Tuesday October 8 Best Sports Betting Picks & Predictions for MLB, WNBA Playoffs

The rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres was adversarial to start with however might attain a brand new degree of dislike throughout Sport 3 of the Nationwide League Division Sequence on Tuesday. The very best-of-five collection is tied at 1-1, as is the NLDS between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets.

Los Angeles followers threw balls and different gadgets at San Diego outfielders Jurickson Profar and Fernando Tatis Jr. throughout Sunday’s Sport 2, and now the scene strikes to San Diego and its boisterous environment. The Padres knocked the Dodgers out of the playoffs in 2022, a feat that could possibly be repeated with the following two video games in San Diego. 

The Phillies and Mets aren’t greatest pals, however their collection hasn’t had the kind of theatrics we noticed in Los Angeles. As an alternative, their matchups have featured stable late-game drama, and that is at all times a great factor in October.

A WNBA Sport 5 conflict between the Connecticut Solar and Minnesota Lynx will resolve which staff advances to the Finals. That one might need some testy moments, too.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT SAN DIEGO PADRES

The strain between the groups continued on the Monday off-day as Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts accused Padres star Manny Machado of throwing a baseball into the dugout at him throughout Sport 2 on Sunday. The Padres knowledgeable ticket holders that the membership has “a zero-tolerance coverage for (misconduct), together with throwing gadgets onto the sphere,” and promised ejections for any violations.

Misplaced within the craziness is that the Padres hit six homers of their 10-2 win in Sport 2. Tatis belted two and is 9-for-14 with three homers in 4 postseason video games this month. Kyle Higashioka continued to be a shock energy provide along with his third homer of the postseason.

Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts have been a mixed 0-for-8 for the Dodgers, and Betts is as soon as once more having a tricky postseason. He’s hitless in six at-bats — Profar robbed him of a first-inning homer — and is simply 2-for-31 over the previous three postseasons (9 video games).

Los Angeles is popping to Walker Buehler (1-6, 5.38 ERA) for Sport 3. San Diego has a giant pitching edge behind Michael King, who struck out 12 in seven innings whereas beating the Atlanta Braves in Sport 1 of a NL wild-card collection.

Padres -1.5 run line, +142 (DraftKings)

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT NEW YORK METS

The Mets have been laborious to chill down within the postseason as they repeatedly come by within the late innings. New York gained Sport 1 at Philadelphia after scoring six occasions within the final two innings for a 6-2 victory, they usually tied Sport 2 on Mark Vientos’ two-run homer within the ninth.

Philadelphia gained 7-6 within the backside of the inning on Nick Castellanos’ single, however the tone has been set—the Mets will not be happening simply in any recreation. The Phillies additionally battle laborious, with Bryce Harper main the best way.

Philadelphia could have Aaron Nola on the mound. He can go deep into the competition and maybe maintain the sport from stepping into the bullpen too early. That is an enormous issue after the Phillies’ relievers have been shaky in Video games 1 and a pair of.

New York’s Sean Manaea might need a shorter hook, however the membership is hoping the left-hander can corral Kyle Schwarber and Harper. Feels as if the Phillies ought to prevail.

Phillies moneyline, -112 (FanDuel)

CONNECTICUT SUN AT MINNESOTA LYNX

The Sport 5 matchup could be intense beneath any circumstances, however an alleged incident close to the Connecticut locker room after Sport 1 in Minneapolis ramped up animosities between the groups. Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve did not like how vocal the Solar’s postgame celebration was, and safety needed to diffuse the state of affairs.

So think about the postgame scene after the Tuesday evening recreation, when one staff will see its season finish and the opposite will transfer on to the WNBA Finals. May not be numerous pleasant handshakes.

Lynx star Napheesa Collier has postseason averages of 27.2 factors and 9.3 rebounds per recreation. The regular-season MVP runner-up had 29 factors and 13 boards in Minnesota’s Sport 4 loss.

Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner are Connecticut’s stars, however Tyasha Harris led the Solar with 20 factors in Sport 4. She had performed 12-plus minutes within the collection with out scoring some extent earlier than that splurge. 

Solar +4.5 unfold, -110 (FanDuel)