The ALCS has the baseball spotlight to itself Tuesday before a day off Wednesday (and then a shift of venues) as the Cleveland Guardians visit the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2. Maybe some people will even watch this, as Game 1 largely got buried nationally playing opposite the stellar Bills-Rams Monday Night Football matchup to conclude Week 5. But then, baseball is a very regional sport.
Bet $5+ on any of today's MLB games to get $200 in bonus bets at DraftKings Sportsbook: It's an 8 p.m. ET start on TBS and there's no weather worries at the Trop. At -137 on the money line, Tampa Bay is taking 69% of tickets and 64% of money.
There's bigger leans on the Over 6.5 – I can't say as I'm surprised after both playoff games yesterday were high scoring. It was a weird Monday of MLB. On the updated series line, Cleveland is -165 and Tampa Bay +135 following the Guardians' 7-3 upset in the opener – despite trailing 2-0 to Rays ace Drew Rasmussen entering the sixth inning; Rasmussen should not have come out for the seventh in retrospect.
The Guardians totaled 14 hits against a Rays staff that allowed just 12 total in its ALDS sweep against the Yankees. In series with the current 2-3-2 format, teams that have taken a 1-0 lead on the road have gone on to win the series 41 of 73 times (56%). Cleveland has won four straight games in the same postseason for the first time since winning starting 6-0 in 2016.
Fans can try MLB betting on the best sports betting apps and get bonuses. The SportsLine Projection Model also has picks on games like Guardians-Rays from its 10,000 simulations, and our experts also offer insights on games every day. DraftKings SGP price: +115 (subject to change) We haven't seen an AL Central team win a playoff series in the ALDS or later vs. a non-AL Central team since Cleveland captured the 2016 ALCS vs.
Toronto before losing to the Cubs in that epic World Series. I still can't believe it has been 10 years now. These teams are proof (as are the Brewers, to an extent) that you don't have to have a Mets- or Dodgers-sized payroll to be a World Series contender as Tampa Bay ranks 28th in the majors in payroll and Cleveland 30th.
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