Pittsburgh Pirates +47

[steady hustlin]

This is a good price and an over reaction to the last game. Cole has good night and away numbers, the Cardinals haven't seen him, and the Pirates are batting .299 versus Wainwright on a decent sample size. Obviously there is pressure everywhere but I think Cole will be able to pitch more freely than Wainwright. I'm not afraid of the Cardinal hitters especially when you have a lead off guy who has been an embarrassment so far in the playoffs.

The place will be flowing with Budweiser and high energy but I look for Martin to park one early and shut them up.

One of the worst beats I took was when Matt Holiday dropped a routine two out none on fly ball that would have ended the game. it ended up costing them the playoffs. Wainwright was pitching.

One other thing, Clint Hurdle is solid when everything is on the line. The Rockies run in '07 looked like it was going to be over many times but he got them to the World Championships.

Unloading on the Pirates.

[TheMLBKing]

fading, thanks

[2daBank]

they begging you to bet against one of the best big game pitchers around, a club full of professional hitters that knows how to plate a few runs in a big gm. facing a rookie and a bunch of guys that never been here...unload away pal but cards win this gm more times than the odds suggest..

[BigPage25]

Cardinals saw Cole in game 2 actually

[steady hustlin]

Thanks for the feedback ESPN did not have this on the stat sheet I was looking at.'

[Ghenghis Kahn]

cole's a stud but how can you go against wainwright and the cards?

cards will somehow pull this off. they always do...

hope people have the same view as the op and drive the line down to -130.

[Down_Goes Bookie]

Taking the Pirates in this showdown. Cole was tremendous and I think he brings it again tonight. It's tough to bet against Wainwright but the current Pirates lineup has had some success against him with a .282 average, his strong performance in Pittsburgh the other day not withstanding.

The Cards aren't hitting... 6 runs over the last 3 games. Pirates are due for some postseason fun and I think they pull this out 4-2 or thereabouts. Last and definitely least, getting the Pirates at +155 is a bonus.

Andrew McCutchen	34	31	13	4	1	1	3	2	4	.419	.441	.710	1.151	0	1	0	0	0
Russell Martin	32	27	10	2	0	0	2	4	4	.370	.469	.444	.913	0	0	1	1	1
Garrett Jones	28	28	8	0	0	0	3	0	6	.286	.286	.286	.571	0	0	0	0	1
Clint Barmes	25	23	7	3	0	1	2	1	5	.304	.360	.565	.925	0	0	0	1	0
Neil Walker	25	22	6	0	0	1	6	3	2	.273	.360	.409	.769	0	0	0	0	0
Pedro Alvarez	24	22	5	1	0	2	7	2	8	.227	.292	.545	.837	0	0	0	0	2
Marlon Byrd	20	20	4	1	0	0	0	0	9	.200	.200	.250	.450	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Tabata	17	16	6	0	1	1	3	1	2	.375	.412	.688	1.099	0	0	0	0	0
John Buck	15	14	2	0	0	1	1	0	3	.143	.200	.357	.557	0	0	0	1	0
Starling Marte	11	9	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.111	.273	.111	.384	0	0	0	1	0
Justin Morneau	10	7	1	0	0	0	0	3	3	.143	.400	.143	.543	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Morton	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	0	0	0	0
Gaby Sanchez	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	0	0	0	0	0
Jordy Mercer	3	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	.667	.667	1.667	2.333	0	0	0	0	0
A.J. Burnett	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Jeanmar Gomez	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Harrison	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total	258	234	66	11	2	8	28	18	55	.282	.342	.449	.791	1	1	1	4	5

[Barnes & Whine]

I agree Pittsburgh gets it done.

[Pirates Rule]

This game is closer to even than not, +150 is too rich to ignore. The pirates will upset the Cards tonite. I also have them + 250 minus 11/2 runs, at half of the money line bet. Good luck to all, but remember, books were built on upsets, not favorites.

[TheMLBKing]

This game is closer to even than not, +150 is too rich to ignore. The pirates will upset the Cards tonite. I also have them + 250 minus 11/2 runs, at half of the money line bet. Good luck to all, but remember, books were built on upsets, not favorites.

books were built on idiots like you.