MLB Playoffs Betting Odds, Picks & Predictions (10/08/22)
The Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 in the first game of the MLB playoffs. The second game is on Saturday at 12:07 p.m. ET and will be shown on ESPN2. Sports betting apps have new user bonus offers to jumpstart their baseball betting.
Tampa Bay sends out Tyler Glasnow, who hasn't pitched past the fourth inning in an MLB game in 16 months. Triston McKenzie gets the ball from Terry Francona with a chance to close out this short series. Tampa Bay looked very weak at the plate on Friday with the exception of Jose Siri.
The Guardians are a new team. They are not the same team as the Rays. The Guardians look better than the previous team and they are going to win the game 2.
The Seattle Mariners and the Toronto Blue Jays are playing a playoff game on Saturday. The Mariners won the first game of the series. Cal Raleigh hit a two-run homer in the opening inning. Luis Castillo threw a seven-shutout innings for Seattle. Kevin Gausman will take the mound for the Blue Jay against Robbie Ray. The game is a must-win for Toronto.
Toronto Blue Jays are going to win the game. The line for the bet is Toronto -2.5.
The Mets lost Game 1 of the playoffs to the Padres 7-1. The Mets have home-field advantage. Oddsmakers price the Mets at +180 to win the series. San Diego is listed at -215. The Padres feel disrespected because they only won 89 games this season. They want to exorcise some demons and take down New York. Blake Snell is a nasty pitcher with a fantastic postseason record. He has been pitching much better than Jacob deGrom over the last four weeks.
FanDuel has the Mets favored to win Game 2. FanDuo recommends grabbing the Padres at positive odds to won the second game.
The Cardinals lost a two-run lead in the ninth inning of a postseason game to the Phillies. The Cardinals will have to delay the retirements of Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina to win the game. Aaron Nola will pitch for the Philadelphia Phillies against Miles Mikolas for St. Louis.
The Cardinals are the home team. They are going to play the Cardinals in a low-scoring game.
