Lack of respect for Cole and the Pirates
DiscreetCat
Moderator
As great as Jake Arrieta has been recently (and he has been truly great), it's still awfully hard for me to see Gerrit Cole and the Pirates being +120 underdogs at home in Tuesday's NL Wild Card game.
I think a large part of this is due not only to the imposing presence of Arrieta, but also the Cubs' popularity in general. The Pirates are the better, more experienced (and certainly more playoff-experienced) club, and Gerrit Cole is anything but a pushover. I think the Pirates are a coin-flip here at worst.
FWIW, i favor taking the Pirates +1.5 runs (which i've seen as low as -150), especially with this expected to be a very tight, low-scoring affair (the total is listed @ 5.5 runs).
Whatever the result, should be a fantastic game to watch. Looking forward to it...
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I think a large part of this is due not only to the imposing presence of Arrieta, but also the Cubs' popularity in general. The Pirates are the better, more experienced (and certainly more playoff-experienced) club, and Gerrit Cole is anything but a pushover. I think the Pirates are a coin-flip here at worst.
FWIW, i favor taking the Pirates +1.5 runs (which i've seen as low as -150), especially with this expected to be a very tight, low-scoring affair (the total is listed @ 5.5 runs).
Whatever the result, should be a fantastic game to watch. Looking forward to it...
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No way you can hedge. Even if the Cubs beat the Pirates, you still need them to win 3 consecutive series (NLDS, NLCS, World Series) in order to cash your ticket.
For the most part, excluding injuries etc...hedging is a book makers dream..The only consideration I would slightly entertain... Pitt RL
Goes to show you how much I pay attention to baseball. I might play Pitt for $50