It is true that the NCAA Tournament has center stage this week and the MLB season usually doesn't begin until the end – or near the end – of the Big Dance. This year, however, they start at the same time – sort of. While most MLB franchise are still in the middle of spring training, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will play a pair of real, meaningful, regular-season games in Seoul, South Korea. This u nique National League West version of Opening Day is set for Wednesday evening in Seoul.
Here is my Same Game Parlay for the festivities, which will be televised starting at 6:05 am ET on ESPN. Also be sure to check out our full Dodgers vs Padres predictions.
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Part of the value in a Same Game Parlay, of course, is that all of its components can be correlated if you so choose. At the same time, plays that aren't correlated drive up the overall payout of the parlay. That is the entire plan here, as Freddie Freeman driving in a run obviously goes against a Padres win and the under. But even if Freeman produces an RBI, there is no reason why the other legs can't cash. Let's break down the entire SGP.