Let's go back to something I wrote after Game 1: "The Cubs expected to see ALCS MVP Andrew Miller several times in this series, and it was obvious to me that they were ready for him last night. Perhaps it's a prerequisite for slogging through a 2,430-game season, but spend time with them and for all the talk about wOBAs, SIERAs and mispriced lines, you'll find a love of baseball driving their endeavors. One thing I've noticed since I entered this subculture five years ago is that serious baseball bettors tend to be huge baseball fans.
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It's about enjoying one of the most anticipated World Series games in at least 15 and possibly 30 years. Honestly, though, Wednesday night isn't about a perfect bracket, or "capping" that final game correctly. But our eyes often lie, and in my quest to complete the perfect postseason bracket, I'm sticking with the edge my numbers see for the Cubs. My eyes can see (just like yours) that the Cubs' supposed top-to-bottom lineup strength appears to have vanished due to the struggles of Jason Heyward, Javier Baez and Willson Contreras. I won't be making that case, though, and if I'm wrong about this game and ultimately this series, it's because my model overrated the Cubs offense. All of which is to say, with the better and more rested bullpen, you can definitely make the case that tonight's value lies with Cleveland. By virtue of the dime-line math, all 10-cent, or in this case 15-cent, moves are not created equal - not even close - and in fact, a move from -110 to 105 is nearly the biggest change in implied win expectancy possible. Quickly the odds changed to what you see now, as Cubs money poured in. Sure enough, when the initial lines were posted in Las Vegas last night, the Indians were -110 favorites. Joe Peta: Before Tuesday's game, the separately listed odds on both Game 6 and the Cubs winning the World Series implied the Indians would be small favorites in Game 7. Game 7 PickCenter:? 55 percent picking Chicago Westgate line:? Chicago Cubs (Hendricks) -115 at Cleveland Indians (Kluber) 105? Here are our best bets for Game 7 of the World Series: Joe Peta's bid for postseason series perfection is still alive and on an individual game basis this series, he moved to 3-2 (-0.3 units) last night while Dave Tuley (5-4, 1.40) came out unscathed after a win on the favorite Cubs and a no-juice loss on the under. It's up to our baseball handicappers at Chalk to reveal if they see it that way as well. Not only have they gotten to Game 7, but for the first time since before Game 3, they're actually favorites, albeit mild ones, to win the 2016 World Championship.
The Cubs, on the other hand, entered Sunday with a one-pitch-at-a-time, one-bat-at-a-time mentality - for better or worse, Joe Maddon rigidly adhered to that outlook Tuesday even with a five- and then seven-run lead. The Indians are exactly where they planned to be before a pitch was thrown in the Series. As evidenced by the shellacking Josh Tomlin took Tuesday night, the Indians' win in his Game 3 start at Wrigley Field versus? Kyle Hendricks, the majors' ERA champ, firmly meets the standards of a stolen win.
Winter will take listeners to the pivotal points in each matchup while providing additional information throughout the broadcast.ĮSPN Radio’s World Series replays will be available locally on ESPN Radio affiliate stations and nationally on SiriusXM, the ESPN app and as well as via digital distributers Apple Music, iHeartRadio and TuneIn.— - Major League Baseball went eight seasons (2003 to 2010) without a Game 7 in its showcase event, but tonight, for the third time in five years, baseball, nay sports fans are treated to the ultimate winner-take-all contest.īy virtue of the rotation Terry Francona set at the beginning of the World Series, Cleveland's plan to capture the Fall Classic involved winning the three starts made by Corey Kluber while stealing a fourth game somewhere else along the way. The series culminates with the Chicago Cubs winning their first World Series in over a century with a replay of 2016’s Game 7 against the Cleveland Indians.Īll seven presentations will be hosted by ESPN’s Kevin Winter. The lineup also features two games from the 2017 series between the Houston Astros and the Dodgers. On May 9, ESPN Radio presents the 18-inning marathon Game 3 of the 2018 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The slate gets underway with Game 1 of the 2015 World Series between the New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals. Beginning Saturday, April 25th, ESPN Radio will present a special, weekly broadcast of a marquee World Series game from the last 10 years.ĭuring the next seven weeks, fans will be able to relive their favourite moments from recent fall classic match-ups form the last 10 years, with a different game every Saturday at 8pm ET.
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