{"id":299548,"date":"2024-10-02T11:24:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T15:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=299548"},"modified":"2024-10-02T12:13:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T16:13:07","slug":"braves-vs-padres-prop-picks-wild-card-game-2-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/braves-vs-padres-prop-picks-wild-card-game-2-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves vs. Padres Game 2 prop picks: Bet on Jackson Merrill at +240"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The San Diego Padres are one win away from the NLDS. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Michael King decimated the Atlanta Braves yesterday, racking up 12 strikeouts in his MLB playoff debut. I expect Joe Musgrove to finish the job and am also taking Jackson Merrill&#8217;s RBI prop at a nice number<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Braves vs. Padres prop picks<\/a> for Game 2 of their wild-card series on Oct. 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Braves vs. Padres prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MLB markets:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northstarbets.ca%2Fsportsbook%2Fsports-hub%2Fbaseball%2Fmlb&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSpencer.Closs%40northstargaming.ca%7C916f83cdf6b946d991c308dcbd828528%7Ca474078ecda74c118881901a044d2bef%7C0%7C0%7C638593615480015353%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=glJDBFkhC3LlPn8TV%2Fci0zsI%2FxcZyEJj%2FJpQPRib62o%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click Here<\/a>&nbsp;| MLB stats:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northstarbets.ca%2Fsportsbook%2Fnews%2Fstats&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSpencer.Closs%40northstargaming.ca%7C916f83cdf6b946d991c308dcbd828528%7Ca474078ecda74c118881901a044d2bef%7C0%7C0%7C638593615480025470%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fm4gxgwnsPkAy6JgPBFxseYap85TjIRttY90lvM%2F9ZE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Best Bet<\/a>: Musgrove over 5.5 strikeouts (-112)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:96207\">Embed: #96207<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This line looks really appealing following King&#8217;s masterclass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Atlanta was helpless against the righty, and it&#8217;s not like we didn&#8217;t see it coming. Our Chris Toman took the over on King&#8217;s 5.5 strikeout total while I teased that line down to 4.5 in a +300 same-game parlay, which also hit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">King&#8217;s stuff was a big factor in those wagers but so was Atlanta&#8217;s predisposition. The Braves had the 10th-highest K rate against righties this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now they have to go up against Musgrove, who is a great swing-and-miss arm in his own right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The righty has been lights out since returning from the IL in August. In nine starts, Musgrove has a 2.15 ERA and has struck out six-plus batters seven times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only thing working against this play would be San Diego&#8217;s willingness to turn to the bullpen. The Padres got 7.0 IP from King yesterday and didn&#8217;t play on Monday. The NLDS won&#8217;t start until Saturday so Mike Shildt might be inclined to have a short leash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I&#8217;m not so sure that will be necessary. San Diego&#8217;s pen is good, not great, and Musgrove has pitched 6.0+ innings in six of his last seven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shildt should let him eat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Musgrove has a 25.0% K rate against this Braves lineup (92 plate appearances), per Baseball Savant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNDU3MiZsPTEzNTc4NzU5JnA9MjM3Njk%3D\">Merrill 1+ RBI (+240)<\/a>:<\/strong> Paul Skenes is my NL Rookie of the Year but Merrill was really close to snatching that crown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:96213\">Embed: #96213<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The star outfielder slashed .292\/.326\/.500 with 24 home runs and 90 RBI this season. Merrill was one of the league&#8217;s best players following the all-star break, ranking 10th in batting average (.314) and 12th in wRC+ (159).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has an enviable position in San Diego&#8217;s lineup, batting fifth behind Luis Arraez, Fernando Tatis Jr., Jurickson Profar, and Manny Machado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That quartet has reached base safely 17 times in 45 plate appearances against Max Fried (.377 OBP), who starts for the Braves today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Merrill is also 2-for-2 against the southpaw. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Picks made at 10:30 a.m. ET 10\/02\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"thestar wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Looking to get started? <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.ca\/page?key=ej0xMzUyNzQxMyZsPTEzNTI3NDExJnA9MjMyNDM%3D\">Sign up here<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Diego Padres are one win away from the NLDS. The pregame narrative: Michael King decimated the Atlanta Braves yesterday, racking up 12 strikeouts in his MLB playoff debut. I expect Joe Musgrove to finish the job and am also taking Jackson Merrill&#8217;s RBI prop at a nice number Check out my Braves vs. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":295038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[130],"class_list":["post-299548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-mlb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Braves vs. Padres prop picks: Game 2, MLB wild card | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Braves vs. Padres prop picks for Oct. 2. 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