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    Cubs are Favored in NLDS

    In case you have not noticed series price.

    Cubs -115 / Cardinals -105

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    Interesting knowing Arrieta will only get on the mound once.

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    Cards roll em.

    Easy play.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BIGDAY View Post
    Cards roll em.

    Easy play.
    Totally disagree, Cubs sweep in 3.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LT Profits View Post
    Totally disagree, Cubs sweep in 3.
    Cubs in 4. Cubs take Games 1,3,4.

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    Whoa......sweep in 3? I respectfully disagree. Who will go Game 2 for the Cubs...Hammel or Hendricks?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Regul8er View Post
    Whoa......sweep in 3? I respectfully disagree. Who will go Game 2 for the Cubs...Hammel or Hendricks?
    Too soon to tell but despite the records, Cubs are the better team with the better pitching.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Regul8er View Post
    Interesting knowing Arrieta will only get on the mound once.
    That makes me go Cards.

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    Quote Originally Posted by d2bets View Post
    Cubs in 4. Cubs take Games 1,3,4.
    Agree that Game 2 is Cards' best chance but may get nice dog value on Cubs that game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Huntertz View Post
    That makes me go Cards.
    Cubs should be favored Game 1 too with Lester, Cardinal starters are very mediocre. St. Louis currently -110ish Game 1.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LT Profits View Post
    Totally disagree, Cubs sweep in 3.
    I think you have been working too hard??? BOL with that.

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    Damn, I was planning on taking Cubs series assuming they would be dogs. Any suggestions on how to approach this LT? Game by game or series?

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    Quote Originally Posted by survive View Post
    Damn, I was planning on taking Cubs series assuming they would be dogs. Any suggestions on how to approach this LT? Game by game or series?
    I hear you, as of now I am passing on series and on Game 1 for lack of value. But my answer would always be game-by-game, it is infrequent that books give good value on series prices. I mean I like Mets and Astros to upset too, but I don't think the series prices are high enough. Only favorite I like is Toronto, but I never lay those kinds of odds.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 44 Mag View Post
    I think you have been working too hard??? BOL with that.
    Not exactly a reach now that series price is out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Regul8er View Post
    Whoa......sweep in 3? I respectfully disagree. Who will go Game 2 for the Cubs...Hammel or Hendricks?
    Probably Hendricks, but could be Hammel because he's been better on the road.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Regul8er View Post
    Interesting knowing Arrieta will only get on the mound once.
    4 days rest would put him on ? Sunday - game 4 ? Might set him up well if the Cubs can advance here?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BuckyOne View Post
    4 days rest would put him on ? Sunday - game 4 ? Might set him up well if the Cubs can advance here?
    4 days is Monday - Game 3. That is what he will do. Yes, it would set him up to pitch a Game 1 NLCS on normal 4 days rest.

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    Who has the better pitching?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Who has the better pitching?
    Cubs pitching hasn't allowed more than 4 runs in a game in their last 17 games. Starters 0.29 ERA over last 9. Cubs have had the best pitching over the last 2+ months.

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    they went from +1200 to +575 to be world beaters

    marty mcfly say it isn't so

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Who has the better pitching?
    Cubs easily.

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    Cubs are going to kick the shit out of the cards. Anyone who takes cards is braindead. Cards with best record in league weren't even favored to go to world series.

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    Remember how much money books have on cubs world series from before season? Sharps were hammering them. Vegas might have a big payday on their hands.

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    Cards just quietly go about their business and advance. Waino out of the pen will be huge.

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    Cards seem to rarely lose these series

    It will take a ton to beat them

    They never ever go down easy

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    Quote Originally Posted by jt315 View Post
    Cards just quietly go about their business and advance. Waino out of the pen will be huge.
    Hard to say. He hasn't pitched all season. Who the hell knows what he will bring coming in cold.

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    Quote Originally Posted by innovation View Post
    they went from +1200 to +575 to be world beaters

    marty mcfly say it isn't so
    That's hardly surprising. They just had to win an elimination game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LT Profits View Post

    Cubs easily.
    Not with how the series works out imo with first 2 being played in St Louis where Lackey has a 1.93 ERA through 17 starts and Garcia has a 1.70 ERA through 10 starts. They were going to lose game 3 no matter where they play vs Arrietta. You are putting a lot of faith in Lester but think it's more likely his games come down to the bullpen where Cardinals have 3 or 4 shut down guys plus whatever Wainwright gives them already proven out of the pen . Wainwright in 6th,7th,8th to Rosenthal in 9th will be tough.
    St Louis in 4 or 5

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    What I've learned over the years is, never doubt the Cardinals. They always seem to figure it out. A guy goes down & someone steps up like nothing ever happened. If Cubs were plus odds, I'd say that there is value there. The Cubs do seem to be that "hot" team entering the playoffs but, if anyone can put out a "hot" team, it's the Cardinals. Also, Arrieta, only pitching one game in this series, doesn't excite me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by d2bets View Post
    Hard to say. He hasn't pitched all season. Who the hell knows what he will bring coming in cold.
    I have no problem with him pitching an inning or two in a big situation. They've been prepping hm for just that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by survive View Post
    Damn, I was planning on taking Cubs series assuming they would be dogs. Any suggestions on how to approach this LT? Game by game or series?
    you should've taken them +850 to win the ws yesterday before the game... and +450 to win NL pennant

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    Quote Originally Posted by innovation View Post
    they went from +1200 to +575 to be world beaters

    marty mcfly say it isn't so
    where were they +1200??

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    Quote Originally Posted by lakerboy View Post
    Cubs are going to kick the shit out of the cards. Anyone who takes cards is braindead. Cards with best record in league weren't even favored to go to world series.
    Lb just crushed the hopes and dreams of cub fans everywhere. Rip Cubs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikemca View Post
    Not with how the series works out imo with first 2 being played in St Louis where Lackey has a 1.93 ERA through 17 starts and Garcia has a 1.70 ERA through 10 starts. They were going to lose game 3 no matter where they play vs Arrietta. You are putting a lot of faith in Lester but think it's more likely his games come down to the bullpen where Cardinals have 3 or 4 shut down guys plus whatever Wainwright gives them already proven out of the pen . Wainwright in 6th,7th,8th to Rosenthal in 9th will be tough.
    St Louis in 4 or 5
    Lester grades out MUCH better than Lackey plus Cardinals struggle with lefties. And Garcia is not nearly as good as his mainstream stats. Posted in another thread that Cubs rotation grades out second best among playoff teams behind only Mets. St. Louis grades out third worst ahead of only Kansas City and Texas.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SportsGEEEEK View Post
    What I've learned over the years is, never doubt the Cardinals. They always seem to figure it out. A guy goes down & someone steps up like nothing ever happened. If Cubs were plus odds, I'd say that there is value there. The Cubs do seem to be that "hot" team entering the playoffs but, if anyone can put out a "hot" team, it's the Cardinals. Also, Arrieta, only pitching one game in this series, doesn't excite me.
    This is 2015. The Cardinals had one of best teams in the league in recent years, so of course they did well. THIS year and right now, Cubs are better team, don't get blinded by the 100 wins and overachieving ERA numbers.

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