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 are playing a pair of real, meaningful, regular-season games in Seoul, South Kore a. Following L.A.'s “Opening Day” victory, San Diego will try to even the “Seoul Series” on Thursday evening.
Here is my Same Game Parlay for the festivities, which will be televised starting at 6:05 am ET on ESPN.
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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 Mookie Betts getting a hit obviously goes against a Padres win and the under. Of course, something as inconsequential as a single hit hardly impacts the outcome of the game. So even if Betts gets on base, there is no reason why the other legs can't cash. Let's break down the entire SGP.