{"id":371936,"date":"2025-09-29T14:17:03","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=371936"},"modified":"2025-09-29T14:17:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:17:04","slug":"mlb-wild-card-schedule-and-game-1-odds-2025-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/mlb-wild-card-schedule-and-game-1-odds-2025-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Game 1 wild-card schedule and betting odds: Matchups for start of postseason Sept. 30"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s not quite October yet, but MLB postseason action has arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The latest:<\/strong> The wild-card round begins on Tuesday with a four-pack of games starting at 1:08 p.m. ET. These are best-of-three series, which means some teams will be sent home in a blink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the latest MLB wild-card schedule and odds for the Game 1 matchups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLB wild-card schedule notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For most of the season, the Detroit Tigers led the AL Central and were positioned to clinch a bye. But their 11-game division lead as of Sept. 4 whittled away to nothing in the closing weeks, thanks in part to an 87 wRC+ in the final month (dead last among playoff teams).<br><br>The Cleveland Guardians helped their cause by going 5-1 vs. Detroit in the final two weeks of the season to steal the division title. Game 1 will feel like a must-win for the Tigers with reigning AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal on the mound. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs split their matchups this season, 3-3. Both teams went 2-1 at home against each other. San Diego posted a 7-1 record down the stretch and will start Nick Pivetta, who has a 2.38 ERA in 15 starts since July.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Red Sox\/Yankees rivalry is nearly as old as baseball itself, and it&#8217;ll add another postseason chapter this week. Game 1 features a pair of new faces in the rivalry, as Garrett Crochet starts opposite Max Fried. <br><br>Crochet&#8217;s Red Sox went 4-0 vs. the Yankees in his first year with the club. As for Fried, he posted a 1.96 ERA in three starts vs. Boston but saw extremely limited run support. New York is 8-1 in Fried&#8217;s past nine starts overall, though.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Which team is a more surprising entrant to the wild-card round: the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers, or a Cincinnati Reds squad that was playing sub-.500 baseball as recently as Sept. 16?<br><br>This is easily the most lopsided wild-card series on paper, but anything can happen in a span of three games. The Reds went 8-3 down the stretch to steal a playoff spot, but they were just 1-5 vs. the Dodgers during the regular season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game 1 wild-card matchups: Sept. 30<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Visit all of NorthStar Bets&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/baseball\/competitions\/10065\/matches\">MLB markets<\/a>. Click on game odds to bet now<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Detroit Tigers (-167) vs. Cleveland Guardians (+137)<\/strong><br>Start time: 11:08 a.m. MT<br>Over\/Under: 6 runs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>San Diego Padres (-106) vs. Chicago Cubs (-112)<\/strong><br>Start time: 1:08 p.m. MT<br>Over\/Under: 7 runs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Boston Red Sox (+115) vs. New York Yankees (-138)<\/strong><br>Start time: 4:08 p.m. MT<br>Over\/Under: 7 runs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cincinnati Reds (+165) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (-200)<\/strong><br>Start time: 7:08 p.m. MT<br>Over\/Under: 7 runs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-10146156-2d6b-49a8-b097-37743fd550b5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/baseball\/competitions\/10065\"><strong>Full MLB betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/mlb-injury-report\"><strong>MLB injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/top-players\/hitting\/OPS-on-base_plus_slugging\"><strong>MLB player stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/standings\/division\"><strong>MLB standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not quite October yet, but MLB postseason action has arrived. 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