Best betting apps, sites, promos for 2025 MLB Playoffs: Where to bet on Blue Jays-Mariners, Brewers-Dodgers
Bettors have plenty of options to choose from when placing bets on the MLB postseason on Thursday, Oct. 16
The Los Angeles Dodgers return home with a 2-0 series lead over the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS when those two foes face off in Game 3 at 6:06 p.m. ET, while the Toronto Blue Jays will look to even things at 2-2 when they take on the Seattle Mariners at 8:33 p.m. ET. Those interested in MLB betting have plenty of promotions at the top sportsbooks to choose from for both of Thursday's playoff games.
Where to bet on 2025 MLB Playoffs
DraftKings, FanDuel and bet365 are all offering "bet and get" promotions where new users receive bonus bets after a first wager of $5 or more. FanDuel and DraftKings are each offering $300 in bonus bets if your first bet wins, and DraftKings is also offering three months of NBA League Pass as part of this offer. As for bet365, the sportsbook offers $200 in bonus bets, but it doesn't matter if your first bet wins or loses.
BetMGM has two new-user promotions going on where bettors can get either $1,500 in bonus bets if their first bet loses or $150 in bonus bets if their first bet of $10 or more wins. The offer available to you varies by state. Fanatics Sportsbook offers bonus bets across multiple days as new users get up to $200 in FanCash every day for 10 straight days if they place a bet of $1 or more on any market at -500 or longer odds. If any of those bets lose, users get their stake back in bonus bets up to $200 per day.
The offer from Caesars Sportsbook is different from the rest as instead of bonus bets, it offers profit boosts. New users get 20 100% profit boost tokens after placing a first bet of $1 or more.
Best MLB bets for Thursday, Oct. 16
The Dodgers took it to the Brewers in Milwaukee and have three chances at home to clinch another NL pennant. Yoshinobu Yamamoto dazzled with a complete game in Game 2 after Blake Snell pitched eight scoreless innings in Game 1. The Dodgers haven't lit up the box score with just seven runs across the first two games of the NLCS, but the Brewers have just two total runs this series. The SportsLine Projection Model, which simulates every MLB game 10,000 times, does like Milwaukee to keep things close as the Brewers cover +1.5 in nearly 70% of simulations.
The Blue Jays looked shellshocked after falling behind 2-0 to the Mariners in Toronto, but they returned serve on Wednesday, beating Seattle 13-4 at T-Mobile Park. The Mariners needed a big start from George Kirby, who couldn't deliver as the Jays jumped all over him and the rest of Seattle's pitching with five home runs from five different players, including stars Vladimir Guerrero Jr., George Springer and Alejandro Kirk. The Mariners will hand the ball to Luis Castillo on Thursday. Castillo pitched six scoreless innings in the ALDS against the Detroit Tigers between a Game 2 start and Game 5 relief appearance. He'll be opposed by the legendary Max Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young winner who is set to make his first start in roughly a month after an injury-plagued first season with the Blue Jays. The SportsLine Projection Model's top play for this game is the Mariners winning outright, which they do in 59% of the simulations.
Responsible gaming
Sportsbooks take responsible gaming very seriously, and they offer tools and resources for bettors to utilize like different timeout options as well as various gaming limits, like time and deposit limits. BetMGM and DraftKings also have live chat features for users, and all sportsbooks have contact information for different helplines like 1-800-GAMBLER (call or text 24/7).
