NLCS Game 2 Same Game Parlay: Dodgers vs. Brewers Picks for Monday Night

The Brewers stole Game 1 behind a gutsy pitching staff and a Brice Turang bomb that silenced American Family Field for about two seconds before 40,000+ people lost their minds. Now Milwaukee leads the NLCS 1-0, and the Dodgers are sending their best option to even things up: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the same guy who threw a complete game in this exact building last October. Logan Henderson, the Brewers’ rookie right-hander, gets the ball right back at him, and if you watched Game 1 you already know this lineup battle is going to be loud, chaotic, and extremely bettable.

This is the kind of game that was built for a same game parlay. Two elite starters who both have a track record of making hitters look silly, a Milwaukee crowd that’s rocking after that walk-off-level Turang moment, and a Dodgers offense that needs to answer back immediately or stare down a 2-0 series hole heading back to LA. We’re stacking a four-leg SGP around the players most likely to define how this one goes.

Leg 1: Yoshinobu Yamamoto Over 5.5 Strikeouts

Yamamoto was filthy in Game 1 of last year’s NLCS against this same Brewers lineup, going the distance and racking up strikeouts in a complete-game win, and he’s been every bit as dominant this October, sitting at 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA and 10 strikeouts already in his first start this series. Milwaukee’s lineup chases a lot of soft stuff away from the zone, and Yamamoto’s splitter has been nearly impossible to square up all postseason.

In two regular-season starts against the Brewers this year, Yamamoto went 13 innings, struck out 12, and allowed just two earned runs. That’s roughly 6 strikeouts per start against this exact opponent, and he’s pitching with a chip on his shoulder after watching his bullpen blow Game 1. Expect him to go deep and go hard.

Leg 2: Mookie Betts Over 0.5 Total Hits

Betts has been quiet to start this series, but he’s never a guy you want to fade for two games in a row in October. He’s a career postseason menace, and the books know it — his hits prop sits in the -200 range, which tells you how heavily the number crunchers expect him to find a way on base against Henderson. If the Dodgers are going to answer Turang’s homer, it starts with their leadoff hitter doing something early.

Henderson has been excellent as a rookie, but he’s working with a thinner track record against a lineup core like this one, and Betts has seen enough reps against hard-throwing righties in his career to make quick in-game adjustments. One clean single covers this leg.

Leg 3: Jackson Chourio Over 0.5 Total Bases

Chourio has been the story of this entire Milwaukee playoff run. He already delivered a game-tying homer, a walk-off single, and a series-clinching hit in the NLDS against the Padres, and he’s shown zero signs of slowing down. His total bases prop for this game sits around 1.5 with plus-money value on the over, and given how he’s trending, betting against him right now feels like betting against momentum itself.

Against a tough Yamamoto splitter, Chourio’s bat-to-ball skills and aggressive approach give him a real shot to turn one mistake into extra bases. He’s the engine of this Brewers lineup right now, and the matchup data backs continued production.

Leg 4: Brice Turang Over 0.5 Total Bases

You can’t build a Game 2 parlay without the guy who just delivered the signature moment of the series so far. Turang’s fourth-inning blast off Tarik Skubal tied Game 1 and set the tone for Milwaukee’s eventual win — his second career postseason homer and a shot that traveled 384 feet the opposite way, which tells you he’s seeing the ball as well as he ever has. A second baseman who’s capable of going oppo-deep on a lefty’s best pitch is a second baseman worth riding again.

Turang’s total bases number sits at a very gettable 0.5, and after that kind of performance in front of the home crowd, expect Milwaukee’s lineup — and especially its newest October hero — to keep swinging with confidence.

The Full Parlay

Yamamoto over 5.5 strikeouts, Betts over 0.5 hits, Chourio over 0.5 total bases, and Turang over 0.5 total bases. Combined, this parlay leans into exactly what Game 1 showed us: dominant starting pitching and a Milwaukee lineup that keeps finding its moment. If you’re deciding where to actually place it, check DraftKings promo code offers before first pitch, and if same game parlays are new territory for you, it’s worth a quick read through our Same Game Parlays breakdown first. With American Family Field rocking and a 1-0 series lead on the line, Game 2 has all the ingredients for another instant classic — get your legs in before first pitch at 5 p.m. ET.