Diamond, Gridiron Betting Action Ahead

The MLB playoffs just got underway last week and there are three teams already on the brink of elimination in the best-of-five division series.

The St. Louis Cardinals have had their hands full with NL Central division foe Pittsburgh so far, but they head into Monday’s Game 4 as -113 road favorites to tie things up at two games apiece. The Tampa Bay Rays lost the first two games of their series against Boston and they have been opened as +102 home underdogs as they try to avoid a three-game sweep. The Los Angeles Dodgers went up 2-1 over Atlanta in the other NLDS matchup and they have been opened by 5Dimes as -151 home favorites to wrap things up on Monday night with a win.

The Week 7 college football schedule is littered with a couple of key conference matchups between ranked teams, starting with No. 25 Missouri on the road as a 9-point road underdog against No. 5 Georgia in a SEC East clash this upcoming Saturday at 12pm ET. Later that afternoon the No.17 Florida Gators will square off against No. 10 LSU in another SEC showdown. The Tigers have been opened as 8-point home favorites.

The big matchup in the Pac-12 this Saturday sends No. 2 Oregon on the road to face the No. 16 Washington Huskies, who are coming off a tough 31-28 loss to No. 5 Stanford as 9-point road underdogs this past Saturday. Washington has been opened as a 14-point home underdog against the Ducks in a 4pm ET start at Husky Stadium.

Turning to Week 6 in the NFL, the New York Giants are still searching for their first victory of the season after a 0-5 start. They will head to Chicago this Thursday night as 9.5-point road underdogs against the 3-2 Bears with the total line set at 45.5 points.

Sunday’s early games feature an inter-conference clash between 2-2 Green Bay and 3-2 Baltimore. The Packers are coming off a huge 22-9 win over Detroit this past Sunday as 10-point home favorites but they have been opened as 3-point road underdogs against the Ravens. The total for this game has been set at 48 points.

Sunday Night Football takes us to AT&T Stadium for an NFC East showdown between the 1-3 Washington Redskins and the 2-3 Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys have been opened as 5-point home favorites and the total has been set at 53 points.