Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Brewers vs. Dodgers, Stars vs. Avalanche and more

Find best bets for the biggest games in sports on Wednesday from the SportsLine Projection Model and top CBS Sports experts The last time the Los Angeles Dodgers lost the first two games of a best-of-seven playoff series, they were unable to recover as they were defeated in six by the Atlanta Braves in the 2021 National League Championship Series. Just like in that matchup, the Dodgers dropped the first two contests of this year's NLCS on the road. Los Angeles avoided going down 0-3 five years ago with a home victory, and if it hopes to keep alive its chances of becoming the first NL team in Major League Baseball history to win three consecutive World Series titles, it likely will need a triumph at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday as it hosts the Milwaukee Brewers at 8 p.m.

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