Pirates win total increases, WBC, Jeff Patton of Baseball Card Castle joins
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Why has the Pirates' win total increased to 78.5?
No, I'm depressed limits. Why? Coming into the show, I was all pumped. I don't know. You should still be. It was too big of a flurry. It was like a fireworks show at the beginning. Bob, how are you feeling one segment in?
I'm fine. I think we've settled a lot of different disputes here, so we'll see what happens in this next segment. We have more in your six-pack, right?
We're turning it into a 12-pack? There we go. There we go. Listen to this from Benzie at the Trib. The gambling public is buying heavy on the Pirates. Ben Fox says, From Yahoo says MGM has moved the Pirates over under win total from 72 and a half to 78 and a half, six wins. That's because 97% of the tickets and 99% of the money were coming in on the over. The Pittsburgh Pirates over, according to Ben Fox. He was in Meet the Fockers. Remember that movie, Bob? One of my favorites. He said the Pittsburgh Pirates over is the most bet MLB season win total by both total wagers and money at the BetMGM sportsbooks. People are going wild betting the Pirates. Are they smart for this?
Well, if they bet him at 72, if it was that low, the answer would be yes, you're smart. Now it's up to 78. You're getting to the point now where you have to decide.
I still say smart.
What insights do bettors have on the Pirates' performance?
I'm still going over. I think they're going to be an 80-plus win team. And I think that's going to be good enough to push for a wild card spot. So my bet would have always been over on them this year.
Wonder Twin, what do you make of this, that the Pirates are moving the markets like crazy?
I am in full agreeance on this. The fact that people should bet the over, I think it's a good number. I mean, 72.5, 73.5 is just way too low.
What's driving this?
What's driving Connor Griffin excitement?
I just think it was too low. They looked at what they acquired. I think most people thought they needed hitting help. They got hitting help. And they may even add more of it when Connor Griffin gets here.
Is Griffin driving this, Bob?
Or all the offseason additions? And then their pitching. I think their pitching makes people believe then they can be a serious threat to make a playoff.
All the above. But the Griffin excitement definitely is the number one prospect in baseball with hyped up by ESPN and all these other baseball analytical sites saying Griffin is going to be here and it's going to be probably soon, maybe May.
why wouldn't that drive some excitement for people when you look at the number okay what are the pirate win total 73 and a half 72 and a half really i know they're gonna win more than that they won 71 last year the roster wasn't now we're talking 78 and a half and people are going crazy one of the bets i've already made and i will tell you this because i think it's colorado's i think 54 when i saw it yeah i'd go over they can't be as bad as they were last year i saw what they did To me, that's a mistake, that number of 54. But if it's out there, take it, because I think Colorado will go over 54.
Colorado over 54. Okay. I couldn't name three of their players. Could you limit?
Colorado, Chris Bryant, Jose Quintana, and do they still have Tapia in the outfield?
How is Paul Skenes performing in the World Baseball Classic?
Yeah, Bryant's been injured, but you're hoping he can get back to where he was. I think there's a lot of teams that automatically are going to win 40 games to 45 games just because it's a long season. So they've got to be better than last year.
You'd think. I don't know that I'd be willing to bet any money on it, though. But you would take the Pirates over. I'd take them over 78 and a half, but most of the time Vegas knows what it's doing, don't they, Bob?
But they moved it up mostly because, as what you said, that Tim said, when people start betting in one fashion and that's always there, they've got to move it up just to get money the other way. Right. So that's what they're doing there. Next. Thank you, Limits.
Paul Skeens pitched yesterday, Bob, uh, the U S wins 15 to one. And it was against the San Francisco giants. It was just an exhibition, but yeah, the lineup's pretty good. Isn't it? Are you interested in this?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why has the Pirates' win total increased to 78.5?
0:02–1:27
2
What insights do bettors have on the Pirates' performance?
1:27–3:10
3
How is Paul Skenes performing in the World Baseball Classic?
3:10–4:44
4
What should fans expect from the U.S. lineup in the WBC?
4:44–6:20
5
How does Connor Griffin's potential impact the Pirates' future?
6:20–7:43
6
What are the implications of the recent MLB betting trends?
7:43–9:19
7
Why is the Hannes Wagner card considered so valuable?
9:19–10:59
8
What unique strategies are discussed for card collecting?
10:59–20:08
Speakers
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