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San Francisco Giants’ Chris Heston delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in New York.
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San Francisco Giants plus-115 at Chicago Cubs: $320 to win $368
With an abbreviated schedule Thursday, the betting board isn’t flush with opportunities. The only option involves going in a direction where there might be a morsel of value.
The Giants and Cubs will tangle in arguably the biggest series of the weekend, with the former a half game ahead of the latter in the race for the National League’s final playoff spot. San Francisco is the better team by any measure — its plus-61 run differential is several times better than Chicago’s plus-10, for example — but Chicago is at home.
Given a somewhat even pitching matchup tonight with San Francisco’s Chris Heston against Chicago’s Jason Hammel, the first game looks like a true toss-up. Getting a decent plus-price on the Giants must be a take.
They remain one of the hottest teams in baseball, having won 15 of their last 20 games. The Cubs snapped a five-game win streak last night on the final day of a road trip.
I’m never high on backing a team in its first game returning home, especially not against an opponent with as much urgency as the Giants coming in.
Current Standings (as of July 1): Bern (6-3, $11,390), Brewer (6-5, $10,400), Keefer (4-9, $6,866)
Lifetime Records: 2014-15 champion Bern (91-77-1), Keefer (88-94-2), Brewer (77-94-2)
Case Keefer can be reached at 702-948-2790 or [email protected]. Follow Case on Twitter at twitter.com/casekeefer.
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