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Events of the week
MLB playoffs
There’s no better time of the year for baseball fans and bettors than October.
The New York Yankees and Houston Astros will play Game 2 of their best-of-seven American League Championship Series on Thursday night.
Houston took Game 1 on Wednesday by a score of 4-2 thanks to a spectacular performance from starting pitcher Justin Verlander, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while allowing just a single run to the loaded Yankees lineup.
Houston is now -340 to win the series at DraftKings and a -155 favorite in Game 2 when it sends lefty Framber Valdez to the mound to battle New York’s Luis Severino.
In the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres split the first two games of their series, and the scene shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3 of the NLCS on Friday.
DraftKings has the Padres -115 and Phillies -105 to win the series, and both are -110 for Friday night’s game, when the Padres send Joe Musgrove to the hill to battle Ranger Suarez.
Houston has the shortest World Series odds (+105), followed by San Diego (+340), Philadelphia (+380), and New York (+600).
Justin Verlander was FILTHY tonight! #postseason pic.twitter.com/lzZTbodfml
— MLB (@MLB) October 20, 2022