World Series 2014: Odds and Prop Bet Info for Giants vs. Royals Game 6

The 2014 Major League Baseball season can come to an end on Tuesday night. After winning the last two games at home, the San Francisco Giants are on the brink of a third World Series title in five years with a win in Game 6 against the Kansas City Royals. 

While the Giants have found a formula for getting to Kansas City's bullpen in the past two games, the good news for the American League champions is they don't have to worry about Madison Bumgarner again—unless Bruce Bochy decides to use him in relief if the series goes to a Game 7. 

Of all the people interested in watching the World Series, the oddsmakers have put their stake in this game. Odds and prop bets have been made available, which leaves plenty of room to digest where they believe things are going. 

Here's a look at the latest odds and best prop bets for Game 6 of the 2014 World Series. 

Game 6 Odds	Over/Under
San Francisco Giants (+130)	7
Kansas City Royals (-140)	-

Odds Analysis

It's not a surprise that the Royals are favorites in this spot, despite what's happened the past two games. They are playing at home, where they have lost just once this postseason. The Giants are starting Jake Peavy, who has been historically bad in the playoffs and was not good in Game 2 (five innings, six hits, four runs, two walks, one strikeout). 

Another thing to watch is Kansas City's lineup against Peavy. The Royals didn't have Billy Butler or Norichika Aoki in Game 5. Butler, in particular, will be worth paying attention to because of his success against the right-hander, as you can see in these numbers from ESPN Stats & Info:

If Peavy isn't missing bats again, the Royals can get into San Francisco's bullpen early and force Bruce Bochy to wear down some of the arms he might otherwise have used in a do-or-die Game 7. There's also the possibility that Tim Lincecum makes his second appearance of the series to save some of those arms. 

Ned Yost also has to play the bullpen game because Yordano Ventura wasn't exactly dominating the Giants in Game 2. The rookie went 5.1 innings with eight hits allowed but only two earned runs. A big reason for that lack of success is due to San Francisco's success against fastballs, via ESPN Stats & Info:

Neither manager can afford to have a long leash with their starter. Bochy doesn't want to be put in a must-win situation on Wednesday, while Yost can't let this game get out of control early and force his lineup to score multiple runs against a quality bullpen. 

Prop Bets

Total Games	Final Result
Six Games (5-4)	Giants win in 6 (11-10)
Seven Games (10-13)	Giants win in 7 (5-2)
-	Royals win in 7 (9-4)

The odds here aren't as in favor of the Giants as expected. They are still getting the love, especially in Game 6, from this particular group of oddsmakers, but it basically becomes a tossup if the Royals are able to force a Game 7. 

It certainly makes sense, because baseball is a weird game. There is no such thing as momentum because Bumgarner doesn't start every day the way a quarterback would in the NFL. All we know for sure is the Giants have two chances to win one game. 

There's also the problem Kansas City faces with Yost. He's gotten away with a lot of mistakes throughout this postseason, but what he's done in the last two games was as inept as he's ever looked.

Yost's biggest blunder was trying to use Kelvin Herrera, who has already shown signs of breaking down, for two innings in Game 5 with the team already trailing against Bumgarner. The right-hander gave up two runs on two hits with no strikeouts after throwing 24 pitches, according to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports:

The two runs charged to Herrera were allowed by Wade Davis after he gave up a double to Juan Perez. In other words, the Giants have found some success against this vaunted bullpen that gives them an advantage. Yost has managed the last two games about as badly as he could, which is another disadvantage for Kansas City. 

Despite all of these storylines, odds give the Royals a good-enough chance to win the series. This is uncharted territory for the team. They were on the brink against Oakland in the Wild Card Game, but Bob Melvin stuck with Jon Lester long enough for the Royals to get back in the game. 

This time, though, the Royals are going up against one of the best playoff managers in baseball with a chance to use his best pitcher for at least a few innings in a potential Game 7. Those seem like longer odds than the ones being set up by the experts. 

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