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NLCS Game One Preview: Cardinals at Giants

by Daniel Rathman

The Giants clung to a 6-0 lead to win their Division Series with the Reds. The Cardinals overcame a 6-0 deficit to knock off the Nationals. Now, those two teams prepare to tangle in the NLCS, which begins tonight at AT&T Park. Here are the PECOTA odds and projected starting lineups for Game One:

Cardinals (Lance Lynn) vs. Giants (Madison Bumgarner) – 8:00 p.m. ET

PECOTA Odds of Winning: Giants 62.9 percent, Cardinals 37.1 percent

Projected Starting Lineups:

Cardinals vs. Bumgarner (L)

Giants vs. Lynn (R)

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