THE DUKE SPORTSTexas (-125) for 1.5 Units
Texas/SF 7:55: The Giants have owned this series to the tune of 11-1 in the last 12 meetings and have the two time Cy Young Award winner -Lincecum in outstanding form; however, taking the Rangers is justifiable on a account of their ace Cliff Lee who has befuddled batters all post season. His quick release following his knee kick and ability to spot his fastball on the plate quadrant has been amazing. Furthermore, because of Lee's brilliant command and control, he can go extremely deep into a game without involving the bullpen. And although some of the Giants' hitters (Ross) are hitting well, it will be difficult to drive in runs on a guy with such command of the fastball and change of speeds. Offensively, the Rangers' batters have been hitting so well on the road to help propel Texas to an 8-1 road run. With the Giants at 1-4 in the last 5 with Lincecum at home with the "total" at 6 or less, we'll go with the Rangers in Game 1.