MLB NLCS Game 1 Preview: Cardinals and Giants Send Lynn and Bumgarner to the Mound To Open Series

        St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants – The St. Louis Cardinals and the San Francisco Giants will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at AT&T Park. Lance Lynn will be the starting pitcher for the Cardinals on this day. Righthander Lynn is 17-5 this season with a 3.67 ERA. It’ll be Madison Bumgarner toeing the rubber for the Giants in this contest. Lefthander Bumgarner is 16-12 with a 3.47 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 126-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game’s total is sitting at 7. The Cardinals were a 9-7 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Nationals. That made winners of bettors who got St. Louis at +118 on the moneyline, while the total score (16) was good news for OVER bettors. The Giants were a 6-4 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Reds. That made winners of bettors who got San Francisco at +114 on the moneyline, while the total score (10) was good news for OVER bettors. Team records: St. Louis: 88-74 SU San Francisco: 94-68 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Sunday are 6-4 Before playing San Francisco are 6-4 After playing Washington are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 San Francisco most recently: When playing on Sunday are 9-1 Before playing St. Louis are 5-5 After playing Cincinnati are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: St. Louis is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 6 of St. Louis’s last 8 games when playing on the road against San Francisco St. Louis is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Francisco’s last 7 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Francisco’s last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of San Francisco’s last 8 games when playing at home against St. Louis San Francisco is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home Next up: San Francisco home to St. Louis, Monday, October 15 WagerWeb Online Sportsbook has all your MLB Playoff Betting Lines and gives a 200% bonus up to $2,000.