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MLB Matchup Best Bets for Season Series Winners

by Mike Allen - 3/28/2024

MLB series matchup picks Colorado Rockies

Finally, baseball is back! Spring Training is cool and all. However, for the fans it doesn’t hold a lot of significance. I suppose if you are a legit superfan and have the time, you could’ve been glued to the tube for the majority of March.

We have almost exhausted ourselves with various MLB futures betting odds and predictions, to this point. From over/unders for team wins to yes or no to make the playoffs, we have covered it all.

Well, we have almost covered it all. Recently, I found some betting odds I haven’t seen before. That is always a treat.

Today, we have MLB matchup best bets for season series winners. For the most part, I tried to stay away from major rivalries, especially within a particular division.

Some of these head-to-head matchups are only for one series, and that's cool. We find our edge for a three-game series, and we play it. Oh, and we found some very valuable betting odds that you probably won't be able to get at the same number when it comes time for these teams to play one another.

Surprisingly, we were able to find some plus-money plays on home teams. Oh, well they must be much worse teams if they are dogs to win a home series…right?

No, not always. Let's get to the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers, as these teams are two of the best, the most intriguing, and quite evenly matched. From there, we will go against our natural instincts and potentially bet on teams like the Washington Nationals, Oakland A's, and the lowly Chicago White Sox.

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Head-to-Head Regular Season Wins

Atlanta Braves (+100) vs Los Angeles Dodgers (-120)

The Atlanta Braves played the LA Dodgers in only two series during the regular season in 2023. LA won the first series 2-1 back in May of last year. The Braves put it to them when they played in September, though, winning 3 of 4.

Both teams choked in the postseason. However, we know they are each a class organization, and that's why both of these ballclubs project triple-digit wins in 2024.

LA, of course, made the biggest move in the offseason adding Shohei Ohtani to the team. The Dodgers are now the World Series favorites, but let's hold our proverbial horses for a moment. We have 162 regular-season games to play still, and LA has to play Atlanta in 7 of those games.

I was hoping for 6 but that’s okay. If the two teams split, we would get our money back. We will have a clear winner with 7 head-to-head matchups.

You can see that the Dodgers’ betting line has been hit already with some cash or coin. The Braves travel to LA in about a month for a 3-game series. Let’s say the boys in blue take 2 of 3. That’s reasonable.

In September, the Braves host the Dodgers for 4 games at Truist Park. They will likely split those contests, and that leaves LA ahead one game. I went into this thinking even money on Atlanta, but let's follow the steam here for the favorites.

LA wasn't the best road team last season, while Atlanta won 52 at home and 52 on the road. However, the Dodgers already had two MVP candidates. Now they have 3, plus a new #1 starter.

Pick: Dodgers (-120)

Washington Nationals (-205) vs Chicago White Sox (+165)

Okay, I know that the Nationals have some solid young players, especially in the outfield, but to be more than 2 to 1 favorite to take 2 of 3 from the Chicago White Sox.

These two cellar dwellers collide in mid-May in the Windy City. I had to double-check where the series will be played, and sure enough, "The good guys" will host the Nats in a 3-game series.

Washington projects to win 69 games this season, while the White Sox are sitting at a possible 63. That is not a massive difference. We don't need to think about this one too much.

Give me the hosts and the big plus money here.

Pick: White Sox (+165)

Colorado Rockies (-190) vs Oakland Athletics (+155)

Rinse and repeat. We have almost the same odds here as the Sox vs Nats. Colorado went 2-0 this spring training opposite the A’s. The Rockies are an improving team, while Oakland is just waiting on the move to Las Vegas.

It's a value play, still! I like the home team to somehow take 2 of 3 for a fresh (+155) payout.

Pick: Athletics (+155)

San Diego Padres (-205) vs Boston Red Sox (+165)

It feels good to move away from the worst teams in the league. Nobody wants to bet on the White Sox or A’s, but we found about the only valuable plays for either squad and ran with them.

We started with elite teams, moved on to the worst, and now we are picking between middling ballclubs, the San Diego Padres and the Boston Red Sox. Both teams are considered to be underachievers after the past few seasons, and about the same is expected in 2024.

The Padres and Red Sox will only play each other three times, and guess where…

If you answered the famous Fenway Park, then you get a beautiful betting play to wrap things up. These two play each other in late June in a 3-game series.

I have the Red Sox as winners here. The Padres lost more talent than they gained in the offseason. Sportsbooks are supposed to give us tempting enough betting odds so that we make a play.

They are clearly trying to get us to bet on the underdogs in these head-to-head season series matchups. They had better be careful what they ask for because they can take my bet. These underdog teams are rated just slightly under the favorites, but the odds reflect a significant difference and potentially home-field advantage.

Pick: Red Sox (+165)

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