NLCS Game 5 Odds
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (TheSpread) – The NLCS could come to an end today with Game 5 of the series. Here is a look at the odds for this game.
Game 5 of the NLCS has the San Francisco Giants hosting the St. Louis Cardinals at 8PM ET (View Matchup) with the Giants holding a 3-1 lead in the series. The Cardinals have Adam Wainwright on the mound to face Madison Bumgarner of the Giants. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Giants are favored at home in this game, as they are getting odds of -135 to win, while the Cardinals have been given a money line of +125 to prevail. The over/under total has been set at 6 runs.
The Cardinals are now 94-76 overall and 40-45 on the road. The Giants are 95-76 overall and 48-37 at home. The Giants were able to take a 3-1 lead in the series thanks to a 6-4 victory. The Giants fell behind 4-1 in the game but slowly worked their way into the win, scoring three runs in the sixth inning. Buster Posey had two hits and drove in three runs to lead San Francisco while the Giants’ bullpen threw six scoreless innings on the mound and allowed just four hits in the process. These two have now hit the over in three straight meetings. Bumgarner beat Wainwright in Game 1 of the series and he has led the Giants to two wins over the Cardinals this year while Wainwright has led St. Louis to a 1-2 record against San Francisco.
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