- The best bet for the Los Angeles Dodgers versus the Milwaukee Brewers is on Blake Snell to record more than 14.5 pitching outs with -180 odds.
- Robert Gasser to record over 3.5 strikeouts with +115 odds is another strong matchup considering his regular season starts this season.
LOS ANGELES – The best bets for Game 3 of the NLCS are on the starting pitchers to shine under the lights at Chavez Ravine. Specifically, Blake Snell to record over 14.5 pitching outs and Robert Gasser to record over 3.5 strikeouts.
Both teams have relied heavily on their bullpens in the series, which may mean that they each lean on their starters to pitch deep into the game.
Notable NLCS Bullpen Stats
- The Dodgers bullpen has thrown 8 1/3 innings, including 5 1/3 in Game 2 following the short 2 2/3 outing by Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
- The Brewers bullpen has thrown 9 2/3 scoreless innings thus far. Abner Uribe, Aaron Ashby, and Trevor Megill have each appeared in both games of the series.
Bet on Blake Snell Over 14.5 Pitching Outs (-180)
Blake Snell had his shortest postseason start since 2019 in his most recent start in Game Two of the NLDS when he recorded only 11 pitching outs against the Atlanta Braves. That was the first time ever that Snell did not record at least 15 outs in a game that he was starting as a member of the Dodgers in the postseason.
What may be more important than his pitching outs in the game may be that Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts kept him out there for 90 pitches.
Snell struggled with command, issuing five walks and throwing just 47 strikes in those 90 pitches. But Snell’s stats this season and for his career suggest that he is unlikely to get his pitch count worked up again because of his lack of control and therefore is a good bet to record 15 or more pitching outs at legal sports betting sites.
Snell’s five walks in 3 2/3 innings equate to 12.3 walks per nine innings. By comparison, Snell this season averaged 3.4 walks per nine innings. For his career, he gives up four walks per nine innings.
Bet on Snell to find the strike zone and record at least 15 pitching outs with -180 legal sports betting odds.
Bet on Robert Gasser to have More than 3.5 Strikeouts (+115)
Robert Gasser will be making just his second career postseason start, so it may be difficult for bettors to trust that he will pitch deep or well enough to record over 3.5 strikeouts.
But bettors must consider two things when considering the prop at legal MLB betting sites:
- Gasser has at least four strikeouts in 16 of his 20 starts this season.
- The Dodgers as a team have struck out in 24.2% of their at-bats in the postseason. That is the highest among the four teams remaining. Per FanGraphs regular season leaderboards, if the Dodgers maintain the 24.2% strikeout rate they have achieved this postseason, they would have the fifth-highest strikeout rate in all of baseball for the regular season.
