If thereβs anything better than a Game 7 (any sport), it must be some combination of a Hugh Hefner experience followed by a buffet of pizza and ice cream. Baseball and sports fans are in for a treat on Wednesday night after the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astrosβ de facto ace Justin Verlander to force a World Series Game 7 at Dodger Stadium.
Game 7 means all hands on deck, emptying the tank, exploiting any possible advantage and⦠possible rain delays (that was insane last year). No, the forecast is just cloudy with a 90% chance of homers.
Los Angeles Dodgers Host Houston Astros for (Another) MLB World Series Game 7: Check Out Las Vegas Lines And Props
As of this writing (4:33 Β pm ET), the Dodgers are theΒ moneyline favorite: -142 at the Westgate, -160 at the MGM/Mirage, Wynn and CG Technology, and -144 at William Hill. Best odds if you like Astros are +145 at Wynn and CG. The game starts at 5:20 pm PT/8:20 pm ET.
42 Game 7s, home team is 20-22 https://t.co/PKHOfijm0N https://t.co/Ma1KCZrKsi
— Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) November 1, 2017
30-year-old Yu Darvish will make the start for the Dodgers. In Houston in Game 3, Darvish got the early hook, lasting only 1 β innings, allowing six hits, one walk, one homer (to Yuli Gurriel) and four earned runs. Lance McCullers started Game 3 for Houston and will take the bump again here. Over 5 β innings of work on that night, the righty McCullers allowed four hits and three earned runs, gave four free passes and struck out four. Β
Here are the Game 7 props at the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook:
And some more props from the William Hill US:
Hereβs the lineup card for Game 7 followed by Game 3βs lineup (with same starters). Because this one is in the National League park, KikΓ© Hernandez is out of the order and will be ready to enter as a pinch hitter. Brian McCann moves up two spots to 6th in the order, Reddick down to 8th.
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Thereβs a decent chance weβll see Game 5 starters Dallas Keuchel (86 pitches) and Clayton Kershaw (94), both of whom got knocked out early in the 13-12 home run bonanza. The Dodgers have a decided bullpen advantage, while Houstonβs Game 4 starter, veteran righty Charlie Morton, is likely the first man out of the Astros βpen after a solid 76-pitch outing in which he struck out seven and allowed just three hits and one earned run in 6 β innings work.
Throw trends out the window: This is the last game of the season between two 100-plus win teams with power up and down the lineup.
One more important note via ABC7 and Barstool Sports regarding 90-year-old Dodgers legend Tommy LaSorda.
If Game 7 wasn't big enough already, tonight could be Tommy Lasorda's last night on Earthhttps://t.co/Ue1jeQ2BRA pic.twitter.com/Ssl6crKTZh
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) November 1, 2017
The stakes are high indeed.