The Los Angeles Dodgers are staring down a 0-2 hole in the NLCS, and Game 3 at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night is as close to a must-win as it gets for the two-time defending champs. The Milwaukee Brewers stole both games in Milwaukee — a 2-1 nail-biter in Game 1 and a wild 7-4 comeback in Game 2 — and now they get a crack at putting LA on the brink in its own building.

If you’ve never built a same game parlay before, this is a great spot to learn. A same game parlay (SGP) just means combining multiple bets from the same matchup into one ticket — all the legs have to hit for the parlay to pay out, but the combined odds are a lot juicier than betting each piece on its own. Here’s a beginner-friendly three-leg SGP for Brewers-Dodgers Game 3, first pitch 8:00 PM ET on FS1.

Leg 1: Dodgers -1.5 on the Run Line

The straight moneyline has the Dodgers as -177 favorites, but if you want better value for roughly the same read on the game, the run line is where beginners should look. Los Angeles is -1.5 at +129, meaning the Dodgers need to win by two or more runs — but you get paid out at plus-money odds instead of laying nearly double your stake.

Why lean this way? Blake Snell gets the ball for LA, and he’s been close to unhittable at home lately. Across his final eight regular-season starts, Snell posted a 1.13 ERA, and he’s allowed just one run in 18 innings over three starts at Dodger Stadium since coming off the injured list. He also has serious history against this exact opponent — eight scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts against Milwaukee in last year’s NLCS. Robert Gasser, meanwhile, has faced the Dodgers twice this season and lost both starts with a bloated 5.91 ERA against them. If the Dodgers’ lineup finally breaks out of its series-long slump, a multi-run final margin is very much in play.

Leg 2: Blake Snell Under 1.5 Earned Runs

This leg pairs naturally with the first one. Snell’s command has been the story of his second half — one run or fewer allowed in all eight of his final regular-season starts, and just one run surrendered in his NLDS outing against Atlanta. The Brewers hit well as a team this year, but they were a notably better offense at home than on the road, and now they’re the ones traveling. Betting Snell to keep the damage to one run or less at -133 isn’t a greedy ask given how locked in he’s been in this ballpark specifically.

Leg 3: Blake Snell Over 5.5 Strikeouts

Snell has racked up strikeouts in bunches all year, and the market has him projected right around this number at -145 for the over. He’s a swing-and-miss lefty facing a Brewers lineup that will see a lot of unfamiliar stuff after grinding through two games against Milwaukee’s own rotation. Given Snell’s track record of missing bats at Dodger Stadium — including that double-digit strikeout game against this same Brewers club last October — six-plus punchouts is a very reasonable bar to clear if he gets through five-plus innings, which his recent workload suggests he should.

The Full Parlay

Put it together and you’ve got: Dodgers -1.5 on the run line, Snell Under 1.5 earned runs, and Snell Over 5.5 strikeouts. Every leg leans on the same core read — Snell dominates at home, Gasser has struggled against this specific opponent, and a desperate Dodgers team finally gets some separation on the scoreboard. Combined odds will vary by sportsbook, so check your own betting app before locking it in, but stacking three legs that all point the same direction is exactly the kind of lower-risk entry point that makes same game parlays approachable for newer bettors. If you’re still getting comfortable with how odds translate into payouts, Hello Rookie’s betting calculator is a handy way to see exactly what a ticket like this would return before you place it.