Help me out Brothers.
I put in bets on my Giants to win the NL pennant and the Series during Spring Training. NLCS was a decent win, but WS would be pretty huge.
That being said, I am CONSIDERING a hedge bet on Texas, the same way I CONSIDERED hedging the last series with a bet on Philly. Before the Philly series, however, I said Fuck it, I am riding with the Giants as I did not see sufficient value in the Phils -250 for the series. I actually even put more on the G-men!!!
This time, the Rangers are getting -138 or -140, and I honestly thought the Giants would be small FAVORITES in this series with home field and a much better staff. Again, I am faced with a dilemma.
The ONLY factor that would probably tip me towards placing a bet on the Rangers, is if I knew or was fairly confident that Cliff Lee would Pitch Games 1, 4 , 7. Their 4th starter did NOT do well against the Yanks, and I would imagine a competitor like Cliff would want the ball in the Series.... I was very surprised that neither the Phils with Halladay, or the Yanks with Sabathia, didn't bring back their respective aces in the game 4's of their Series.
Is it THAT big of a deal to pitch on three days rest??
Historically, don't most guys have pretty good numbers in these spots??
Anyway, what I ask is this.....
1) Do you know if Cliff Lee is likely to pitch game 4??
2) Do you have Cliff Lee's career numbers on three days rest??
That would help me out a lot guys.
Either way, GOOOO GIANTS!!!
Should be a hell of a series.
BOL,
Shat
1 UNIT on GIANTS ARIZONA UNDER 9 -105
.5 U On Giants ML +102
.3 on Giants -1.5 +158
I like Madison Bumgarner a lot, especially on the road, where he has an
impressive 2.62 era and better than 3 to 1 K to BB ratio.
The Giants
are coming off a big win in game 3 of an important road series against
the Dodgers, and are all business right now after cutting the Pads lead
in the West to ONE game. Arizona has been playing decent ball of late,
but I think they would rather be at home with their families than at the
yard on the holiday.
The Giants hit righties(Kennedy)better than
lefties, while the DBacks have struggled against lefties(Bumgarner) at
home this year.
Final Prediction: Giants 5 Backs 2
BOL all.
18-6, +15.12 U on year
I like Madison Bumgarner a lot, especially on the road, where he has an impressive 2.62 era and better than 3 to 1 K to BB ratio.
The Giants are coming off a big win in game 3 of an important road series against the Dodgers, and are all business right now after cutting the Pads lead in the West to ONE game. Arizona has been playing decent ball of late, but I think they would rather be at home with their families than at the yard on the holiday.
The Giants hit righties(Kennedy)better than lefties, while the DBacks have struggled against lefties(Bumgarner) at home this year.
I also feel that the under at 9 is a little high.
I expect a final score around Giants 5 Backs 2.
BOL Gentlemen. Appreciate feedback.
-Shat
Would love any and all input.
1) TWINS ML and RL.
Duensing has been Excellent, and Galarraga has been nothing of the sort. The Twins are excellent at home while the Tigers struggle mightily away from Commerica. All that really needs to be said.
2) Orioles +127 over Boston
I thought Boston would man up and show their grit in what was essentially a do-or-die series in Tampa over the weekend. They went fairly quietly losing 2 of 3. Baltimore continues to play well for Buck, coming home from a 4-2 road trip to Chicago and Anaheim. Matusz has been very impressive of late and has a 2.41 career ERA vs Boston. Meanwhile, Beckett has struggled mightily all year with a 6.5 ERA and 15 runs in his last 17+ innings.
Take the RL if u want to play it safe.
3) Arizona over SD -113 and -1.5 +175
As most already know, SD has dropped 5 straight for the first time this year, and I don't believe Kevin Correia is the man to turn it around. He has been bad away from Petco all year, and has been getting pummeled lately, most recently by these same Dbacks less than a week ago.
Arizona has shown a very good approach at the plate in the last few weeks, as I saw the way they worked the SF pitching staff winning 2 of three there before returning home for this series.
I expect them to hit Correia well, while Ian Kennedy seems to have finally come around for them, going 2-0 with a 2.37 era and 1.05 whip in his last three starts. Even if he isnt perfect, I think his boys will back him up with plenty of runs to send the pads to their sixth straight defeat.
BOL Gentlemen.
As stated, input is welcomed.
-Shat
13-4 YTD, +11.5 U
Take the OVER in the ARI SD Game before the number climbs above 7. Even at 7.5, I would consider this a must play.
Too tired for a full write up, but these are two pitchers that are VERY mediocre in Lopez and Richard. Lopez has been bad on the road all year and has a 6.55 era in August while Richard has a 5-6 K to BB ratio in his last three starts. The Padres offesnse IS improved and showed that over the weekend with 18 runs in Milwaukee. Eckstein is back off the DL and Torrealba will likely be back for this one. Hitters on both teams have good histories against the opposing starters as well.
1.5 U play. O 7 -115.
Prediction: San Diego 7 Arizona 3