Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commi sion if you sign up through our links. Read our for more information. The 2024 Wild Card round is off to quite a start, with winning Game 1 on the road. San Diego was the only favorite to take care of busine s at home, with a 4-0 shutout over the Braves. With each team back in action Wednesday, weve put together our best bets for three games on the card. Tigers vs. Astros odds, prediction There was no doubt that Tigers ace Tarik Skubal would get the ball in Game 1. The only question is what will Detroit do for the remainder of the series. Instead of pitching a traditional starter, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch is opting to hand the ball to Tyler Holton, a reliever, who went 7-2 on the year with eight saves and a 2.19 ERA. This is a fascinating decision by Hinch thats just wacky enough that it might work against the Astros. Explore More Holton came on in relief Tuesday, retiring the only batter he faced. Hes struck out 77 hitters in 94 1/3 innings pitched and has yet to surrender a run in 4 innings against the Astros this season. The Tigers have one of the best bullpens in baseball, ranking fifth in ERA (3.55). To counter Holton, the Astros will start Hunter Brown, who went 11-9 with a 3.49 ERA and a solid 3.58 FIP. Runs are always at a premium during the postseason, and given the quality of pitchers both teams can send to the mound, theres a ton of value in this game staying under 7.5 runs. Best bet: Tigers-Astros under 7.5 runs (-110, ) Zach Eflin takes the mound with his teams season on the line Wednesday. Getty Images Royals vs. Orioles odds, prediction The Baltimore Orioles knew they needed to bolster their pitching staff before the trade deadline, so they went out and got Zach Eflin from the Rays. Eflin was just 5-7 with a 4.09 ERA with Tampa Bay, but since joining Kyle Nelson Jersey the Orioles hes 5-2 with a 2.60 ERA. See Also The right-hander could be one of those late bloomers because it wasnt until his eighth year (2023) in the majors that he had his best season (16-8, 3.50 ERA). As good as Eflin has been recently, the Royals should have the better pitcher on the mound with Seth Lugo. Lugo went 16-9 with a 3.00 ERA and is in the discu sion for the Cy Young Award. His 3.25 FIP points to only a slight regre sion, and hes undervalued as a +140 underdog. While Im aware that Lugo didnt pitch particularly well (four runs on nine hits in 5 innings) in his lone outing against the Orioles, Eflin hasnt exactly been a lockdown starter in his last two appearances when facing the Royals. Eflin allowed 11 runs (10 earned) on 14 hits in eight innings of work. If both pitchers equally struggle in Game 2, the for the first five innings as a half-run underdog. Best bet: Royals F5 (+0.5) run line (-120, ) Joe Musgrove gets the ball for the Padres in Game 2. Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images Braves vs. Padres odds, predictions The Braves exhausted their pitching options Monday in a doubleheader against the Mets just to get to the playoffs. Theyre in this round, and now their backs are against the wall against the San Diego Padres. Sales absence in this series is ma sive because the Padres have a .239 /.310 /.380 line against left-handers vs. .272 /.330 /.434 against righties. Thus, Atlanta couldve potentially thrown two quality lefthanded starters against the Padres with Sale and Max Fried. Fried will get the nod in Game 2, and while this hasnt nece sarily been his best year at 11-10, his 3.25 ERA is more than respectable, along with a 3.33 FIP. Learn all you need to know about MLB Betting Read about the Learn all about Hell be up against Joe Musgrove for San Diego, who made only 19 starts after mi sing some time with an elbow injury. Musgrove can be a nightmare for opposing hitters given his six-pitch arsenal that includes a fastball (24.6%), curveball (22.5%), cutter (20.4.%), slider (20.3%), changeup (8.7%) and sinker (4.4%). He also pitched well on the big stage with the Padres during the 2022 playoffs, allowing six runs in 18 2/3 innings of work (2.89 ERA). This is another game where both teams could struggle to score runs, and I look to play the total under seven runs before that number is no longer available. Best bet: Brave-Padres under seven runs (-125, ) Why Trust New York Post Betting Michael Arinze handicaps most major sports for the New York Post. Hes cashed two 15-leg teasers in his betting career as well as a 12-leg parlay that included eight Little League World Series games. More recently, he accurately picked finalists in the 2024 European Championships and Copa America. Miguel Castro Jersey