MLB Playoffs Betting: Final Wild Card Down To Mets & Brewers

a Milwaukee Brewer rounding the bases and pointing to the sky

All but one wild card series remains incomplete in the first round of the 2024 MLB Playoffs. The New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers will finish their best-of-three series tonight in Wisconsin, with the first pitch being thrown at 8:38 PM.

The winner will move on to a National League Division Series against the number-two-seeded Philadelphia Phillies.

New York Mets vs. Milwaukee Brewers

Runline: Mets +1.5 (-200), Brewers -1.5 (+170)
Moneyline: Mets +108, Brewers -130
Over: 7.5 (-105)
Under: 7.5 (-115)

18+ MLB sportsbooks are unanimously selecting the Brewers to win today’s final game and take the series. Tobias Myers is the most likely pitcher to take the mound for the Brewers. Myers has a 9-6 record and an ERA of 3.00.

Jose Quintana will start for the Mets. He is 10-10 on the year with a 3.75 ERA.

“It is a privilege to get this opportunity, pitching for the season one more time… This loss was really tough for us. But we’ll keep our heads up…”

Mets Pitcher Jose Quintana

Can the Mets avoid dropping three games in a row and avoid elimination in the MLB Playoffs? Tune in to ESPN tonight and find out.

All division series will begin this Saturday, but the Phillies series against the winner between the Mets and Brewers has yet to be scheduled.Saturday at 1:08 PM, the American League gets started with Game 1 between the Tigers and Guardians.

Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians

Runline: Tigers +1.5 (-170), Guardians -1.5 (+145)
Moneyline: Tigers +124, Guardians -148
Over: 7.0 (-120)
Under: 7.0 (EVEN)

Cleveland is projected to win Game 1 at home and take the series. Oddsmakers predicted that Detroit would lose their first-round series against the Astros, but the Tigers swept Houston 2-0.

At 6:38 PM on Saturday, the Royals will try to carry their momentum into Yankees Stadium, where New York is favored to take Game 1.