Giants vs. Royals Game 2 Free Pick
KANSAS CITY, MO (ATS Consultants) – The Royals will try to even up the series tonight when they host the Giants in Game 2 of the World Series at 8:00PM ET. Will it be a low-scoring game?
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According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Royals are -120 money line favorites despite losing Game 1 to the Giants 7-1 last night. As for San Francisco, the Giants are +111 money line underdogs while the total is currently sitting at 7 runs for tonight’s game.
The Royals opened as -120 money line favorites and that’s where their line currently sits, although some books have bumped up their line to -122 or -125. The Giants, meanwhile, opened as +111 money line underdogs and now their odds sit anywhere between -111 and -115. The total hasn’t budged since opening at 7.
The Giants will throw Jake Peavy, who is 1-0 with a 1.86 ERA, while the Royals will counter with Yordano Ventura, who is 0-0 with a 4.85 ERA this postseason. Peavy is making his second World Series start after pitching last year for Boston. He gave up two runs in four innings in that appearance and hasn’t made it through six innings in either of his starts this postseason.
MLB FREE PICK: Take the under. According to latest MLB trends, the under is 3-1-1 in Peavy’s last five starts overall, 4-1 in the Giants’ last five games when they’re an underdog, and 5-2 in their last seven World Series games. The under is also 6-0-1 in Ventura’s last seven home starts versus a team with a winning record, 7-3 in his last 10 home starts and 5-2-1 in his last eight starts when the Royals are favored.
2014 WORLD SERIES GAME TWO FREE PICK: GIANTS/ROYALS UNDER 7
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