Giants vs. Royals Game 7 Free Pick
KANSAS CITY, MO (ATS Consultants) – History has favored the home team in Game 7 of the World Series but will the Giants turn the tables tonight when they visit the Royals at 8:00PM ET?
ODDS: According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the Royals are -138 money line favorites over the visiting Giants for this pivotal Game 7, while San Francisco is a +127 money line underdog. The total is currently sitting at 7 runs.
LINE MOVEMENT: The Royals opened with -125 money line odds but their line has jumped to -138, while the Giants’ odds have gone from +115 up to +127. As for the total, it opened at 7 and that’s where it currently sits.
PITCHING MATCHUP: The Giants will throw Tim Hudson, who is 0-1 with a 3.72 ERA this postseason, against the Royals’ Jeremy Guthrie, who is 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA in the 2014 playoffs. Hudson is also just 1-4 with a 3.53 ERA in 13 career appearances (12 starts) in the postseason and that could lead to Madison Bumgarner being used on two days rest at some point in this game.
MLB FREE PICK: Take Kansas City. According to latest MLB trends, the Giants are just 3-8 in their last 11 games versus the Royals and are now 1-7 in their last eight games in Kansas City, including last night’s pathetic 10-0 defeat in Game 6. The Giants are also now 1-4 in Hudson’s last five road starts, 0-5 in his last five interleague starts and 1-7 in his last eight starts with four days of rest. The Royals, meanwhile, are 5-0 in Guthrie’s last five starts, 22-8 in his last 30 starts as a favorite and 19-7 in his last 26 home starts versus a team with a winning record.
2014 WORLD SERIES GAME 7 FREE PICK: KANSAS CITY ROYALS -138
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