Giants vs Phillies Game 1 NLCS 2010 Picks, Predictions & Odds: After upsetting the Atlanta Braves and sending Bobby Cox into retirement, the sports betting odds underdog (0-0) San Francisco Giants [+153 ML] travel to the City of Brotherly Love to try and dethrone the defending National League Champion (0-0) Philadelphia Phillies [-163 ML] in Game 1 of this best-of-seven series. Game 1 of the NLCS 2010 Picks, Predictions & Odds is set to get underway tonight at 7:30 PM ET (4:30 PM PT) from Citizens Bank Park live on TBS Sports.
Tonight’s pitching matchup couldn’t possibly get any better, as two of the best right-handers in the game today 
square off in the form of back-to-back, Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum (2010 MLB season: 16-10, 3.43 ERA) taking on 2003 Cy Young recipient, Roy Halladay (2010 MLB season: 21-10, 2.44 ERA). As a direct result of this terrific pitching matchup, NLCS 2010 Picks, Predictions & Odds makers for Game 1 have determined that the Giants and Phillies will combine and scored a very low OVER/UNDER total of 5½ runs tonight.
"My approach on this game is the same as any other start," Lincecum told reporters on Friday. "Obviously it's a big game. But I don't want to get too over-amped."
And while everyone is talking about the matchup between two guys that passed their respective MLB Postseason debuts with flying colors, Lincecum insists that his focus will not be on beating Halladay, but rather the Phillies’ stacked lineup.
"I'm worried more about pitch selection to the guys like [Ryan] Howard and the guys like [Chase] Utley," he said.
What have these guys done lately? In his first ever, MLB Postseason start, "Doc" owned the moment, tossing a no-hitter, while walking just one batter and punching out 8 batters.
"I don't look at it as pressure," Halladay said of starting Game 1 of the NLCS 2010. "I look at it as a challenge, you know, something to look forward to. Getting to this point, you put in so much work to get here that once you do it's been nothing but excitement. You don't feel like there's a certain standard to have to live up to. I feel like I need to go out and pitch the way that I normally pitch, execute pitches and be aggressive."
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