The set-up: I think this series and this opening matchup is a lot more even than what this line would suggest. Both teams have looked dominant to get to this point. The Braves pitching staff looks great and so too does the Dodgers. Fried has struggled against the Dodgers in the past, but that was then and this is now. Fried will be out for revenge here and he's been nearly untouchable all year.

The pick: The Dodgers are just as awesome across the board as their counterpart. Buehler and Fried are a "wash" in this matchup. In this evenly matched contest which I foresee being decided late or even in extra frames, I'm laying the reasonable mid-sized price for the extra 1.5 runs of insurance!

This is a 10* RUN-LINE BEST OF THE BEST on the Braves.