The lines this morning opened up at Tigers -112, Giants +102. This indicates to me that the books want people to hammer the Tigers. With the way Fister has pitched and the way Baumgartner has pitched, would you guys agree Det should have opened at roughly -122? The BUM! hasnt been in great form BUT! he was pounded by a reds team that was gaining confidence, and a Cardinals team, that has hit lefties well all year. Fister so far has pitched very well in the playoffs, but once again the sleeping yankees let him off the hook that game. Fister vs the Yankees, in the 1st inning alone walked 3 batters, and NY still couldnt score. Pathetic. His ERA is still a bit better than it should be, but all in all hes pitched well. Bumgartner, what can you say, he hasnt pitched well, but hes had a bunch of days off to recover, and I think he has a decent start today. Det dosnt hit Lefties well. They had a chance early against Zito last night, and they blew it. I really believe Bochy will have his team Ready tonight. IMO this is more of a must win game for SF than it is DET. Even if DET goes down 0-2 to start the series. they have what it takes to win 3 in a row at home. The way the lines set up, this tells me the books are scared that SF will come out hitting again tonight, because the pitching, ON PAPER, is a mismatch. I believe SF will get there runs again, but I still believe Det will keep it close. This does have the makings to be a 1 run game tonight. With the lines set the way they are, Ill take the +money in SF. IF SF wins this game, this will set up 3 great analysis at home for myself to predict on DET.
Bol!
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