Saturday night’s NLCS Game 6 between the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers has a lot on the line. The Braves can clinch a spot in the World Series for the first time since 1999, but they’ll have to stave off the defending champion Dodgers, who will look to extend the series to seven where they can fight for a consecutive World Series appearance. Tipico Sportsbook has the visiting Dodgers as a 1.5-run favorite in what projects to be a relatively low-scoring game.
The money coming in indicates that most wagerers are expecting to see a good amount of runs scored, with 65 percent of betslips taking the OVER on Tipico’s 8.5 runs total. The tickets also suggest that this series won’t be decided until Game 7 on Sunday. As Saturday’s opening pitch nears, 75 percent of betslips have the Braves at +1.5, yet, only 53 percent of tickets are taking the Braves at the money line, suggesting that Atlanta will play well enough to cover the spread but won’t do enough to win outright.
Ian Anderson is expected to get the start for Atlanta tonight and will have to cool off the hot-hitting Dodgers on the heels of a 17-hit Game 5 performance. Meanwhile, Walker Buehler gets the nod for L.A. in a win-or-go-home Game 6.
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