{"id":28801,"date":"2010-11-01T11:01:55","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T16:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=28801"},"modified":"2010-11-01T11:01:55","modified_gmt":"2010-11-01T16:01:55","slug":"game-5-betting-prediction-giants-vs-rangers-lines-11110","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/mlb-baseball\/game-5-betting-prediction-giants-vs-rangers-lines-11110\/","title":{"rendered":"Giants vs. Rangers Betting Pick \/ Game 5 Preview (Nov. 1st)"},"content":{"rendered":"

World Series betting: Giants vs Rangers Game 5 Preview & Pick<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The Texas Rangers would never choose to be in this situation: down three games to one in the World Series, one loss away from losing everything. However, if they have to be in this situation, the conditions could still be ideal for redemption. After all, they\u2019re at home and have Cliff Lee taking the mound. Can Lee shake off the only bad postseason start of his career and be Mr. Clutch again?<\/p>\n

2010 WORLD SERIES: San Francisco Giants @ Texas Rangers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Game 5:<\/strong> Tonight, 7:57 p.m. ET
\nTim Lincecum (3-1, 2.79) vs Cliff Lee (3-1, 2.51)<\/strong>
\nMLB odds<\/strong>: Giants +162, Rangers-172<\/p>\n

The Giants\u2019 destruction of Cliff Lee in Game 1 of the World Series was significant in that it marked the first time that the man many dubbed the best playoff starter in baseball history showed any mortality. Going into that start, Lee had never lost in eight career playoff outings. Lee\u2019s command wasn\u2019t quite right and the Giants punished him for it, torching him for seven runs (six earned) on eight hits in just 4.2 innings. The question bettors must figure out is whether or not San Francisco can repeat the feat.<\/p>\n

Lee has gone through slumps before. This past August, he allowed four or more runs in five straight starts. But that was largely because of a wonky back and, as far as we know, Lee\u2019s totally healthy right now. He still has an excellent chance to harness his stuff and put the ball where he wants it tonight. Overall in the playoffs, he has just two walks in 28.2 innings with 41 strikeouts. <\/p>\n

Also, as tough as San Fran was on Lee in Game 1, the Giants haven\u2019t hit a ton on the road in these playoffs. They\u2019re batting just .220 as a team away from AT&T Park. They\u2019ve scored a ho-hum six runs over two games in Texas in this series. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The real reason why the Giants are ahead in World Series is that the Rangers\u2019 potent bats have gone ice-cold. They\u2019ve scored just four runs over the last three games and been shut out twice over that span. Rookie Madison Bumgarner dominated Texas with eight scoreless innings in Game 4. Texas\u2019 Murderer\u2019s Row of Michael Young, Josh Hamilton, Vladimir Guerrero, Nelson Cruz and Ian Kinsler went 2 for 16. Ouch.<\/p>\n

Now, the slumping Ranger lineup has the tall order of solving Giants ace Tim Lincecum to stay alive in this series. But is that task as tough as it sounds? Lincecum opened the 2010 playoffs with an amazing complete-game shutout but hasn\u2019t been perfect since then. Over his last three starts, Tiny Tim has allowed nine runs over 19.2 innings with six walks. The Rangers beat him up almost as badly as the Giants pounded Cliff Lee in Game 1. Texas notched eight hits and scored four runs off Lincecum in 5.2 innings.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t envy bettors tonight. Now that Lee has shown he\u2019s not God, it\u2019s no longer a slam-dunk to bet on him. Still, I\u2019m doing it. We have to remember a few things about Lincecum. First off, he\u2019s the one pitcher Texas has knocked around in this series. Secondly, he\u2019s still a kid. He\u2019s 26-years old, pitching in his fourth big-league season, one win away from a championship, and pitching his first ever road game in a World Series.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve seen Lincecum struggle with adrenaline before. It\u2019s happened now and again in these playoffs and it happened during the regular season. Don\u2019t be surprised if Lincecum overthrows his stuff tonight and leaves a few juicy fastballs up in the zone.<\/p>\n

While Lee ain\u2019t perfect, he\u2019s been here before. This is his 10th<\/sup> playoff start and his fourth World Series start. While there\u2019s certainly pressure on him to keep Texas alive, expectations aren\u2019t too high for a team down 3-1 in a series. Only six teams have ever come back from that deficit to win the Fall Classic.<\/p>\n

While it certainly doesn\u2019t look good for Texas to win the World Series, I think the Rangers can extend it to six games. Bet on the vet to school the kid tonight.<\/p>\n

World Series Betting Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n

San Francisco is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games on the road
\nThe total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco’s last 8 games on the road
\nThe total has gone UNDER in 7 of Texas’s last 10 games when playing San Francisco
\nThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas’s last 6 games at home
\nSan Francisco is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Texas
\nSan Francisco is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
\nThe total has gone UNDER in 4 of Texas’s last 6 games when playing at home against San Francisco
\nTexas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games <\/p>\n

Pick: Rangers -172<\/p>\n

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