Game 1 World Series Free Pick
(The Spread) – Will the Cardinals start the 2011 World Series on the right foot with a win over the Rangers at home tonight?
ODDS: Oddsmakers have installed the Cardinals as –118 money line favorites for Game 1 against the Rangers, who are +111 on the ML for tonight’s 8:05PM ET start time. The over/under total for this contest is currently sitting at 7.5 runs.
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PITCHING MATCHUP: C.J. Wilson will take on Chris Carpenter in tonight’s pitching matchup. Wilson allowed six earned runs on eight hits over 6.0 innings of work in his last outing (a 7-5 loss to the Tigers in the ALCS), while Carpenter earned the win in a 4-3 victory over the Brewers in the NLCS. Carp went 5 innings while allowing three earned runs on six hits.
PUBLIC BETTING: These numbers are subjected to change leading up to the first pitch of the 600-plus wagers on tonight’s game, 55% of MLB public bettors currently favor the Cardinals –118.
MLB FREE PICK: Take St. Louis. Wilson has yet to pitch well in the postseason and tonight he’ll be on the road in a hostile environment facing a red-hot Cardinal lineup that features Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday and Lance Berkman. On the other side, Carpenter has pitched well and don’t forget how San Francisco’s outstanding pitchers stymied Texas’ powerful lineup in last year’s Fall Classic. The Rangers didn’t win either of their two road games in San Francisco last year with virtually the same team (minus Cliff Lee, of course). I like the Cardinals in Game 1 at a nice price.
2011 WORLD SERIES GAME 1 FREE PICK: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS –118
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