MLB The Show 20 Players League Playoffs: Updated Winner Odds Favor Blake Snell, Joey Gallo
As of Wednesday night, the field of eight baseball stars for the MLB The Show 20 Players League playoffs was set. After a doubleheader of games, the seeds, brackets, and matchups were determined for the first-ever postseason featuring the best-of-the-best on the sticks. That includes Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Blake Snell and Texas Rangers star Joey Gallo, both of whom are amongst favorites to win it all now.
Snell, Gallo lead odds to win MLB The Show 20 Players League
The MLB The Show 20 Players League began back on April 10, and at that time we revealed player odds to win it all. Pitcher Blake Snell was odds-on-favorite to win it all, and as the No. 1 seed heading into the playoffs, he maintains that spot.
Snell is listed at +225 odds to win, meaning a $100 bet on Snell would return $225 if he wins. He’ll take on the No. 8 seed Gavin Lux of the Los Angeles Dodgers to begin his quest for the title.
However, the Rangers’ Joey Gallo has shown how good he is at the virtual baseball game. He also previously defeated Snell in their matchup. So Gallo also has +225 odds as he heads into the tournament. He’ll face Ian Happ of the Chicago Cubs in the opening road.
Coming in third overall is Bo Bichette of the Toronto Blue Jays with +450 odds, followed by the New York Mets’ Jeff McNeil at +700, and White Sox player Lucas Giolito at +900. Giolito captured a huge win over Amir Garrett on Wednesday during a doubleheader. That saw the Chicago star grab the No. 6 seed in the MLB Players League standings as they head towards the playoffs.
Here’s a look at the complete odds revealed at the BetOnline.ag website.
The website lists other odds associated with the MLB The Show 20 Players League. That includes odds that a player from the American League or National League will win, as well as odds for each of the upcoming playoff matchups. See them all here at BetOnline.ag website.
Playoff schedule and where to watch
The MLB The Show 20 Players League playoffs will get going on Friday night starting at 10 p.m. Eastern Time. Fox Sports 1 will present the first of the quarterfinals matchups then. At 3 p.m. Eastern Time on ESPN2, more playoffs action arrives including the rest of the quarterfinals and the start of the semifinals.
The remainder of the semifinals will play out on Saturday night at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on FS1. The Championship will go down on Sunday on ESPN. That means live streaming is available through WatchESPN apps, website, and other channels for media devices.
Take a look at all of the matchups in the playoffs bracket below:
The quarterfinals and semifinals rounds will consist of best-of-three situations. The championship game will be a best-of-five. While both Blake Snell and Joey Gallo have +225 odds to win it all, only one will grab the title of the best MLB video game player.
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