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David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals proved the age-old baseball maxim in Game 6 of the World Series with a dramatic, come-from-behind 10-9 victory in 11 innings over the stunned Texas Rangers.
The resilient Cards, trailing on five different occasions (1-0 in the first, 3-2 in the fourth, 4-3 in the fifth, 7-4 in the seventh and 9-7 in the tenth) and down to their last out and last strike not once but twice, forced a decisive Game 7 when NLCS MVP and St. Louis native David Freese homered in the eleventh inning of a memorable but mistake-plagued game.
Tonight's showdown features St. Louis ace Chris Carpenter taking the hill at Busch Stadium against Texas hard-thrower Matt Harrison.
Pinnacle Sports Book is dealing St. Louis as a -132 favorite with a total of 8 runs (under -120).
WORDS FROM A WISEGUY.....Bill Kr<VAR id=yiv1664655206yui-ie-cursor></VAR>ackomberger, aka "Krackman," shared two pieces of sports gambling advice earlier this week when visiting with Ken Thomson of SportsXRadio at the Hard Rock Hotel here in Las Vegas.
"Krackman" revealed a winning strategy he's employed this season in beating the Las Vegas bookmakers.
"I've simply been following the late pointspread moves with college football teams on the added board," said the professional gambler from New Jersey. "It's tough to follow the moves and win, but low-profile college games this season have offered an excellent opportunity because the pointspreads can be 4 to 7 points off the right number."
Krackomberger was more specific with his next piece of gambling advice.
"Bet Kansas City +4 in the Monday night game against San Diego. It's the only game in the NFL I bet early in the week. I like it. I like it a lot."
SUNDAY'S BEST BET.....I'm laying low until the NCAAB season tips off Monday, November 7. Only one play from yours truly this Sunday: Play San Francisco -9 over Cleveland. The dramatic improvement and development of San Francisco quarterback Alex Smith under the tutelage of first-year head coach and 16-year NFL veteran Jim Harbaugh is no coincidence. Smith's passer rating of 95.2 and his clutch fourth-down touchdown strike to Delanie Walker late in the fourth quarter of a Week 6 road win over the Lions are signs of Smith's progress and maturity. Smith has been excellent at handling the blitz this season while Cleveland counterpart Colt McCoy struggles in that area.
COMING MONDAY.....A look at the top ten college football teams in the latest BCS standings.
David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals proved the age-old baseball maxim in Game 6 of the World Series with a dramatic, come-from-behind 10-9 victory in 11 innings over the stunned Texas Rangers.
The resilient Cards, trailing on five different occasions (1-0 in the first, 3-2 in the fourth, 4-3 in the fifth, 7-4 in the seventh and 9-7 in the tenth) and down to their last out and last strike not once but twice, forced a decisive Game 7 when NLCS MVP and St. Louis native David Freese homered in the eleventh inning of a memorable but mistake-plagued game.
Tonight's showdown features St. Louis ace Chris Carpenter taking the hill at Busch Stadium against Texas hard-thrower Matt Harrison.
Pinnacle Sports Book is dealing St. Louis as a -132 favorite with a total of 8 runs (under -120).
WORDS FROM A WISEGUY.....Bill Kr<VAR id=yiv1664655206yui-ie-cursor></VAR>ackomberger, aka "Krackman," shared two pieces of sports gambling advice earlier this week when visiting with Ken Thomson of SportsXRadio at the Hard Rock Hotel here in Las Vegas.
"Krackman" revealed a winning strategy he's employed this season in beating the Las Vegas bookmakers.
"I've simply been following the late pointspread moves with college football teams on the added board," said the professional gambler from New Jersey. "It's tough to follow the moves and win, but low-profile college games this season have offered an excellent opportunity because the pointspreads can be 4 to 7 points off the right number."
Krackomberger was more specific with his next piece of gambling advice.
"Bet Kansas City +4 in the Monday night game against San Diego. It's the only game in the NFL I bet early in the week. I like it. I like it a lot."
SUNDAY'S BEST BET.....I'm laying low until the NCAAB season tips off Monday, November 7. Only one play from yours truly this Sunday: Play San Francisco -9 over Cleveland. The dramatic improvement and development of San Francisco quarterback Alex Smith under the tutelage of first-year head coach and 16-year NFL veteran Jim Harbaugh is no coincidence. Smith's passer rating of 95.2 and his clutch fourth-down touchdown strike to Delanie Walker late in the fourth quarter of a Week 6 road win over the Lions are signs of Smith's progress and maturity. Smith has been excellent at handling the blitz this season while Cleveland counterpart Colt McCoy struggles in that area.
COMING MONDAY.....A look at the top ten college football teams in the latest BCS standings.