World Series Game 7 Betting News

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Carpenter goes on three days' rest; he is 3-0, 3.33 in five starts this fall; he has a 2.00 RA in his last four home starts. Harrison is 1-1, 4.61 in his three postseason starts; he hasn't gotten more than 15 outs in any of the three games. Cardinals scored 32 runs in this World Series, but 26 of them came in Games 3/6; they're 5-3 at home in playoffs, Rangers are 3-5 away from home; over is 5-3 in those games.Under is 4-3-1 in St Louis home tilts. Redbirds scored 3 or less runs in four of six series games. Texas is 8-1 when it allows 3 or less runs in playoffs this fall, 2-5 when it allows more. NL park, no DH in this game. In this postseason, St Louis is 7-2 if game goes over, 2-5 if it stays under.

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TEXAS (106 - 72) at ST LOUIS (100 - 79)

MATT HARRISON (L) vs. CHRIS CARPENTER (R)

Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 76-50 (+18.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
ST LOUIS is 41-33 (+8.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 30-18 (+15.2 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
ST LOUIS is 101-80 (+4.9 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
ST LOUIS is 36-17 (+16.0 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 100-78 (+5.6 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
CARPENTER is 15-2 (+11.4 Units) against the money line in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CARPENTER is 10-2 (+9.4 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
TEXAS is 101-66 (+15.7 Units) against the money line in games played on a grass field this season.
TEXAS is 79-46 (+17.0 Units) against the money line in night games this season.
TEXAS is 79-47 (+18.9 Units) against the money line against right-handed starters this season.
TEXAS is 45-25 (+16.3 Units) against the money line after a loss this season.
TEXAS is 53-38 (+10.6 Units) against the money line when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
TEXAS is 107-71 (+16.4 Units) against the money line in all games this season.
TEXAS is 52-28 (+18.2 Units) against the money line when playing on Friday over the last 3 seasons.
HARRISON is 8-1 (+7.6 Units) against the money line in road games when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
ST LOUIS is 9-15 (-10.7 Units) against the money line in home games against left-handed starters this season.
ST LOUIS is 23-23 (-12.0 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season.
CARPENTER is 4-8 (-11.3 Units) against the money line in home games after a win this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
ST LOUIS is 3-3 (+0.7 Units) against TEXAS this season
4 of 6 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL this season . (Under=+1.7 Units)

MATT HARRISON vs. ST LOUIS since 1997
HARRISON is 0-1 when starting against ST LOUIS with an ERA of 7.36 and a WHIP of 1.907.
His team's record is 0-1 (-1.8 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 0-1. (-1.2 units)

CHRIS CARPENTER vs. TEXAS since 1997
CARPENTER is 3-6 when starting against TEXAS with an ERA of 6.38 and a WHIP of 1.677.
His team's record is 5-8 (-3.0 units) in these starts. The UNDER is 7-6. (+0.6 units)


TEXAS vs. ST. LOUIS
Texas is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 9 games
St. Louis is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games at home

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Rangers at Cardinals - Game 7: What Bettors Need to Know


Texas Rangers at St. Louis Cardinals (-140)

Series tied 3-3

THE STORY: The St. Louis Cardinals staged one of the top World Series comebacks of all-time in Game 6 to set up a winner-take-all finale against the Texas Rangers on Friday. Texas was one strike away from winning in both the ninth and 10th innings but the Cardinals rallied both times and won 10-9 on David Freese’s dramatic 11th-inning homer. The St. Louis comebacks – and Texas collapses – prompt the first World Series Game 7 since the Anaheim Angels defeated the San Francisco Giants in 2002.

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rangers LH Matt Harrison (0-1, 7.36 ERA) vs. Cardinals RH Chris Carpenter (1-0, 2.77 ERA)

Harrison lasted just 3 2/3 innings in Game 3, won 16-7 by the Cardinals. Harrison gave up five runs (three earned) and six hits. He hasn’t gone longer than five innings in any of his three postseason starts.

Carpenter allowed two runs in each of his World Series starts, pitching six innings to win Game 1 and hurling seven innings while taking a no-decision in Game 5. All the runs off him have come on homers – Mike Napoli’s two-run shot in the opener and solo shots by Adrian Beltre and Mitch Moreland in Game 5.

ABOUT THE CARDINALS: Freese etched his name into St. Louis lore in Game 6 by smacking a game-tying two-run triple with two out in the ninth in addition to his game-winning homer. Lance Berkman delivered the game-tying single in the 10th as part of 3-for-5 game in which he homered, scored four times and had three RBIs. Albert Pujols had a double in Game 6 for his first hit since going 5-for-6 with three homers in Game 3. Matt Holliday left Thursday’s game with a bruised right pinkie but expects to play Friday. Allen Craig also homered in Game 6.

ABOUT THE RANGERS: Napoli reached base five times in Game 6 and had his 10th RBI of the season but also sprained his left ankle. Postgame X-rays were negative. Nelson Cruz (strained groin) also is ailing and left the game a few innings after belting his record-tying eighth homer of the postseason. Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer in the 10th for his first blast of the postseason and had three hits and three RBIs. Beltre also homered. Neftali Feliz (ninth) and Scott Feldman (10th) were the relievers who blew late leads and Mark Lowe served up Freese’s game-winning shot.

TRENDS:

* Rangers are 1-4 in their last five World Series road games.
* Cardinals are 5-1 in their last six World Series home games.
* Under is 7-2 in Rangers' last nine World Series games.
* Under is 6-2 in Cardinals' last eight World Series home games.

UMPIRE - Jerry Layne:

* Under is 4-1 in Laynes last five games behind home plate.
* Rangers are 1-6 in their last seven games with Layne behind home plate.
* Cardinals are 7-1 in their last eight games with Layne behind home plate.
* Under is 3-0-1 in Laynes last four interleague games behind home plate.

FINAL PITCH: The home team has won the last eight times the World Series has featured a Game 7. The last road team to win a Game 7 was the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Friday's Best MLB Bet


Texas Rangers at St. Louis Cardinals (-140)

Friday’s World Series game is the first Game 7 since the Angels took the Giants the distance back in 2002. And, after a dramatic collapse in Game 6 Thursday, memories of that 2002 World Series are being stirred.

San Francisco looked as if it had the World Series by the tail, up 5-0 in the bottom of the seventh, but fell apart in the final frames, losing Game 6 6-5 and spiraling into a lackluster effort in Game 7, eventually losing 4-1.

Texas has a short time to get its head right after such a terrible loss. The Rangers were just one or two pitches away from their first World Series, something that isn’t lost on manager Ron Washington.

“Of course I had that feeling,” Washington told reporters about being so close to a championship. “Bringing (Darren Oliver) in on those two lefties, I thought maybe we could get those guys out, having the pitcher come up, I don't think it could have been more perfect. But it just wasn't to happen tonight.”

Washington and his players must reset their mind for Friday’s game. However, with the Cardinals holding all the momentum and a huge home-field edge, history will repeat itself in Game 7.

Pick: St. Louis -140