MLB Wild Card Game 1 money line pick: Best Bet for Oct. 3

Each day, one of our experts will offer up a best bet (or two or three) that mobile sportsbooks are offering. It might be a traditional spread bet, a player prop or one of the various odds boosts that books offer.

Here is our best bet for Tuesday, Oct. 3:

TOP PLAY

The play: MLB, Rays money line over Rangers

The odds/bet: -155 ($46.50 to win $30)

The book: Caesars Sportsbook

Time/TV: 3 p.m. (ABC)

Our take: The Tampa Bay Rays managed to win 99 regular season games despite having several key injuries throughout the season, which proves the resiliency of this team that seems to be slept on every year.

While the Rays haven't always lived up to expectations in the postseason despite posting great regular season win totals, today's matchup against the Texas Rangers appears to be in their favor with ace starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow on the mound.

Glasnow is finally healthy and has pitched well down the stretch, and the Rangers will counter with veteran starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery, who's also pitched well lately but simply lacks the swing-and-miss stuff of Glasnow. 

We'll bank on the Rays coming through as a result with their young ace on the mound, as their scrappy lineup should be able to score enough against Montgomery to win, and their bullpen is strong per usual.

Monday's best bet: Daniel Jones OVER 34.5 rushing yards(WON)

 If a line or odds are minus, it considers the juice one must lay to place the bet. Ex: Team A is -160 on the money line, one would have to bet $160 to win $100 (or $16 to win $10). OR Team B is a 5-point favorite at -110, one would have to bet $110 to win $100 (or $11 to win $10.)

Conversely, on positive lines, if Team C is +140 on the money line, $100 would bring in $140 (or $10 to win $14).