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Atlanta Braves Begin Playoffs as Betting Favorite to Win 2023 World Series

The Atlanta Braves are the betting favorite at +310 odds to win the 2023 World Series with the MLB playoffs beginning today.

Ronald Acuna Braves — Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. celebrates a home run against the Philadelphia Phillies. (Image: Getty)

The Houston Astros won the 2022 World Series, and they began the season as the consensus favorite to repeat at +650 odds. There has not been a repeat champion in MLB in 23 years since New York Yankees won three-straight titles between 1998 and 2000.

2023 MLB PLAYOFF TEAM	WORLD SERIES ODDS	PRESEASON ODDS
Atlanta Braves	+310	+750
LA Dodgers	+400	+850
Houston Astros	+450	+650
Tampa Bay Rays	+1000	+1900
Baltimore Orioles	+700	+7000
Texas Rangers	+1600	+4500
Philadelphia Phillies	+1300	+1800
Minnesota Twins	+2000	+3500
Milwaukee Brewers	+1700	+3500
Toronto Blue Jays	+1600	+1200
Arizona Diamondbacks	+3000	+18000
Miami Marlins	+3500	+8000

The Astros (+650), Braves (+750), Yankees (+750), Los Angeles Dodgers (+850), New York Mets (+950), and San Diego Padres (+950) were the top six favorites to win the World Series at the end of Spring Training.

Three of those early betting favorites — Yankees, Mets, Padres — failed to qualify for the playoffs and they had among the highest-paid payrolls in baseball this season.

The Yankees went off the rails during one of their worst losing streaks in 28 years, and the Mets gutted their team and dealt pitchers Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander at the trade deadline.

Braves Hope to Avoid Another Early Exit

The Braves advanced to the playoffs in six consecutive seasons under manager Brian Snitker, but they won the World Series only once in 2021.

The Braves won 101 games last season, but were eliminated in the NLDS by the Philadelphia Phillies in four games. It marked the third time since 2018 that the Braves were knocked out of the postseason in the NLDS. In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, the Dodgers defeated the Braves in the NLCS and denied them a trip to the World Series.

In the 2021 playoffs, the Braves ran the table with an 11-5 record and defeated the Astros in the World Series to win their first championship since 1995.

The Braves seek a fifth championship. They have been a popular pick the win the World Series for most of the season.

The Braves ended Spring Training at +750 odds to win the World Series as the second cofavorite on DraftKings’ futures board with the Yankees.

The Braves passed the 100-win mark in back-to-back seasons for the first time in 20 years. They won 104 games this season and surpassed last year’s total of 101 wins.

With 104 wins, the Braves tied a franchise mark for second-most wins in team history. The 1993 squad won 104 games but were eliminated in the NLCS. The 1998 Braves won 106 games, yet lost in the NLCS that year.

This year’s Braves had identical home and road records at 52-29, and they are tied with the Baltimore Orioles for the best away record this season.

The Braves are the #1 seed in the National League, and have a bye. They will meet the winner of the NL Wild Card round between the #5 Miami Marlins and #4 Philadelphia Phillies.

Hotlanta’s Big 3: Acuña, Olson, and Strider

Right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. posted an MVP season with 41 home runs and 106 RBI. The speedster led the major with 73 stolen bases. He also slashed at .337/.416/.596.

First baseman Matt Olson was an ironman who played in every game this season. He was the Home Run King and led the majors with 54 home runs and 139 RBIs. Olson finished the season with a slashline of .283/.389/.604.

Designated hitter Marcell Ozuna bashed 40 home runs and drove in 100 RBI, and second baseman Ozzie Albies also contributed 33 home runs and 109 RBI.

The Braves got most of their tun production from Olson, Acuña, Albies, and Ozuna. All four players drove in 100-plus runs this season. Third baseman Austin Riley just missed the century mark with 97 RBI, but he also smacked 37 home runs. Their top five big bats combined for 151 home runs, or almost half of the team’s final tally of 307 long balls this season.

