Giants vs. Royals Game 1 Free Pick
KANSAS CITY, MO (ATS Consultants) – Will the Giants steal Game 1 of the 2014 World Series when they visit the Royals tonight at 8:00PM ET?
ODDS: According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Royals are -108 money line favorites over the Giants, who are +100 money line underdogs. The total for tonight’s game is currently sitting at 6.5 runs.
LINE MOVEMENT: The Royals opened as +100 money line underdogs but their odds have flipped and now they’re -108 money line favorites. As for the Giants, their line went from -108 at the opening to +100 as we draw closer to the first pitch. The total hasn’t budged after it opened at 6.5 at most online and Vegas sports books.
PITCHING MATCHUP: Both teams will throw their ace tonight in Game 1, as Madison Bumgarner will take the hill for visiting San Francisco and “Big Game” James Shields will toe the rubber for Kansas City. Bumgarner is 2-1 with a 1.42 ERA in this postseason while Shields is 1-0 with a 5.63 ERA.
MLB FREE PICK: Take San Francisco. According to latest MLB trends, the Giants are 9-2 in Bumgarner’s last 11 starts, 5-1 in his last six starts with four days of rest in between, and 11-2 in his last 13 starts after scoring five runs or more in their previous game. The Giants are also 10-2 in their last 12 games overall, 4-1 in their last five games as an underdog and 6-0 in their last six World Series games. The Royals, meanwhile, are 1-4 in Shield’s last five starts after scoring two runs or less in their previous game.
2014 WORLD SERIES GAME 1: SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS +100
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