It’s a baseball unwritten rule when playing a seven-game series. When you start off as the road team, splitting the first two games in the opponent’s home stadium is a great way to start. And that’s exactly what the Arizona Diamondbacks did at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas against the fearsome Texas Rangers.
However, in this year’s playoff system, the Texas Rangers have been undefeated on the road, winning the first two games in Tampa, then doing the same in Baltimore and Houston, where a seven-game series saw both the Astros and the Rangers winning all their games on the road. So even though the Arizona Diamondbacks might think they’ve got the Rangers where they want them, if the road warriors continue to dominate, Arizona may be in trouble.
The odds have narrowed a bit as you might expect with the baseball gods being appeased. Texas is now only a -140 favorite, while Arizona is up to +120. Monday’s Game 3 at Chase Field in Phoenix is a pick ‘em with the Over/Under set at nine runs. Texas will go with future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer while the Dbacks counter with Brandon Pfaadt, who pitched the clinching game against the Phillies. Scherzer’s best days seem to be behind him if his two LCS appearances are evidence, but he’s always been a good pressure pitcher so he could turn it around.
Other Bets to Make
Some intriguing bets still remain. The total number of games played—no matter who wins—is interesting with five games the longest odds at +275. Six games comes in at +155 and seven at +150.
If you bet the winner in a specific number of games, Texas seems to be the favorite with the odds being +320 for both six or seven games. If they remain true to form and Texas wins the next three games on the road in Phoenix, you can get +575.
While the MVP voting is off the board, the home run leader is led by the two Texas stars with Adolis Garcia at +150 and Corey Seager at +180. The top Arizona choice is the surprise player so far, Tommy Pham at +300. But the Rangers’ Mitch Garber might make a great longshot bet at +1000.
The World Series is far from over and wagering continues to be strong. If you make in-play wagers you might be willing to grab one of the teams when they’re down. Arizona should have won the first game when they led by two runs going into the ninth inning, only to see home runs by Seager and Garcia win the game. If you were paying attention during the Dbacks-Phillies series, you saw Arizona come from behind to win at least two games.
So, whoever wins the series, a savvy bettor can also be the winner.
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