The Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies meet Monday to open their best-of-7 NL Championship Series. First pitch in Game 1 at Citizens Bank Park is at 8:07 p.m. ET (TBS). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s 'lines around the Diamondbacks vs. Phillies odds'and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Regular-season series: Phillies won 4-3
Arizona got to the NLCS by sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 in a Wild Card series and the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 in an NL Division Series. The Diamondbacks’ 5 straight wins are on the heels of the club losing 4 straight to end the regular season. Arizona was under-.500 after Aug. 1 (27-28), so its postseason run is a surprise.
The Phillies have advanced to this series after a 2-0 Wild Card win over the Miami Marlins and a 3-1 NLDS triumph over the best-record-in-the-NL Atlanta Braves. Including its regular-season finale, Philadelphia is 6-1 with a plus-29 run differential in October.