3 Best Prop Bets for Cardinals vs. Dodgers Wild Card Game
There aren’t many baseball games that are as intense and electric as the wild card matchups. Two teams with their playoff hopes on the line in a do-or-die situation.
It’s especially true in this year’s NL wild card game as the Dodgers are at risk of being eliminated in one game despite holding the second best record in all of Major League Baseball.
With that being said, Wednesday night’s showdown will be must-watch television, and if you’re going to watch it, you might as well place a few bets.
Here are my favorite prop bets for Wednesday night’s wild card matchup between the Cardinals and Dodgers.
All odds listed are via WynnBET Sportsbook.
Max Scherzer OVER 7.5 Strikeouts -125
In 14 innings pitched against the Cardinals this season, Scherzer has racked up a total of 22 strikeouts for a rate of 14.1 Ks per nine innings. At that rate, he’ll only need to five innings to surpass the set total of 7.5.
Let’s give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he’ll pitch at least six innings. That will give him plenty of time to hit the over on this prop bet. You have to like it at +100 odds.
Dodgers First Three Innings OVER 1 Run -135
In my bold predictions article, I wrote about how I think the Dodgers will get to Wainwright in the third inning in this game.
WynnBET has the Dodgers team total set at only one run for the first three innings, so I love the over on this number at -135. All they need to do is get one run and the bet will push, but since I think the third innings is when things will open up, I think this bet will end up being a winner.
Justin Turner to Hit a Home Run +390
Of all active Dodgers, Justin Turner has hit the most home runs this season with 27. Max Muncy leads this category, but with him being out with an injury, that leaves Turner as the top dog.
Despite that, Turner is listed with the longest odds at WynnBET to hit a home run in this game. That makes no sense whatsoever, so I have to jump on this prop bet at +390.
Turner has hit a dinger in two of his last four regular season games ahead of this wild card matchup.
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