Updated series prices

[bigboydan]

I'll take my chances with the Cubs +115

Milwaukee Brewers vs Philadelphia Phillies
201 Milwaukee Brewers +200
202 Philadelphia Phillies -240

Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Dodgers -135
Chicago Cubs +115

Boston Red Sox vs Los Angeles Angels
Boston Red Sox -200
Los Angeles Angels +170

[fifawcs]

Cubs are the only one of these that is worth taking.

[LT Profits]

Cubs will be down 2-0 after tonight. I am on Dodgers +195 and I have no plans to hedge.

[LT Profits]

Actually, Angels +170 looks good.

[ryanXL977]

angels are done

[fiveteamer]

I could see LAA winning 2 in Boston.

coming down to a game 5.

[LT Profits]

Angels only need one in Boston.

[gm2022]

Cubs will be down 2-0 after tonight. I am on Dodgers +195 and I have no plans to hedge.

agreed

[fiveteamer]

I think they (Angels) lose tomorrow, though.

[juuso]

Taking Cubs and Milwaukee small.

If C.C wins today, It'll be close to a wash rest of the way.

Cubs just overall much stronger team, and getting them above even money is an OK investment here IMHO. Especially their lineup is superior.

[ryanXL977]

Angels only need one in Boston.

angels will need 2 in boston soon enough

ill take beckett and lester at home over any two pitchers in baseabll

i hate boston but no chance bosox lose those 2 games
laa has 2 hitters

chone is garbage, they are all garbage
they cant hit, every year same story

rays to the series!

[blackbart]

Cubs will be down 2-0 after tonight. I am on Dodgers +195 and I have no plans to hedge.

me tooo

[LT Profits]

I am obviously leaning Angels tomorrow, thus my repsonse. And Angels are the best road team in baseball.

[blackbart]

how about brewery's. they are one cc victory from being favored, and you get them at +200. realistically the phillies were fortunate to win game 1 against a makeshift pitching rotation, got only 4 hits and lidge nearly gave the game away. if i was on thee phillies i would be worried.

[LT Profits]

Taking Cubs and Milwaukee small.

If C.C wins today, It'll be close to a wash rest of the way.

Cubs just overall much stronger team, and getting them above even money is an OK investment here IMHO. Especially their lineup is superior.

Cubs are NOT better overall post-Manny. LA has the better top 2 starters right now, they averaged 5.50 runs per game in September and they have a much stronger bullpen.

[blackbart]

I am obviously leaning Angels tomorrow, thus my repsonse. And Angels are the best road team in baseball.

best road team by far and what if Beckett is not healthy, suddenly laa are favored and what if lowell's back goes out. Many things could change quickly in this one.

[ryanXL977]

laa cant hit

[juuso]

Cubs are NOT better overall post-Manny. LA has the better top 2 starters right now, they averaged 5.50 runs per game in September and they have a much stronger bullpen.

You obviously rate them higher than me. Just matter of perspective. Personally, I'm taking my overall power numbers for these lineups into account more than past months performance. They did play very well in September, but also against weak teams from their own division. I just rate Dodgers hitting very mediocre, while the Cubs probably have the best or second best lineup in playoffs.

[LT Profits]

laa cant hit

Yeah, they won 100 games by accident.

[ryanXL977]

they do this every yr in the loffs
every yr
didnt say they aint good
said they dont hit

[blackbart]

lost in the hoopala, lackey out pitched lester, one spectacular catch by ellsbury, vlad wandering off 2nd, one mistake to bay, or all the taking heads would be praising lackey not lester today. i mean lester did give up six hits.

[LT Profits]

You obviously rate them higher than me. Just matter of perspective. Personally, I'm taking my overall power numbers for these lineups into account more than past months performance. They did play very well in September, but also against weak teams from their own division. I just rate Dodgers hitting very mediocre, while the Cubs probably have the best or second best lineup in playoffs.

I think you are underestimating the fact that Manny makes the whole lineup better. And this is a case where you simply have to look at latter part of the season because LA's YTD offensive numbers are now meaningless.

Even that aside though, I think that the Dodgers' bullpen edge is most important in the playoffs.

[onthewhat]

Cubs will be down 2-0 after tonight. I am on Dodgers +195 and I have no plans to hedge.

Book my action pal, I'll take Cubs +115 for $100.

[ryanXL977]

let the guy keep betting cubs bc of their name, makes us more money

lester did not get outpitched. he allowed ZERO ER

[onthewhat]

Book my action pal, I'll take Cubs +115 for $100.

Actually thats a juiced line, meet in the middle at +125

[yisman]

Actually, Angels +170 looks good.

agreed. I'd rank it:

1)Angels
2)Cubs

on those prices.

[blackbart]

I think you are underestimating the fact that Manny makes the whole lineup better. And this is a case where you simply have to look at latter part of the season because LA's YTD offensive numbers are now meaningless.

Even that aside though, I think that the Dodgers' bullpen edge is most important in the playoffs.

manny eliminates a very unproductive pierre from the lineup further increasing his worth, not to mention the huge upgrade that furcal now brings at short. to put this in perspective, the projected runs per game with the pierre-berroa lineup you get 4.45 - contrast that with 5.23 in LAD current form. in comparison the cubs is 4.96

[LT Profits]

Book my action pal, I'll take Cubs +115 for $100.

Why would I do that when I have Dodgers +153?

[onthewhat]

Why would I do that when I have Dodgers +153?

You didn't get +153 after game 1 did you?

I'll bury you pal

[blackbart]

there are great reasons why we are touting the lad, the distinct bullpen advantage gives them three areas where they exceed the cubs yet public perception is just the opposite. here are the bullpen numbers to back it up.

The Dodgers bullpen rates out at a superb 3.35 xFIP, thanks to a weighted average of Broxton (2.91), Saito (3.00), Park (3.96), Wade (4.07), Beimel (4.77). The Cubs bullpen, while excellent, falls short of the Dodgers standard at 3.68, based on Wood (3.12), Marmol (3.87), Howry (4.36), Cotts (3.56), Gaudin (4.30).

[LT Profits]

HUH?

I got +153 at around 8 AM ET today.

[onthewhat]

HUH?

I got +153 at around 8 AM ET today.

So after game 1, the Dodgers were at +153 to win the series and the line has moved to LA -135 according to the 1st post in this thread?

[LT Profits]

You didn't get +153 after game 1 did you?

I'll bury you pal

Oh sorry, I thought you meant Game 2.

I have +195 for series and don't plan on doing anything else with that right now.

[blackbart]

let the guy keep betting cubs bc of their name, makes us more money

lester did not get outpitched. he allowed ZERO ER

whip was similar, but lester did allow more hits. i am trying to point out he was far from unhittable as the main stream media is trying to portray him. the result was more a case of great defense, bad baserunning, and lack of clutch hitting.

[ryanXL977]

lester made zero bad pitches
lackey made 1
that was the diff
lester is the best lefty in the al