Cardinals at Rangers Odds 2011 World Series Predictions Game 3: The Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals will play the next three games of the 2011 MLB World Series beginning with Game 3 at Rangers Ball Park at Arlington, Texas Saturday night (8:05 p.m. ET, Fox) after splitting Games 1-and-2 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis last Wednesday and Thursday. A win for the Cardinals would neutralize the Rangers home advantage and guarantee the series would shift back to St. Louis for at least a sixth game. If the Rangers get a win in Game 3, they would have a good chance to sweep the set and win the series without having to go back to St. Louis. Undoubtedly that will be their goal. Online sports book BetOnline.com, one of the leaders in offshore sports betting; lists the Rangers MLB Odds of winning the 2011 Fall Classic at -180 ($180 wager to win $100).
Rangers manager Ron Washington will send left-hander Matt Harrison to the mound looking to get the Rangers ahead in the series while Cardinals skipper Tony LaRussa gives the ball to right-hand starting pitcher Kyle Lohse. Today's starters are remarkably similer, Lohse with a 14-8 record to go with a 3.39 ERA during the regular season and Harrison with a 14-9 record and mirrors Lohse in ERA at 3.39. In postseason play Harrison hasn't been effective with an 0-4 career record and a 7.45 ERA. Harrison is 1-0 with a 4.22 ERA in two playoff starts and one relief appearance holding opponents to a .225 batting average. The Rangers lefty has walked six and struck out 12 in 10 2/3 innings this postseason.
For Game-3, based on Lohse and Harrison as starters, BetOnline.com has installed the Rangers as -182 moneyline favorite with a combined run game total of 9 1/2 (over/under). Cardinals backers are currently getting +172 ML odds to win. The run line price on St. Louis at +1 1/2 is -130 while the Rangers are getting +110 at -1 1/2.
In Game-2, the Rangers picked up two runs in the top of the ninth frame and holding on for a 2-1 win to even the series at 1-1. Bettors collected on Texas at -115 on the moneyline while the total score of three runs cashed for the UNDER.
There are a few trends bettors might be interested in regarding this matchup. In totals betting, the OVER has prevailed in eight of the last nine Cardinals games on the road. St Louis is 5-2 SU in its last seven games. The Rangers are 11-1 SU in their last 12 games in Arlington and is 18-5 SU in their last 23 games.
World Series Game 4 will be played Sunday night at 8 p.m. and will also be televised by Fox.
MLB Odds Game-3: Rangers ML -182; Cardinals ML +172; Total 9 1/2: World Series Championship Odds (first team to win four games in the seven games series (2-3-2): Texas Rangers -165; Cardinals +135. Get $50 in Free MLB Picks Here.
