The Seattle Mariners will travel to Houston to take on the Astros in Game 1 of the ALDS. The Mariners swept the Toronto Blue Jays in a 3-game series in the Wild Card round, which very few people besides Mariners fans expected, and have an uphill battle against the juggernaut that is the Astros. Justin Verlander will start for Houston and he will be opposed by Seattle’s Logan Gilbert, so without further ado, here’s our +310 Same Game Parlay!
Along with this Same Game Parlay, be sure to check out our MLB analysis for all of the upcoming postseason games!
Let's take a closer look at each leg of our same game parlay.
Astros -1.5 (+120)
This is my best bet of the day, so I might as well include it in my Same Game Parlay. It should come as no surprise that the Astros will open Game 1 with future AL Cy Young champion Justin Verlander. Verlander had an outstanding regular season, posting a 1.75 ERA and 2.66 xERA in 175 innings. In the second half of the season, he had a 1.51 ERA and held hitters to a .170 batting average, showing that he only grew better with time. The Astors have been off since last Wednesday while the Mariners were in Toronto playing two high-leverage games, so not only does Houston have the pitching and hitting, but they also have the travel and rest advantage.