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The 2021 MLB playoffs are officially in full swing. The regular season really went by in the blink of an eye, but the playoffs have been thrilling so far. Why not celebrate the postseason by going for a big payday? That’s right; we’re back with another MLB mega parlay, this time a small 2-teamer with a big payout of 13/1. We’re counting on the Braves to win big in their NLDS series.
I’ve had a ton of success with these this season, and if you had blindly bet every MLB mega parlay we’ve done this year, you would be up significantly. We’re going big and bold, so let’s not waste any more time. But before we dive in, don’t forget to check out our picks for the side and total on every MLB game, with our team of experts in red-hot form.
Atlanta Braves -2.5 (+250)
San Francisco Giants -1.5 (+300)
Parlay odds: +1300
Let’s break down each of the legs one by one.
Atlanta Braves -2.5 (+250) over Milwaukee Brewers
For the first leg of this parlay I’ve got Atlanta on an alt line. I’ve been banging the table for this Braves team, so I was glad to see them even up their NLDS series at 1-1. Now with the series shifting to Atlanta, I think they’ll go up 2-1. I don’t think it’ll be too close either. The Brewers’ offense has produced only two total runs through the first few games of this series, and that doesn’t shock me. Milwaukee was 20th in OPS this season, which is why I was always skeptical of their playoff chances. They only made it as far as they did because of stellar starting pitching, and I don’t think they can count on that here.
Milwaukee will start Freddy Peralta, who had a breakout season. But Peralta’s prior MLB seasons were much less inspiring, and he started to decline sharply down the stretch. In August his ERA was 4.73 and in September it was 4.70. Now he’s going on the road for the first playoff start of his career. With the way Austin Riley and Freddie Freeman are hitting, these lineups aren’t even comparable at the moment.
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San Francisco Giants -1.5 (+300) over Los Angeles Dodgers
Getting 3/1 here is too good to pass up to wrap up this parlay. Sure San Francisco lost an ugly game in Game 2 of their series, but they blanked the Dodgers 4-0 in Game 1. Max Scherzer stumbled at the end of the regular season, giving up 5 earned runs in each of his final 2 starts. Then in the Dodgers’ Wild-Card game he wasn’t his sharpest either, walking 3 batters and getting pulled after just 4 and 1/3 innings despite allowing only 1 run.
Giants starter Alex Wood is coming off a great year, and the last time he was part of a postseason starting rotation, in 2017 with the Dodgers, he pitched really well. In those 2017 playoffs, he gave up only 5 hits across 12 and 1/3 innings. In his last regular season start he tossed 6 scoreless innings, and the Giants are 12-2 in his last 14 starts.
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