World Series Game 1 Odds
KANSAS CITY, MO (TheSpread) – The 2014 World Series holds its first pitch tonight with Game 1. Here is a look at the odds for this opening contest.
Game 1 of the World Series has the Kansas City Royals hosting the San Francisco Giants at 8:05PM ET (View Matchup). Both teams have their aces on the mound, with Madison Bumgarner pitching for the Giants while the Royals send James Shields to the mound. According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Giants are the slight favorite on the road, as they are getting odds of -110 to win, while the Royals are being given a money line of +100 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 6.5 runs.
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The Giants are now 96-76 overall on the year and 47-39 on the road while Kansas City is 97-73 overall and 46-39 at home. Both teams have won eight games in the postseason, with Kansas City going 8-0, while the Giants are 8-2. These two met three times during the season, with Kansas City winning all three games at home. Shields pitched a complete game in one of the wins and Bumgarner threw eight innings in a 4-2 loss in another game. They hit the under in two of three meetings.
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