Changes to the playoffs the big news going into this season. See if you can work it out
The expanded 12-team format of the 2022 MLB playoffs will work as follows (all of this is per league): the top two division winners receive a bye to the second round, while the third-best division winner and the best three teams among non-division winners will play in three-game series for a place in the Division Series. The worst division winner will face the bottom Wild Card team, while the other two take on each other.
As a result, the single game playoff that was known as the Wild Card game was removed. Instead, the first round will consist of a three-game series involving the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th seeds from each league. The 3rd seed hosts the 6th, while the 4th host the 5th in the other tie. Additionally, there won't be reseedings: the team with the best overall record hosts the winner of the 4-5 seeds while the #2 seed hosts the winner of the #3 vs. #6.
Besides, there won't be a '163', tiebreaker game to determine playoff teams. If teams finish with the same regular season record, the MLB would implement a prearranged system of tiebreakers that has yet to be confirmed.
I'll post a market for the World Series later.
Dodgers are favourites @ $7. Very strong side again and the addition of Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts and Trea Turner (with a Max Scherzer rental thrown in).... it's hard to go past them... even though it's like picking the filth to win the flag for me, the 6/1 is very tempting.