On the mound, ace Spencer Strider posted a 20-5 record with a 3.86 ERA and 1.09 WHIP in 32 starts. He led the majors with 20 victories and 281 strikeouts. Strider anchors a dinged-up rotation with starters Max Fried and Charlie Morton both nursing injuries.

Set-up man AJ Minter and closer Raisel Iglesias are a dangerous combo late in the game for Snitker. Iglesias saved 33 games and has a 2.75 ERA and 1.19 WHIP. Minter has 21 holds and 10 saves with a 3.76 ERA and 1.19 WHIP.

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Stakelogic Takes Runner Runner Roulette 5000x Live to the Rest of the World

stakelogic_takes_runner_runner_roulette_5000x_live_to_the_rest_of_the_world After announcing an exclusive engagement for its new game in late November of last year, Stakelogic Live is now making Runner Runner Roulette 5000x available to operators network-wide. The game was first released solely at Unibet.nl

Live dealer gaming is reported to be extremely popular in the Netherlands so it simply made sense to offer Dutch players a first crack at the game which plays mostly like standard European roulette but also has some exciting additional features to make it fun for everyone.

Now licensed operators in all regulated markets can offer the game along with other in-person streaming and hosted games from the provider’s live studio in the Netherlands. The game currently is not streamed from Stakelogic Live’s state-of-the-art studio in Birkirkara, Malta. The company provides an entire suite of live games including blackjack streamed from dedicated studios. The company’s RNG games have been licensed in Malta since 2016.

Fast-Paced Game with 5,000x Potential Multiplier on Wins

Gameplay is fast-paced and the potential to pick up a 5000x multiplier on top of the game’s own odds sets it apart from most other casino floor games while the atmosphere and actual bonus mechanics set one foot solidly in the gameshow gambling genre.

The game is built around TCX Huxley’sSaturn Auto Roulette wheel, the world’s first and only compact, tabletop, automated roulette wheel.

Behind the wheel, players will see random roulette numbers (1-36 and 0 but not 00) showcased with every spin. The quantity of numbers that can appear varies from 1 to 5 but at least one roulette number is always featured. If the winning number on the wheel matches any of the showcased numbers on the display the player will get winnings multiplied by a factor of 50x to 500x or they will enter a special bonus round where things simply get crazy for big win potential.

In the special bonus round, players will see a 10×10 grid of symbols cloned from the Stakelogic slot games Runner Runner. It’s a classic fruit slot at its core so the symbols on the board include Bars, Melons, Strawberries, 7s, stars, etc. Random multipliers from 50x up to 5,000x this time appear as well and are hidden behind the 100 symbols which are shuffled up madly on the screen.

With their table win “in hand”, the player now selects any one of the symbols and is awarded the multiplier that it conceals.

It’s a sight to see with all the showbiz glitz and glamor adding to the excitement and there is no other studio backdrop like it on the market at this point. Banks of lights warm the cockles and the dealer dressing in a gold suit jacket and sometimes sporting a bowtie really set the mood.

Around the Clock with Bets as Low as€0.20

The game is designed to offer everyone in regulated markets a chance to play, with a minimum bet of just €0.20. New rounds are pounded out 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from the dedicated Dutch studio.

Head of Live Casino at Stakelogic Live, Richard Walker said: “The gameshow format is one of the most popular in the Netherlands and beyond, and in Runner Runner Roulette 5000X we have a game that is packed full of glitz, glamour, and plenty of big win potential.

It has performed incredibly well with Unibet, and we can’t wait to see it land in the live game lobbies of other operators, especially in the Dutch market taking full use of our Native content. The player experience is thrilling as it is entertaining, allowing operators to engage new and existing players with a game they want to come back to again and again.”

In addition to Malta and the Netherlands, Stakelogic is also licensed in Ukraine, Greece, the United Kingdom, the US state of Michigan, and Romania.

Source: Runner Runner Roulette 5000X To Take The World By Storm, Stakelogic News, March 6, 2023

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