2010 World Series Odds: The National League gets home field advantage for this 2010 World Series, a best of seven games event (2-3-2) to be played between NL champs San Francisco Giants and AL winners Texas Rangers, starting with Game-1 Wednesday night (8 PM ET) at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Oddsmakers at sportsbook Bodog.com have established the Rangers as early -145 odds favorites to win the series.
As expected, both Rangers and Giants will send their ace pitchers to start Game-1 on Wednesday. First to take the mound will be Giants right-hander Tim Lincecum. The two-time NL Cy Young winner emerged from the NL divisional and championship playoffs with a 2-1 record and a 1.93 ERA. Countering for the Rangers will be another former Cy Young winner in left-hander Cliff Lee. The Rangers left-hander has compiled a 3-0 record through the playoffs with an 0.75 ERA.
Bodog.com lists the Rangers as -133 favorites for Wednesday's Game-1.
Game-2 should also provide a dandy of a pitching matchup when the Giants start the young phenom Matt Cain while C.J. Wilson will toe the rubber for the Rangers. Cain was credited with a 1-0 playoffs record and a 0.00 ERA. Wilson went 1-1 in the playoffs with a 3.93 ERA.
The Giants and Rangers will take a travel day on Oct. 29 before resuming World Series play for Game-3 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas on Saturday (6:30 PM ET, Oct. 30). Colby Lewis will start the game for Texas while San Francisco looks to Jonathan Sanchez. Lewis, a right-hander is 2-0 this postseason with a 1.45 ERA while the Giants left-hander Sanchez is 0-1 with a 2.93 ERA.
Before making any bets, gamblers should consider a few betting trends that should help you with deciding on a play.
The Rangers have gone 8-1 SU in their last nine games on the road, an impressive record to say the least. Texas is 5-1 SU in its last five games played anywhere. In their last five games when playing San Francisco, the Rangers are 0-5, a factor bettors must take into consideration. Remember, these teams have met in interleague play over several years. In games between the Giants and Rangers, the betting total has gone UNDER is six of their last seven games.
The Giants are 6-2 SU in its last eight games while the UNDER has cashed in 14 of their last 20 games.
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