Newsweek's MLB betting expert provides his best MLB player prop picks for Monday's divisional series MLB matchups.

Given the state of the Detroit Tigers’ starting rotation, it appeared as if they would need Tarik Skubal to win both of his starts to have a chance in the ALDS against Cleveland.

With the divisional series underway, here are who experts are predicting to advance to the conference championship series.

Take a look at the site's picks for games in the ALDS (Detroit Tigers vs Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees) and NLDS (New York Mets vs Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Dodgers).

MLB division series round is here, with four best-of-five showdowns ready to get going. In each series, Games 1, 2 and 5 (if necessary) will take place at the home stadium of the division winners that earned a bye into this round of the playoffs.

MLB Playoff slate that includes a lot of exciting contests, the Kansas City Royals versus the New York Yankees is a game to see. Searching for live coverage of MLB baseball? All the games to watch today are here.

As the MLB postseason progresses, both division series are even. As venues change, the Phillies now take the lead as favorites to win the National League.