Down 0-2 and heading out on the road, do the Brewers and Blue Jays have a chance to come back in their championship series?
Yes, but . . .
28 road teams have taken a 2-0 lead in MLB playoff history, 25 went on to win the series. The 3 that lost?
>1996 Braves
>1986 Red Sox
>1985 Cardinals
The Dodgers put the Brewers in that spot by winning 5-1 behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s rare feat, the first postseason complete game in eight years. Game 3 is Thursday in LA.
Updated series odds from DraftKings: Dodgers (-1200) vs. Brewers (+750); Mariners (-650) vs. Blue Jays (+500).
Greg Peterson has posted his Best Bets for tonight’s ALCS Game 3 (8:08 ET in Seattle).
Adam Burke will file his plays and Steve Makinen will have his Analytics Report later this morning.
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CFB: Tonight’s games
There are two Conference USA games tonight: Delaware (-3) at Jacksonville State (7 ET, ESPN) and UTEP (-2.5) at Sam Houston State (7 ET, CBS SN).
Adam Burke previews both of them.
Steve Makinen‘s Week 8 Analytics Report is out and includes this nugget:
The No. 1 underpriced dog, according to the Makinen Power Ratings: Jacksonville State (+3) vs. Delaware. Steve’s projections have line at Jacksonville State -3.1.
Tuesday college football steam alerts from DonBest Sports:
- Ohio State-Wisconsin Under 41.5
- South Alabama -8 vs. Arkansas State
- Hawaii-Colorado State Under 55
- Mississippi State +9.5 vs. Florida
- Arizona State +12 vs. Texas Tech
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>CFB Week 8 Hub with stories and resources.
Adam joins Tim Murray on the VSiN College Football Betting Podcast to preview the upcoming loaded weekend of college football as well as react to the firing of James Franklin. >Watch. >Listen.
Have trouble finding where the game you bet on is on TV? VSiN has a new resource to help you: The Game Finder.
NFL line mismatches for Week 7
Perhaps you have overlooked this, but Steve Makinen has a new power rating system, which helps him identify the biggest line mismatches of the week (for NFL and college football). This week’s No. 1 NFL game:
Actual Line: Vikings +2.5
Effective Play-by-Play Line: Vikings -8.8
Difference: 11.3, Favors: Vikings
>>More mismatches from Steve. (He also reports his results using the system so far.)
A Numbers Game hosts Gill Alexander and Kelley Bydlon sort through the biggest Week 7 favorites to find the best Survivor picks. Kelley still has one of the 4,418 entries left in Circa Survivor. >>Watch the segment.
Everything we do on Week 7 is posted here, including Tyler Shoemaker‘s early bets.
Pod To The Futures: Hosts Jonathan Von Tobel and Mitch Moss give an update on the betting markets across the NFL. Why is Baker Mayfield not the favorite to win the NFL MVP? Plus the new favorite for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, with Emeka Egbuka out with an injury. >Watch. >Listen.
Quick Hits
NHL: VSiN hockey analyst Jonathan Davis will post his Best Bets around mid-day.
NBA: The VSiN NBA Betting Guide is ready for download. VSiN product director Jason Latus promises to have our Opta AI NBA player prop projections ready for the season opener on Sept. 21.
Horse Racing: VSiN’s “Mr. Ed” Sehon and 1/ST BET handicapper Jeremy Plonk have picks for today’s card at Keeneland.
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