Sean Murphy Handicapper Review & Free Sports Picks

World Series Total of the Year. My selection is on the 'over' between Tampa Bay and Los Angeles at 8:08 pm et on Wednesday.

We saw a high-scoring affair to open this series last night with the Dodgers offense staying hot in an 8-3 rout. I'm anticipating another relatively high-scoring contest in Game 2 in what should set up as a 'bullpen game' for both clubs. The Rays are hoping that lefty Blake Snell can keep the Dodgers bats at bay but the fact is he's struggled for much of the postseason and isn't likely to work deep into this ball game (Rays manager Kevin Cash elected to leave Tyler Glasnow in the game for 112 pitches last night to conserve his bullpen for this one). While the Rays 'pen has been terrific overall this season, it struggled in Games 4 through 7 of the ALCS. The Dodgers will hand the ball to Tony Gonsolin, but he's only likely to work a few innings. Even if the Rays can't get to him, I do believe they'll be able to do some damage against a Dodgers 'pen that has struggled apart from Julio Urias. After getting through a shaky first inning, Clayton Kershaw was able to keep the Rays bats off balance over the next five frames last night. I look for a different story to unfold tonight. Take the over (10*).

Champions League Total of the Month. My selection is on the 'under' 2.75 goals between Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich at 3 pm et on Wednesday.

There's plenty of offensive firepower on display in this match between two giants on Wednesday but I'm not convinced this early group stage match will turn into a high-scoring affair. Similarly to yesterday's match between Sevilla and Chelsea, I suspect we'll see a bit of a feeling out process in this one, noting that these two squads are unquestionably the best in Group A (Salzburg and Lokomotiv Moscow round out the grouping). As much as Bayern in particular would like to make a statement here in the opener, Atletico Madrid is solid in the back and more than capable of holding form. The simple fact that Munich has scored a whopping 20 goals in five Bundesliga matches to date this season leads to this total being set a little higher than it should be in my opinion. Take the under 2.75 goals (10*).

Wednesday Champions League Free play. My selection is on Real Madrid -1.75 goals over Shakhtar Donetsk at 12:55 pm et on Wednesday.

This should be a relatively stress-free victory for Real Madrid with 'should' being the operative word. I'm comfortable laying the nearly two goals in this spot given that Real should certainly feel some sense of urgency even if this is only the Group stage opener, noting that they find themselves in a difficult draw with Inter Milan and Monchengladbach also residing in Group 2. A win is obviously imperative here and I'm anticipating a win by margin. Madrid will certainly have its guard up following a 1-0 loss to Cadiz CF this past Saturday. Prior to that it had reeled off three straight wins by a combined 6-2 margin in La Liga action. Let's call it a 3-0 or 4-1 victory for the favored squad on Wednesday. Take Real Madrid -1.75 goals (8*).

Sean nailed his 10* Champions League Match of the Month with Sevilla +0.5 over Chelsea yesterday! He's back with his 10* Champions League Total of the Month on Wednesday afternoon! Plus he plans to COLLECT again with his 10* World Series Total of the Year in Game 2. Your best bet is a weekly or monthly subscription package, giving you access to ALL of Sean's winners every day!