Cubs worth taking, on the RL-1.5

Question

I like them to win the game straight-up, on the moneyline, but can they ALSO cover the RL at-1.5?

lajohn · Answer

I like them to win the game straight-up, on the moneyline, but can they ALSO cover the RL at-1.5?

PrimeTime31 · Answer

Im taking it.

lajohn · Answer

Last year, they met 3 times AT Chicago.The Cubs won ALL THREE!!!BUT, two of the three, were 1-run wins.

Broncodevil · Answer

Cubs against Cole..................Pirates against Hendricks

Rizzo 8-23 Polanco 7-17

Montero 3-6 Harrison 4-12

Zobrist 2-5 Mercer 4-14

Bryant 3-13 Marte 2-12

Schwarber 1-5 Mcutchen 2-13

This may help..Pirates have a little more trouble than Cubs with

the opposing pitcher.

Also, if you play beat the streak, Rizzo or Polanco would be

a good play today!

lajohn · Answer

Unfortunately, looks fairly even to me...at first glance.

lajohn · Answer

The Cubs have won 4 of their last 5, while the Pittsburgh has lost their last 4.Pittsburgh&#x27;s offense has not "quite clicked" yet, as they have scored a total of 8 runs...nothing scary.Also, Cole is sporting a 6.55 ERA so far, so Chicago can definitely get to him in this matinee matchup, in which the Cubs excell at home.

MB67 · Answer

Took Cubbies with RL .

bigdude · Answer

I AM FROM PITTSBURGH THE PIRATES ARE TRASH MAN.. JUST CANT GET IT TOGETHER AND THE CUBS ARE BEST TEAM IN LEAGUE !! THE PENGUINS WILL SCORE MORE THEN THE PIRATES..... CUBS 900/ 500 ...   GET ON IT !!!!

MB67 · Answer

Pittsburgh can not hit .

The_Swamp · Answer

Betting on a pitcher based on his road/home splits is the biggest mistake one can make in bases; bet on the pitchers current form is how I see it. Hendricks has been dominant at wrigley but has struggled early in the season, no reason to back him here just yet, imo.

lajohn · Answer

I believe that, being a "matinee game", in this instance, is the "key"...

TwoLegParlay · Answer

I took RL on a bet and the over on a separate bet.

Pirates bullpen blowing leads and have a 5.94 ERA. Cubs relievers have a 2.15 ERA. Pirates starting pitching is not bad, but Cole isn't good. Cole also a whopping 1-8 L9 road games. Cubs are simply the better team even though the Cubs aren't playing as good as they should be.

If Pirates are up when the starting pitcher gets to the point he'll be out, take the opposing team on the ML (providing they have a good bullpen), it's been big money. Took Red Sox on a live bet at +340 and +460 when they were down 3-1 yesterday, they won 4-3.

GL!

lajohn · Answer

[Quote: Originally Posted by TwoLegParlay] I took RL on a bet and the over on a separate bet.

Pirates bullpen blowing leads and have a 5.94 ERA. Cubs relievers have a 2.15 ERA. Pirates starting pitching is not bad, but Cole isn't good. Cole also a whopping 1-8 L9 road games. Cubs are simply the better team even though the Cubs aren't playing as good as they should be.

If Pirates are up when the starting pitcher gets to the point he'll be out, take the opposing team on the ML (providing they have a good bullpen), it's been big money. Took Red Sox on a live bet at +340 and +460 when they were down 3-1 yesterday, they won 4-3.

GL!

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...interesting...

JFelty · Answer

Pirates are a mess.... Cole is a headcase and once he gets touched up he loses concentration. Cubs ml easy W today juicy little bit but paying juice for a sure winner never a problem.

TwoLegParlay · Answer

Yeah, I don&#x27;t understand why people are so worried about taking a -200 on the ML because of the "juice." It&#x27;s all about overall winning.If it were the stock market, and they got a 10% return, they&#x27;d call it an incredible year, but a 50% return on a bet isn&#x27;t an incredible win.The logic is flawed.

Werker · Answer

You have a serious misunderstanding of risk management. When you&#x27;re investing in stocks, unless you&#x27;re employing highly leveraged instruments, you&#x27;re rarely risking your entire investment. An individual bet goes to 0 if you lose. But to stick with your stock market scenario, if I&#x27;m ever buying out of the money options that have a 1 in 3 chance to go to zero, I&#x27;m looking for a lot more than 50% ROI.

TwoLegParlay · Answer

Good points on the risk assessment. Still, doesn&#x27;t change my stance that a 50% ROI is hardly worth the fuss.

Werker · Answer

Well if you are constantly betting -200 games, you need to hit at 66.67% just to break even. For a baseball team over a season, that&#x27;d be equivalent to a 108 win season. And that&#x27;s to break even. Granted you&#x27;re definitely going to see games where -200 is still value, but there&#x27;s plenty of reason to be careful about it.

TwoLegParlay · Answer

Of course. I majored in math so I appreciate fully what you&#x27;re sharing. Cubs a good bet today at -200.Dodgers are risky facing the DBacks and Greinke.Nationals in the same boat facing a pretty decent offense in the Phillies.

TwoLegParlay · Answer

Now that the Cubs are down and that terrible Pirates bullpen is coming up, I&#x27;m going to bet Cubs ML on a live bet between innings (only option with my SB unfortunately).Doesn&#x27;t mean a win, but the line should be juicy and that Pirates bullpen has been trash.

Cubs worth taking, on the RL-1.5

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