[As part of our expanded coverage for the playoffs (analysis, day-of and day-after games, podcasts, previews), we have a series preview every day of the week leading to Thursday’s Game 1. Today is a traditional preview for Joe Resis, Tuesday will be a lineup optimization analysis by Luke Smailes, and Wednesday brings the trash-talking of the trash cans, Know Your Enemy from Colleen Sullivan.]
There are few results in professional sports that are more difficult to predict than a five-game MLB series. But, let’s unpack what we know about the Good Guys (93-69, +160 run differential) and the Astros (95-67, +205 run differential).