Betting Preview: Guardians vs. Rays and Brewers vs. Dodgers

Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians, and Game 4 of the National League Championship Series featuring the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers, offer betting opportunities focused on pitching performances.

Rays vs. Guardians, Game 3 The Tampa Bay Rays will face the Guardians with a chance to even the series after their Game 2 victory. The Guardians return home, where they have struggled this postseason with a 1-2 record.

The Rays will start Griffin Jax, who has a 3.53 ERA and 1.18 WHIP this season. In his lone postseason appearance, Jax pitched two innings and allowed one earned run. While he has historically performed well against the Guardians, the betting focus is on Cleveland's starting pitcher.

Gavin Williams is set to pitch for the Guardians. Williams has been a strikeout pitcher, ranking second in the majors in strikeouts during the regular season and recording 24 strikeouts in 11.2 innings over his three postseason appearances. He previously faced the Rays this year, allowing one unearned run and striking out nine over 7.2 innings.

Despite Williams' success, the prediction is for him to go under 6.5 strikeouts. This projection is based on his significant workload this postseason, totaling 210 pitches, and the Rays' relatively low strikeout rate in the playoffs, with only 32 strikeouts in five games.

Brewers vs. Dodgers, Game 4 The Los Angeles Dodgers are on the brink of elimination, trailing the Brewers 3-0 in the NLCS. Despite scoring first in two of the three games, the Dodgers have struggled to capitalize with runners in scoring position and have seen the Brewers consistently respond.

The Brewers have not announced their starting pitcher, but the Dodgers' offensive struggles suggest it may not significantly impact the outcome. Tyler Glasnow is expected to start for Milwaukee.

In his previous postseason start against Atlanta, Glasnow pitched 4.2 innings and allowed only one hit. The article suggests that managers are pulling starting pitchers earlier in the postseason due to pitch counts.

The prediction is for Glasnow to record under 14.5 outs. The author anticipates a quick hook from Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, leading to Glasnow's early exit from the game. Additionally, a prop bet is suggested for William Contreras to record under 0.5 hits, despite his recent strong performance, citing Glasnow's historical effectiveness against him.