just how dominant they were this season, more than 50 runs better than any other side.
San Diego are no slouches and they’ve been the 2nd best team in the NL this season, but these first two games suggest they aren’t on LA’s level.
The Dodgers appear to be better in all major facets of the game, boasting better pitchers, hitters, and relievers.
I think they want to secure the win here and advance to the NLCS with the confidence that only a sweep can bring.