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The Nationals can put the Astros in a precarious position with a win tonight in Game 2. They send out Stras-burg who doesn’t have a huge sample size, but he has pitched well against the Houston batters and holds the statistical advantage over Astros starter Verlander. Get Dan’s analysis and suggestion on how to play this game.

The Nats come into this game razor sharp, winners of six straight but have had an extended rest period after wrapping up their series with Cards back on the 15th. Houston needed six games to get past the Yankees and will have had only a couple of rest days before Tuesday night’s Game. Dan digs into the angles and trends and gives out his suggested wager.

This looks like a no-brainer with Justin Verlander going for the Astros and a struggling James Paxton getting the ball for the Yanks. Keep in mind though that Verlander got tagged for four runs in 3 2/3 innings against the Rays in the ALDS on the short rest and will be in the same situation tonight. Get Dan’s thoughts and suggested bet.

This game might be the hardest to predict in the series because nobody knows if there’s going to be a game at all. Massive storms remain in the forecast for New York on Wednesday, and the rain isn’t supposed to let up until around 2 a.m. on Thursday.

The Cardinals send out Dakota Hudson to try to avoid the sweep while the Nats counter with lefty Corbin. Both pitchers have strong back numbers against their opponent’s line-ups, but Hudson has the better stats this season. Is St. Louis the logical pick at plus odds?

The ALCS switches venues to Yankee Stadium after these two clubs split two games at Minute Maid Stadium in Houston. The Astros go with Gerrit Cole in Game 3 while the Luis Severino gets the start for New York. Read on to get our MLB prognosticator’s suggested bet.

The runs have been scarce in the NLCS with the highest total coming in Game 2 when the two teams combined for four runs. It’s been that way all season when the Cards and Nats have met with seven UNDERS and one push in the last eight games. Read on to see what MLB prognosticator Zank is playing.

Justin Verlander has been nothing short of fantastic in the postseason as long as he’s been pitching on normal rest. Now he’s back on his normal rest; he’s been the biggest Yankee killer there is in the playoffs.

There is big home filed bias in this series with host winning eight of the last nine and six of seven games in 2019. If you’re going to ride that trend tonight, you’ll pay dearly with the Astros a -155 moneyline favorite. Read on to see who Dan is betting.

The Cards managed only one hit in last night’s 2-0 defeat, but get to face Scherzer who they have had success against this season scoring eight runs in 13 2/3 innings pitched. They won both games he started; can they make it three?

The Nationals starter Anibal Sanchez had just one start versus the Cards this season taking the loss in a five inning three runs allowed performance. St. Louis starter Mile Mikolas faced Washington two times this season recording a quality start in both games, pitching a combined 12 innings allowing four runs. The oddsmaker has the host Cardinals as a small -120 or so favorite. Read on to get Zank’s betting prediction.

Anything can happen in sports. That’s why they play the game. The Astros aren’t hitting and the Rays are. The difference between a winning handicapper and a losing handicapper is the ability to decipher what can happen versus what should happen. The Rays are a live underdog here.

Many bettors took a hit not their bankroll backing the Cards with Flaherty against the Braves with Foltynewicz in Game 2. We get the same starters in this afternoon’s decisive Game 5. Will the result be different this time around? Get Zank’s take and moneyline prediction.

Underdog alert! While the thought of fading Jason Verlander puts a pit in my stomach, he’s on short rest and the Astros have dropped seven of their last eight games at Tropicana Field.

The Yankees will look to put an end to the Twins season with a victory in Game 4. Luis Severino gets the call for the visitor while Minnesota goes with Jake Odorizzi. Can the Twins extend the series? Get Dan’s analysis and free pick.