We cashed our Game 1 Phillies vs Cardinals Same Game Parlay in the Wild Card round, so let's hit Game 1 of the NLDS as well. These AL East rivals are all too familiar with each other which should make this a great series. While the Phillies were worried about making it to this round, the Braves were resting and locking up rookie starter Spencer Strider for the next 6 years. He won't be on the mound for this opener, so let's break down who will be and how it should make tonight's game play out. Along with this Same Ga me Parlay, be sure to check out our MLB analysis for all of the upcoming postseason games.
Braves -1.5 (+115)
Over 6.5 total runs (-155)
Austin Riley 2+ total bases (+125)
Parlay odds: +450
Let's take a closer look at each leg of our same game parlay.
Atlanta Braves -1.5 (+115) over Philadelphia Phillies
The Braves have made it to this round of the playoffs for 5 straight seasons now and are rightfully the favorites in this matchup. They've only met the Phillies in the postseason 1 other time back in 1993, but of course they play each other plenty in the regular season. The Braves took the most recent 2 games and swept them the last time they played in Atlanta. The opener of that series was against Phillies starter Ranger Suarez, who will be on the mound today.