It is going to be a great day for watching and betting on baseball. The Padres look to avoid elimination against the Milwaukee Brewers at home, and the Braves look to gain a leg up on the Dodgers at home. Exciting baseball, of course, creates plenty of opportunities to bet on MLB same game parlays (SGPs).
Plenty of great markets can be paired to create a winning MLB SGP. The following are my top choices for each National League Division Series (NLDS) game.
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Tuesday’s Best MLB Same Game Parlays
(Odds Courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves
Leg #1: Under 6.5 Runs (-120)
We've got one pitcher with a 2.54 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP (Yoshinobu Yamamoto) and another with a 2.16 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP (Chris Sale). They'll be facing teams hitting .215 (Dodgers) and .204 (Braves) in the postseason. We are not going to see many runs in this game.
Leg #2: Yoshinobu Yamamoto Over 6.5 Strikeouts (+100)
Yoshinobu Yamamoto didn’t go over this total in his last regular-season start but did in the previous six, including an eight-strikeout night against the Braves (August 27th) in 6.1 innings. I'm concerned about pitcher props in the postseason because most have a short leash.
But Yamamoto has a solid history of going deep into games, so at +100, this prop is a solid value play.
Leg #3: Chris Sale Over 7.5 Strikeouts (+116)
In two starts against the Dodgers this season, Chris Sale had seven strikeouts and six strikeouts. Since the postseason got underway, he has recorded 23 outs (7.2 innings). Of those 23 outs, 12 were strikeouts. Today, Sale faces a Dodgers team that has hit .215 so far in the playoffs, with 18 strikeouts in two games.
The number is a little high for a postseason game, but if he makes it through six innings, Sale will have a great shot at going over this total. At +116, it is a solid value play.
Parlay Odds: +420 - A $100 wager will result in a $520 payday; your stake plus $420 in winnings.
Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Diego Padres
Leg #1: Under 7.5 Runs (-134)
Dustin May is more of an opener who will go 2-3 innings before handing the game over to the bullpen. Nick Pivetta was pulled after 3.1 innings in his start against the Cubs in the Wild Card Round. Both pitchers are at their best in small doses, so it will not be shocking to see them get pulled early.
It helps, of course, that the Brewers’ bullpen has yet to surrender a run in the postseason over nine innings. The Padres’ bullpen has a 1.69 ERA, but teams have hit .153 against it. This will be a low-scoring game.
Leg #2: Christian Yelich 1+ Hits (-130)
Christian Yelich had an unimpressive batting average this season (.235), but he has hit safely in both prior NLDS games and has gone 7-for-18 against Padres starter Nick Pivetta during his career.
Leg #3: Ty France 1+ Hits (-210)
Ty France hit .295 this season and has been on a tear in the playoffs, hitting .487 (7-for-15) with multiple hits in three of the four games he’s played. He has hit .333 against Padres starter Dustin May and .321 against the Brewers’ staff. France will record a hit in this game.
Parlay Odds: +429 - A $100 wager will result in a $530 payday; your stake plus $429 in winnings.
