The 2025 MLB playoffs get underway Tuesday as the Wild Card Series kicks off with the first four games of the postseason.On the National League side of things, the No. 3 Dodgers will face the No. 6 Reds , while the Cubs , the No. 4 seed, will host the No. 5 Padres . In the American League, the No. 3 Guardians square off against the No. 6 Tigers and the No. 4 Yankees will take on the No. 5 Red Sox .

As such, your CBS Sports MLB experts are here to predict how each of the best-of-three series will go.

Below are picks from our five MLB writers for every Wild Card Series, plus odds for each series from FanDuel .

Yankees vs. Red Sox

( FanDuel odds: Yankees -178, Red Sox +150)

R.J. Anderson

Mike Axisa

Julian McWilliams

Dayn Perry

Matt Snyder

Yankees

Yankees

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